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24 May 16
The World Bank has launched the world’s first ever insurance and pandemic bonds to help protect against deadly infectious disease.
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24 May 16
The UK’s development agency needs to do more to ensure value for money and sustainability in its water, sanitation and hygiene programmes, the country’s Independent Commission for Aid Impact has said...
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24 May 16
The European Union’s €28bn effort to shift freight from road to rail has failed, with the amount of freight carried by train actually decreasing since 2011, according to the European Court of...
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24 May 16
The International Monetary Fund has called for “unconditional” debt relief for Greece and said the current fiscal targets imposed on the country by the Eurogroup are unrealistic.
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23 May 16
Sustainable urbanisation will be key to Africa’s economic success going forward, the OECD has said.
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23 May 16
Myanmar’s economy has fallen short of expectations as severe flooding, the pre-election climate and weak external demand weigh on growth, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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23 May 16
The world’s first ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) opened in Istanbul today, and will attempt to find ways to relieve the unprecedented strain the global humanitarian system is under.
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23 May 16
Greece has passed yet another round of austerity measures in the hope of securing the release of much-needed bailout funds from its creditors.
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20 May 16
A Bangladeshi parliamentary panel has suggested halting the activities of NGOs that make “insulting or derogatory remarks” about the country’s parliament and other constitutional bodies.
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20 May 16
Iraq has reached a $5.4bn bailout deal with International Monetary Fund staff to help the country plug a deep hole in its budget carved out by the conflict with ISIS and tumbling oil prices.
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20 May 16
The World Bank has approved another $25m in funding for a controversial land allocation project linked to forced evictions of impoverished people in Cambodia.
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19 May 16
Latvia has made “remarkable” progress in education over the last two decades, but it needs to review governance and funding arrangements to ensure a more equitable system, the OECD has said.
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19 May 16
CIPFA International chair Ian Ball has stressed the importance of good public financial management to improved service delivery and robust governance.
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19 May 16
Ukraine has secured initial approval for the release of $1.7bn worth of long-awaited bailout funds from the International Monetary Fund in July.
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19 May 16
A poor global economy and lack of quality jobs threatens to undo decades’ worth of progress in eliminating poverty, the International Labour Organisation has warned.
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19 May 16
The European Commission has deferred its decision on disciplinary action regarding Spain and Portugal’s stubborn “excessive” deficits until early July.
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18 May 16
A United Nations expert has slammed the European Union for “abandoning” Greece and treating human rights for migrants and refugees as “dispensible”.
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18 May 16
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is to spend $80m over the next three years to close data gaps on the status of women and girls around the world.
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18 May 16
The US has slapped a 522% tax on Chinese steel after accusing the nation of distorting the market by flooding it with cheap product.
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18 May 16
Digital payments to emergency workers saved time and more than $10m in costs during the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, a United Nations-backed initiative has found.
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18 May 16
Workers across Nigeria have launched an indefinite strike today to protest government plans to increase petrol prices by up to 67%, in spite of a court ruling blocking the industrial action.
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18 May 16
Japan has narrowly dodged a recession with 0.4% growth in gross domestic product in the first quarter, according to preliminary data released by the country’s Cabinet Office.
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17 May 16
Procurement specialists have gathered in Kazakhstan this week to share best practice on how to ensure integrity and transparency in public procurement.
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17 May 16
A “game-changing” education fund with hopes of tackling what has been described as a global crisis in education is to be launched next week.
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17 May 16
Poland’s plan to lower the retirement age is a “step in the wrong direction” and the government should reconsider, according to the International Monetary Fund.