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19 Mar 24
Public spending on education in Laos has halved in the past decade, leading to the World Bank calling for an urgent uplift to avoid permanent damage to the country’s development and its young people’...
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15 Mar 24
Sovereign wealth funds are increasing climate change scrutiny
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13 Mar 24
Closing corporate aircraft loophole part of $21.8bn investment plan.
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12 Mar 24
Finance ministers have agreed that cutting deficits in the euro area should remain the priority amid a sluggish global economy, as they set out their priorities for next year’s budgets.
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11 Mar 24
Negotiations and more elections likely after repeat of Spanish polls
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8 Mar 24
Chatham House urges international community to step up after police force resignations
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8 Mar 24
Earthquakes and restrictions caused serious damage, ‘Taliban’ government calls for talks
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6 Mar 24
Targeting welfare payments to the most vulnerable and providing more funding for schools in deprived areas will reduce poverty and inequality across Hungary, the OECD has said.
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5 Mar 24
Closing the gender gap in the workplace could encourage more women into work and provide a 20% boost to global GDP, the World Bank has said.
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5 Mar 24
Adopting reforms to reduce Iraq’s reliance on oil revenue and improving financial management will be key to prevent debt rising, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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1 Mar 24
The UN has called on governments to invest in equality to get a return on a range of issues from reduced violence to climate change.
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27 Feb 24
Low debt and a resilient economy have contributed to Sweden keeping its AAA credit rating from Moody’s, despite 2024 being tipped to see GDP decline for a second consecutive year.
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23 Feb 24
Ukraine’s strong performance on economic reforms despite the ongoing war has prompted the International Monetary to move towards releasing $880m of concessional support.
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22 Feb 24
Opening accession talks represents a “historic” moment for Indonesia, the OECD said as the country seeks to become an advanced economy by 2045.
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20 Feb 24
High lending to nations with low credit ratings could leave the African Export-Import Bank exposed to risks such as debt restructuring, contributing to ratings agency Moody’s lowering its credit...
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20 Feb 24
Concessional loan support will finance projects to improve resilience against climate change such as those that reduce vulnerability to flooding and coastal erosion, the International Monetary Fund...
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15 Feb 24
The reconstruction and recovery of Ukraine is expected to cost close to $500bn, experts have warned – much higher than an initial estimate made last year.
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15 Feb 24
A bill that would deliver military assistance and aid to Ukraine and Israel has moved one step closer following Senate approval.
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15 Feb 24
New York plans freight shift to achieve net zero
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13 Feb 24
Three loans will finance Colombia’s programme of social and development reforms, with policies aiming to address inequality, protect the environment and maintain peace with militant groups.
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13 Feb 24
Cutting expensive fuel subsidies and efforts to reform its tax system show the Nigerian government is starting to tackle the economy's “deep-rooted” structural issues, the International Monetary Fund...
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9 Feb 24
Procurement deal with US and a bond buy-back scheme raise profile
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6 Feb 24
Developing countries will be unable to raise the $3trn a year necessary to meet climate change and Sustainable Development Goals without a significant reduction in debt costs, researchers have warned...
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6 Feb 24
IMF calls for social housing and ‘cleanup’ of distressed developers
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5 Feb 24
Falling inflation could give central banks scope to cut interest rates this year, the OECD has said.