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25 Jun 15
Greece and its international creditors have failed to reach an agreement on economic reforms for Athens at emergency talks today, renewing fears that the country could default on an International...
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24 Jun 15
Global foreign direct investment declined by 16% last year to $1.23 trillion, thanks to a fragile world FDI economy, policy uncertainty for investors and heightened geopolitical risks, the United...
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24 Jun 15
Australia will become a founding member of the Chinese-led infrastructure investment bank contributing AUS $930m over the next five years becoming the sixth largest shareholder, treasurer Joe Hockey...
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23 Jun 15
New Zealand is a valued development partner for its small island neighbours but the amount of aid it provides lags behind other donors that sit on the OECD’s development assistance committee (...
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23 Jun 15
Seven countries in east Africa have developed plans, backed by the International Monetary Fund, to improve the quality of public sector debt statistics as the region moves towards monetary union.
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21 Jun 15
Eurozone finance ministers have welcomed the submission of a revised reform package from Greece, which could form the basis of a deal later this week to end the country's debt crisis.
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21 Jun 15
Cyprus has made “better-than-expected” progress in stabilising its economy with its public finances exceeding targets, the International Monetary Fund said as it handed the country $278....
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18 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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18 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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18 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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18 Jun 15
An emergency summit of eurozone leaders will take place on Monday for urgent, high-level discussions about the situation in Greece after talks collapsed last night.
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17 Jun 15
Better governance and a clamp down on corruption would help policymakers around the world to build a fairer economy that would boost the incomes of the poor and middle class, the head of the...
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17 Jun 15
Jamaica is to receive $40m from the International Monetary Fund after a review concluded the country’s economic performance was “on track and has remained strong” but there remained...
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16 Jun 15
US First Lady Michelle Obama announced yesterday a $200m plan to educate young girls in developing countries, warning that it was now a “serious public health issue”.
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16 Jun 15
Greece risks falling into a “state of emergency” if it does not reach an agreement with its international creditors, Germany’s European commissioner Guenther Oettinger said as talks...
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16 Jun 15
Employment in Sierra Leone has returned to pre-Ebola crisis levels, but pay and the amount of working hours remain lower, a World Bank survey has found.
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15 Jun 15
Some 400 million people globally lack essential health services and individual healthcare costs are forcing many into poverty, according to a major international report.
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12 Jun 15
The International Monetary Fund’s decision to walk out of negotiations between Greece and its creditors on Thursday was a warning to Athens, the German finance ministry said today.
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12 Jun 15
The European Union and International Monetary signed a €8m grant agreement to implement fiscal reform in the Balkans, with a particular focus on public financial management.
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12 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
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9 Jun 15
Integrated reporting in the public sector could improve the planning of public services across changes in governments and assist in the allocation of scarce resources, experts at a groundbreaking...
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9 Jun 15
Spain’s economy is expanding rapidly and is set to grow by 3.1% this year, the International Monetary Fund has said, but it warned that vulnerabilities remain in the country due to “deep...
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8 Jun 15
The leaders of the G7 group of developed countries have reiterated their commitment to reform the international tax system and pledged to come forward with “concrete and feasible...
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7 Jun 15
The South Sudanese state of Eastern Equatoria has implemented financial management systems to help it better control public spending.
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7 Jun 15
The International Federation of Accountants has called on public finance policymakers to act in the long-term interest in the wake of the Greek debt crisis, which is no nearer to a resolution.