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20 Aug 15
The UK government has committed £3m in new funding to help the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reopen schools for half a million Palestinian children in time for the new academic year.
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19 Aug 15
The International Monetary Fund has endorsed the Chinese government’s economic strategy but has forecast that the country will not grow as quickly in 2015 compared to last year.
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19 Aug 15
Greece, its creditors and eurozone finance ministers have confirmed the signing of a new €86bn bailout deal for the country.
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18 Aug 15
The growth in property and corporation taxes in Russia is expected to slow in the second half of this year, an analysis by credit rating agency Fitch has warned, which could hit the creditworthiness...
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18 Aug 15
The United Nations Development Programme has started a year-long project to reintegrate volunteers who have been helping to fight the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone back into the country’s...
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14 Aug 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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14 Aug 15
Nigeria is to start to implement international public sector accounting standards (IPSAS) in January 2016, according to the country's accountant-general Ahmed Idris.
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14 Aug 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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14 Aug 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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14 Aug 15
Credit rating agency Fitch has said the introduction of a nationwide residential property tax in China would provide more “stable, sustainable and diversified revenues” for local...
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13 Aug 15
The European Commission is to deploy six emergency responders to Macedonia to help the government assess the damage caused by recent floods and mudslides.
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13 Aug 15
The United Nations has stepped up calls for international funding to help relief efforts in Yemen, where the civil conflict in the country is worsening.
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12 Aug 15
Outgoing African Development Bank president Donald Kaberuka has visited Nigeria to reinforce the bank’s continued support for economic projects in the country.
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12 Aug 15
China’s surprise move to devalue its yuan is not the start of a currency war or an attempt to jump-start economic growth, “it is more structural reform”, Standard & Poor’s...
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12 Aug 15
The lifting of economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for guarantees that the country will not develop nuclear weapons will, if managed well, lower oil prices and expand the economy, the World Bank...
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11 Aug 15
Togo’s economy will grow by 5.5% on average each year between 2015 and 2018, but attaining this will be a challenge if the country fails to implement “simple” reforms that modernise...
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11 Aug 15
Greece and its creditors have agreed the substance of a multi-billion bailout deal to avert bankruptcy and keep the country in the eurozone, according to Greece’s finance minister Euclid...
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11 Aug 15
The Asian Development Bank is to lend $27.5m to Nepal, which the country will use for budget support to help it recover from its two devastating earthquakes.
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10 Aug 15
The European Commission has approved €2.4bn in financial assistance over six years for member states, including Mediterranean nations like Greece, Italy and Spain, to help them deal with a heavy...
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10 Aug 15
The UK has launched a specialist unit, backed with funding worth £21m, to investigate cases of international corruption across the developing world.
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7 Aug 15
Jamaica has received a $130m loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to fund key tax and pension reforms.
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7 Aug 15
Chile’s efforts to refocus its economy following last year’s slump could boost long-term growth, although the short-term impacts might be negative, the International Monetary has said.
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7 Aug 15
Jordan is expected to use the €80m loan received from the European Commission to help pay off international debts and fix its budgetary problems.
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7 Aug 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.
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7 Aug 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.