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3 Dec 15
The European Commission is to investigate a suspected ‘sweetheart’ tax deal between Luxembourg and the fast-food multinational.
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2 Dec 15
The former president of a defence contractor has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for his role in providing $1.2m in bribe payments to US army contracting personnel.
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2 Dec 15
The World Bank is to enter into a new five-year country partnership with Indonesia, expected to deliver a total of $10bn for infrastructure and poverty-reduction schemes.
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2 Dec 15
Africa is on the brink of a major housing crisis unless it can carve a targeted approach to housing, lending and land policies, the World Bank has warned.
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2 Dec 15
A third of those who have drowned trying to cross the Aegean Sea this year were children, and the number of children applying for asylum in the European Union has doubled, Unicef has said.
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2 Dec 15
The African Development Bank has reached a settlement with Japanese firm Hitachi after two of its subsidiaries were alleged to have paid bribes to win contracts for work on an AfDB-funded project.
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2 Dec 15
The European Union is to devote more than half a billion euros to managing the Syrian refugee crisis and supporting the Middle Eastern countries where many have fled.
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2 Dec 15
Reforms to pension systems within OECD countries risk creating poverty amongst future pensioners, the OECD has warned.
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2 Dec 15
Two regional development banks have made substantial funding announcements for Latin American countries for projects including green energy bonds.
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1 Dec 15
The majority of Africans think corruption has risen in the past year and that their governments are failing to prevent abuses of power, bribery and secret deals, Transparency International has found...
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1 Dec 15
The opening day of the COP21 climate conference in Paris saw a slew of high-profile speeches and significant announcements including the launch of an international solar alliance and pledges to...
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1 Dec 15
The International Monetary Fund is to include the Chinese renminbi in the currency basket that determines the value of the body’s Special Drawing Rights reserve asset.
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1 Dec 15
The World Health Organisation and anti-poverty campaigners are calling on the international community to redouble its efforts if it wants to win the fight against AIDS.
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1 Dec 15
A group of multilateral development banks have pledged to substantially increase their climate funding to support the outcomes of climate talks that began in Paris this week.
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1 Dec 15
Delegates at a conference in Côte d’Ivoire have called for state fragility to be systematically integrated into infrastructure investments in Africa and for a renewed push for greener,...
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1 Dec 15
The global average surface temperature in 2015 is likely to surpass the symbolic milestone of 1°C above the pre-industrial era, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.
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30 Nov 15
The United Nation’s International Labour Organisation has called for collective bargaining, consensus and social dialogue in rebuilding the Greek labour market.
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30 Nov 15
Transparency International and Joseph Muscat, the prime minister of Malta, have issued a joint statement pledging to work together to tackle corruption in the Commonwealth.
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30 Nov 15
The Asian Development Bank has approved loans totalling $600m to support private participation in infrastructure investment in the Philippines.
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30 Nov 15
The UK is to give the World Food Programme’s operations in Sudan a £17.5m boost, it was announced today.
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30 Nov 15
Pivotal talks that will form the global approach to climate change from 2020 have gotten underway in Paris.
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30 Nov 15
Significant amounts of development capital means bridging Africa’s infrastructure gap is realistically within reach, however, only private finance will be able to plug the remaining gap, a report has...
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27 Nov 15
The African Development Bank has approved substantial loans for transport, economic governance and inclusive growth in countries across Africa.
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27 Nov 15
Turkey, Thailand, the UK and the international community need to step up their commitments and funding for the removal of landmines, the humanitarian agency Norwegian People’s Aid has said.
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27 Nov 15
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a suite of corporate tax reforms that will ensure multinational companies pay taxes where profits are made and increase transparency.
3 Dec 15The European Commission is to investigate a suspected ‘sweetheart’ tax deal between Luxembourg and the fast-food multinational.
2 Dec 15The former president of a defence contractor has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for his role in providing $1.2m in bribe payments to US army contracting personnel.
2 Dec 15The World Bank is to enter into a new five-year country partnership with Indonesia, expected to deliver a total of $10bn for infrastructure and poverty-reduction schemes.
2 Dec 15Africa is on the brink of a major housing crisis unless it can carve a targeted approach to housing, lending and land policies, the World Bank has warned.
2 Dec 15A third of those who have drowned trying to cross the Aegean Sea this year were children, and the number of children applying for asylum in the European Union has doubled, Unicef has said.
2 Dec 15The African Development Bank has reached a settlement with Japanese firm Hitachi after two of its subsidiaries were alleged to have paid bribes to win contracts for work on an AfDB-funded project.
2 Dec 15The European Union is to devote more than half a billion euros to managing the Syrian refugee crisis and supporting the Middle Eastern countries where many have fled.
2 Dec 15Reforms to pension systems within OECD countries risk creating poverty amongst future pensioners, the OECD has warned.
2 Dec 15Two regional development banks have made substantial funding announcements for Latin American countries for projects including green energy bonds.
1 Dec 15The majority of Africans think corruption has risen in the past year and that their governments are failing to prevent abuses of power, bribery and secret deals, Transparency International has found...
1 Dec 15The opening day of the COP21 climate conference in Paris saw a slew of high-profile speeches and significant announcements including the launch of an international solar alliance and pledges to...
1 Dec 15The International Monetary Fund is to include the Chinese renminbi in the currency basket that determines the value of the body’s Special Drawing Rights reserve asset.
1 Dec 15The World Health Organisation and anti-poverty campaigners are calling on the international community to redouble its efforts if it wants to win the fight against AIDS.
1 Dec 15A group of multilateral development banks have pledged to substantially increase their climate funding to support the outcomes of climate talks that began in Paris this week.
1 Dec 15Delegates at a conference in Côte d’Ivoire have called for state fragility to be systematically integrated into infrastructure investments in Africa and for a renewed push for greener,...
1 Dec 15The global average surface temperature in 2015 is likely to surpass the symbolic milestone of 1°C above the pre-industrial era, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.
30 Nov 15The United Nation’s International Labour Organisation has called for collective bargaining, consensus and social dialogue in rebuilding the Greek labour market.
30 Nov 15The Asian Development Bank has approved loans totalling $600m to support private participation in infrastructure investment in the Philippines.
30 Nov 15The UK is to give the World Food Programme’s operations in Sudan a £17.5m boost, it was announced today.
30 Nov 15Significant amounts of development capital means bridging Africa’s infrastructure gap is realistically within reach, however, only private finance will be able to plug the remaining gap, a report has...
27 Nov 15The African Development Bank has approved substantial loans for transport, economic governance and inclusive growth in countries across Africa.
27 Nov 15Turkey, Thailand, the UK and the international community need to step up their commitments and funding for the removal of landmines, the humanitarian agency Norwegian People’s Aid has said.
27 Nov 15The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a suite of corporate tax reforms that will ensure multinational companies pay taxes where profits are made and increase transparency.
