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3 Nov 15
Countries that have seen large increases in high-skilled migration could be missing out on the benefits as workers’ capacities are underutilised, the OECD and France’s development agency have said.
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3 Nov 15
Ending corruption is critical to achieving sustainable development, the world’s largest anti-corruption forum heard yesterday.
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3 Nov 15
Tax systems within the European Union remain largely secretive and opaque despite leaders’ claims that measures are underway to fix loopholes, the European Network on Debt and Development (...
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3 Nov 15
CIPFA has appointed Gillian Fawcett as head of its governments faculty to lead the institute’s work on global financial management.
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2 Nov 15
Anti-corruption campaign Transparency International has criticised the Open Government Partnership, saying its strategy is lacking and urged the 66-member group to stretch its ambitions.
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2 Nov 15
Countries planning to establish special disaster risk management funds to meet the costs incurred by earthquakes and floods should “pay attention to the lessons of the past”, an accounting professor...
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2 Nov 15
Cambodia is developing a new environmental action plan in coordination with technical and funding support from the Asian Development Bank.
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2 Nov 15
The World Bank has approved $80m of finance to help Moldova regenerate around 300km of local roads.
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2 Nov 15
The European Commission is to donate a combined total of €78m in humanitarian aid to Jordan and Lebanon to help support Syrian refugees and their host communities.
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2 Nov 15
Further strides towards greater tax transparency around the world have been made with 13 countries signing up to the international framework enabling the automatic exchange of information.
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30 Oct 15
Representatives of landlocked and some of the least developing countries have urged for the greater Official Development Assistance and Foreign Direct Investment necessary for their economic progress...
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30 Oct 15
Current worldwide efforts to combat climate change are a big improvement towards preventing a global temperature rise of more than 2°C, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (...
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30 Oct 15
Uruguay has joined the OECD’s Development Centre in a move that will support inclusive growth within the country.
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30 Oct 15
Saint Kitts and Nevis has made sound progress in climbing out of its debt crisis but there is still work to be done, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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30 Oct 15
The global aid architecture is “not fit for purpose” when it comes to the Syrian refugee crisis and the international community must do more, a senior United Nations official warned...
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29 Oct 15
The Open Government Partnership and the United Nations Development Programme must work together to build transparent and inclusive institutions around the world, UNDP administrator Helen Clark has...
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28 Oct 15
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to loan $200m to India to support renewable energy projects.
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28 Oct 15
Multinational companies operating in the European Union should pay taxes where their profits are made, according to suggested corporate tax reforms agreed by a special committee of MEPs.
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28 Oct 15
Early childhood programmes are key to reducing poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean but are too often under-funded and poor quality, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has said.
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28 Oct 15
More effective regulation can act as a lever for economic growth, according to the OECD.
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27 Oct 15
Government action is needed now to meet the “formidable” fiscal challenges presented by shrinking and ageing populations, a report by the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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27 Oct 15
The European Commission awarded €5.9m in emergency assistance to Greece yesterday to help the country cope with a high number of refugees.
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27 Oct 15
Unparalleled disaster risks in Asia Pacific region need to be addressed before sustainable development in the region can be achieved, a new UN report has said.
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27 Oct 15
Improved management of public finances is fundamental to international development and poverty reduction, the president of CIPFA has told an international accounting conference in Kuala Lumpur.
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27 Oct 15
Ghana is to use $1bn raised in a recent bond issue to refinance the nation’s existing debts, finance minister Seth Terkper has said.