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16 Dec 19
Governments have responded “with a whisper” on climate change when the world needs so much more, Oxfam’s interim head has said following COP25 climate talks in Madrid.
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16 Dec 19
The trade war between the US and China appears to have cooled, with a ‘phase one’ agreement having been agreed by both countries.
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13 Dec 19
Countries need help when transitioning from receiving aid to self-sufficiency, academics have said, pointing to Botswana as a good example for poor countries to follow.
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13 Dec 19
Australia needs to push through fiscal reforms as its economic growth is not as strong as it could be, the IMF has said.
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12 Dec 19
Poverty reduction is slowing in Tanzania despite sustained economic growth, the World Bank has warned.
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12 Dec 19
“Drastic steps” will be taken to restore South Africa’s struggling state-owned enterprises to health, the country’s president has promised.
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12 Dec 19
The US economy will stand “on firmer ground” in 2020 than it did this year, experts at Goldman Sachs have predicted.
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11 Dec 19
Corruption is a barrier to creating a better, fairer and more equal society, a top UN official has said.
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11 Dec 19
Campaigners have hit out at suggestions the Department for International Development could be rolled in the Foreign Office, warning it would “diminish” the UK’s global influence.
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10 Dec 19
Academics are being called to submit papers for a special edition of Public Money & Management on governmental accounting systems around the world.
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10 Dec 19
Inequalities surrounding education, climate change and technology could trigger a “new great divergence” in society of a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution, the United Nations Development...
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10 Dec 19
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said questions must be asked after a devastating volcanic eruption on White Island left at least six people dead.
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9 Dec 19
The president of the Asian Development Bank has committed to working more closely with the private sector to strengthen good governance and anti-corruption measures.
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9 Dec 19
The Jordanian government has used its draft budget to introduce a stimulus package after three years of austerity.
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9 Dec 19
China has urged its local authorities to introduce more measures to boost employment and job creation.
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9 Dec 19
The managing director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva has hailed Ukraine’s “impressive” economic progress and approved a $5.5bn loan over three years.
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6 Dec 19
France’s Court of Audit has given authorities in the country 11 recommendations to fight tax fraud.
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6 Dec 19
Pakistan has been given an emergency $1bn loan to help shore up its public finances and provide support to a slowing economy.
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5 Dec 19
France is experiencing its biggest national strike in decades as angry workers demonstrate about proposed pension reforms.
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5 Dec 19
Infrastructure investment in New Zealand is being brought forward to “take advantage” of good public finances and make up for the previous government’s “neglect”, the finance minister has said.
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4 Dec 19
Ireland is on track for record corporation tax receipts this year, although the finance minister has warned the surge will not last forever.
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4 Dec 19
Auditors have called on the EU to impose stronger rules on its member countries’ budgets, to avoid future financial crises.
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4 Dec 19
Fewer than one in five countries are spending enough money to implement their climate change healthcare strategies, according to the UN.
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3 Dec 19
Spending €1 on health initiatives for children aged between three and 11 leads to a return of €1.30 in the future, auditors in Lithuania have found.
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3 Dec 19
Increased education spending in rich countries has not led to better performance and many students are unable to complete basic reading tasks, an OECD survey has found.
16 Dec 19Governments have responded “with a whisper” on climate change when the world needs so much more, Oxfam’s interim head has said following COP25 climate talks in Madrid.
16 Dec 19The trade war between the US and China appears to have cooled, with a ‘phase one’ agreement having been agreed by both countries.
13 Dec 19Countries need help when transitioning from receiving aid to self-sufficiency, academics have said, pointing to Botswana as a good example for poor countries to follow.
13 Dec 19Australia needs to push through fiscal reforms as its economic growth is not as strong as it could be, the IMF has said.
12 Dec 19Poverty reduction is slowing in Tanzania despite sustained economic growth, the World Bank has warned.
12 Dec 19“Drastic steps” will be taken to restore South Africa’s struggling state-owned enterprises to health, the country’s president has promised.
12 Dec 19The US economy will stand “on firmer ground” in 2020 than it did this year, experts at Goldman Sachs have predicted.
11 Dec 19Corruption is a barrier to creating a better, fairer and more equal society, a top UN official has said.
11 Dec 19Campaigners have hit out at suggestions the Department for International Development could be rolled in the Foreign Office, warning it would “diminish” the UK’s global influence.
10 Dec 19Academics are being called to submit papers for a special edition of Public Money & Management on governmental accounting systems around the world.
10 Dec 19Inequalities surrounding education, climate change and technology could trigger a “new great divergence” in society of a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution, the United Nations Development...
10 Dec 19New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said questions must be asked after a devastating volcanic eruption on White Island left at least six people dead.
9 Dec 19The president of the Asian Development Bank has committed to working more closely with the private sector to strengthen good governance and anti-corruption measures.
9 Dec 19The Jordanian government has used its draft budget to introduce a stimulus package after three years of austerity.
9 Dec 19China has urged its local authorities to introduce more measures to boost employment and job creation.
9 Dec 19The managing director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva has hailed Ukraine’s “impressive” economic progress and approved a $5.5bn loan over three years.
6 Dec 19France’s Court of Audit has given authorities in the country 11 recommendations to fight tax fraud.
6 Dec 19Pakistan has been given an emergency $1bn loan to help shore up its public finances and provide support to a slowing economy.
5 Dec 19France is experiencing its biggest national strike in decades as angry workers demonstrate about proposed pension reforms.
5 Dec 19Infrastructure investment in New Zealand is being brought forward to “take advantage” of good public finances and make up for the previous government’s “neglect”, the finance minister has said.
4 Dec 19Ireland is on track for record corporation tax receipts this year, although the finance minister has warned the surge will not last forever.
4 Dec 19Auditors have called on the EU to impose stronger rules on its member countries’ budgets, to avoid future financial crises.
3 Dec 19Spending €1 on health initiatives for children aged between three and 11 leads to a return of €1.30 in the future, auditors in Lithuania have found.
3 Dec 19Increased education spending in rich countries has not led to better performance and many students are unable to complete basic reading tasks, an OECD survey has found.
