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28 Jul 16
IPSASB has launched a consultation seeking views on how to account for currency in circulation, monetary gold and International Monetary Fund quota subscriptions and its special drawing rights.
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28 Jul 16
The Asian Development Bank has raised around $74m from the issuance of five-year, offshore Indian rupee-linked bonds.
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28 Jul 16
Japan will launch a 28 trillion yen ($266bn) economic stimulus package in another attempt to kickstart the country’s ailing economy, according to reports.
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27 Jul 16
The European Commission has called for fines mooted against Spain and Portugal for excessive deficits to be cancelled and new fiscal goals to be set.
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27 Jul 16
The environmental and social impacts of a $14bn hydropower dam will be assessed before construction begins later this year, the African Development Bank has guaranteed.
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27 Jul 16
Only three major developed economies saw real-term falls in wages from 2007-15, despite the financial crisis, an analysis has found today.
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27 Jul 16
Cash transfers do not discourage the world’s poorest and most vulnerable adults from working, research by the UK’s Overseas Development Institute has found.
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27 Jul 16
The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has removed from office the country’s first vice president Riek Machar, his fierce rival and leader of the opposition, it has been reported.
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27 Jul 16
A new online platform launched this week by the United Nations Development Programme will directly address the needs of the urban poor, it is hoped.
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27 Jul 16
Tackling poverty, corruption, conflict and problems with basic services in Nigeria is one of the most important development challenges of this century, according to the UK’s International Development...
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26 Jul 16
The private sector must play a leading role in driving prosperity in the Middle East and North Africa despite political instability and a lack of financing, according to development banks.
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26 Jul 16
The World Bank has suspended its payments to the first phase of what will be the world's largest dam amid concerns over compliance with environmental and social standards.
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26 Jul 16
Enthusiastic commitment from governments is an “indispensible prerequisite” to building tax capacity in developing countries, four of the world’s most prominent international institutions have said.
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26 Jul 16
Delegates at the first annual general meeting of Africa50 held last week have said funds will hit the $1bn mark within the next nine months.
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25 Jul 16
The International Monetary Fund has approved another line of credit for Morocco, worth $3.47bn over two years.
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25 Jul 16
Public procurement in Bangladesh is to be upgraded and expanded with an additional $10m in World Bank cash.
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25 Jul 16
The European Commission has ordered Spain to recover illegal state aid it granted to a state-owned railway operator for the construction of a high speed train testing centre.
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25 Jul 16
Africa remains one of the fastest growing regions in the world for foreign direct investment, according to EY.
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25 Jul 16
Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, must stand trial over accusations of negligence during her time as French finance minister, France’s highest appeals court ruled last week...
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25 Jul 16
The world’s biggest economies have vowed to use all available tools to subdue the impact of Britain’s exit from the European Union and growing economic nationalism.
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22 Jul 16
Pressure on Denmark’s aid budget threatens to undermine the nation’s excellent record as one of the world’s most generous aid providers, the OECD has warned.
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22 Jul 16
Building institutions that are effective and accountable is crucial if the Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved, Helen Clark, head of the United Nations Development Programme, has said.
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22 Jul 16
The United Nations Security Council has conducted the first secret ballot to decide who will succeed Ban Ki-Moon as the UN's next secretary general.
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22 Jul 16
The European Central Bank is holding out on a decision to take further measures to boost growth in the eurozone until the impact of the UK’s Brexit vote is clearer.
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21 Jul 16
Governments should use tax policy to boost growth and ensure the benefits of taxation are more equitably shared among citizens, the OECD has said.