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3 Apr 17
A development plan for South Asia launched today hopes to add $70bn and 20 million jobs to the region’s economy by 2025.
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3 Apr 17
Nigeria’s economy is heading for a bleak 2017 unless the country’s government pursues revenue growth and policy changes, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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3 Apr 17
Venezuela’s supreme court has revoked a recent ruling that would have stripped the country’s legislature of its powers, it was announced at the weekend.
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3 Apr 17
Demonstrations demanding the ousting of South African president Jacob Zuma are expected to kick off across the country today.
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31 Mar 17
South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma has dismissed the country’s renowned finance minister Pravin Gordhan, sending the rand tumbling.
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31 Mar 17
Russia has scored an initial victory in its court case against Ukraine, which has been refusing to service a $3bn eurobond bought by Russia in 2015.
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30 Mar 17
Nigeria raised $500m via a eurobond issue yesterday, the proceeds of which will fund the country’s substantial infrastructure spending plans.
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29 Mar 17
Approved loans from the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank have hit $2bn since the bank opened for business last year.
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29 Mar 17
A US tax on imports would have “sizeable” consequences for other countries, hitting public finances as far afield as Singapore and Indonesia, ratings agency Fitch has warned.
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29 Mar 17
The European Central Bank overstepped its mandate during the eurozone crisis, Transparency International has concluded.
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28 Mar 17
Over 60 for-profit private schools run by Bridge International Academies in Uganda will not be closed by the country’s ministry of education, the company’s co-founder said today.
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28 Mar 17
European Union aid for Tunisia was overambitious and too lax, according to the European Court of Auditors.
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28 Mar 17
A fixation on proving spending is effective could be limiting the potential of the UK’s £12bn aid budget, the country’s parliamentary aid watchdog has warned.
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27 Mar 17
Portugal has recorded its lowest deficit in 40 years after halving it in 2016, figures published by the country’s national statistics office last week showed.
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27 Mar 17
The use of taxpayers’ money and service delivery are two arenas where the battle for public trust can be won or lost, the OECD has highlighted.
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27 Mar 17
A tiff over collective bargaining in Greece resurfaced last week when prime minister Alexis Tsipras sent a letter to European leaders accusing them of double standards.
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27 Mar 17
An Indonesian tax amnesty scheme has seen over $330bn in assets declared in less than a year, making it one of the most successful ever conducted.
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24 Mar 17
Tax policies can and should be leveraged to boost productivity, the head of the International Monetary Fund’s fiscal affairs department has said.
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24 Mar 17
The Latin America and Caribbean region continued to close its tax gap with others in 2015, rebuffing the impact of the collapse in commodity prices on revenues, the OECD has found.
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23 Mar 17
The OECD has urged China to address financial risks that are mounting as a result of rising corporate debt, over-capacity in certain sectors and inflated house prices.
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23 Mar 17
A cheap, heat-resistant and effective vaccine is being hailed as a “game-changer” that could save the lives of thousands of children in sub-Saharan Africa.
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22 Mar 17
Nigeria today launched an IPSAS-compliant accounting solution to be rolled out across the country’s federal, state and local government.
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22 Mar 17
One in four children around the world will be without access to safe water supplies by 2040, Unicef has warned on World Water Day.
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22 Mar 17
France’s interior minister Bruno Le Roux has stood down amid an inquiry into publicly funded jobs he gave to his two teenage daughters during the school holidays.
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21 Mar 17
Poland’s ‘record’ economic growth is a development success story but the country needs to undertake further reform, according to the World Bank.
3 Apr 17A development plan for South Asia launched today hopes to add $70bn and 20 million jobs to the region’s economy by 2025.
3 Apr 17Nigeria’s economy is heading for a bleak 2017 unless the country’s government pursues revenue growth and policy changes, the International Monetary Fund has said.
3 Apr 17Venezuela’s supreme court has revoked a recent ruling that would have stripped the country’s legislature of its powers, it was announced at the weekend.
3 Apr 17Demonstrations demanding the ousting of South African president Jacob Zuma are expected to kick off across the country today.
31 Mar 17South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma has dismissed the country’s renowned finance minister Pravin Gordhan, sending the rand tumbling.
31 Mar 17Russia has scored an initial victory in its court case against Ukraine, which has been refusing to service a $3bn eurobond bought by Russia in 2015.
29 Mar 17Approved loans from the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank have hit $2bn since the bank opened for business last year.
29 Mar 17A US tax on imports would have “sizeable” consequences for other countries, hitting public finances as far afield as Singapore and Indonesia, ratings agency Fitch has warned.
29 Mar 17The European Central Bank overstepped its mandate during the eurozone crisis, Transparency International has concluded.
28 Mar 17Over 60 for-profit private schools run by Bridge International Academies in Uganda will not be closed by the country’s ministry of education, the company’s co-founder said today.
28 Mar 17European Union aid for Tunisia was overambitious and too lax, according to the European Court of Auditors.
28 Mar 17A fixation on proving spending is effective could be limiting the potential of the UK’s £12bn aid budget, the country’s parliamentary aid watchdog has warned.
27 Mar 17Portugal has recorded its lowest deficit in 40 years after halving it in 2016, figures published by the country’s national statistics office last week showed.
27 Mar 17The use of taxpayers’ money and service delivery are two arenas where the battle for public trust can be won or lost, the OECD has highlighted.
27 Mar 17A tiff over collective bargaining in Greece resurfaced last week when prime minister Alexis Tsipras sent a letter to European leaders accusing them of double standards.
27 Mar 17An Indonesian tax amnesty scheme has seen over $330bn in assets declared in less than a year, making it one of the most successful ever conducted.
24 Mar 17Tax policies can and should be leveraged to boost productivity, the head of the International Monetary Fund’s fiscal affairs department has said.
24 Mar 17The Latin America and Caribbean region continued to close its tax gap with others in 2015, rebuffing the impact of the collapse in commodity prices on revenues, the OECD has found.
23 Mar 17The OECD has urged China to address financial risks that are mounting as a result of rising corporate debt, over-capacity in certain sectors and inflated house prices.
23 Mar 17A cheap, heat-resistant and effective vaccine is being hailed as a “game-changer” that could save the lives of thousands of children in sub-Saharan Africa.
22 Mar 17One in four children around the world will be without access to safe water supplies by 2040, Unicef has warned on World Water Day.
22 Mar 17France’s interior minister Bruno Le Roux has stood down amid an inquiry into publicly funded jobs he gave to his two teenage daughters during the school holidays.
21 Mar 17Poland’s ‘record’ economic growth is a development success story but the country needs to undertake further reform, according to the World Bank.
