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11 Feb 22
The International Monetary Fund wants G20 finance leaders to strengthen their debt restructuring framework to better help crisis-hit countries out of default.
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10 Feb 22
European Union development spending has succeeded in reducing some of the development disparity between the bloc’s regions, a report has found.
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10 Feb 22
Covid-19 could stop being a global emergency as early as this year if countries donated $23bn towards access to tests, treatments, vaccines and personal protective equipment, according to the World...
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9 Feb 22
Stricter social distancing measures aimed at slowing Hong Kong’s fast-growing outbreak of Covid-19 cases are expected to hit growth, and upcoming spending announcements are seen as likely to delay...
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9 Feb 22
The post-pandemic economic recovery should become less reliant on government spending, Indonesia’s finance minister has told an investment conference.
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8 Feb 22
Rising Covid-19 cases in Gaza and the West Bank have led the World Bank to send an additional grant to the Palestinian Authority, warning the record new infection numbers are still underestimated.
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8 Feb 22
The public sector has an opportunity to finance projects targeting better societal equality and climate risks through social bonds, market analysts have said.
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7 Feb 22
Poland has started to row back on some of its actions that have angered the European Commission and held up billions of euros of Covid-19 recovery funds.
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7 Feb 22
The governor of the Dutch state bank has stated that the European Central Bank could begin raising interest rates as early as this year, to help combat soaring inflation.
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7 Feb 22
China and Argentina have agreed to increase cooperation on trade and infrastructure, opening the door to $23bn of Chinese investment as part of the global Belt and Road Initiative.
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4 Feb 22
The Hungarian government must implement plans to balance its budget to help reduce the impacts of elevated inflation, according to the governor of its central bank.
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4 Feb 22
Nations and financial institutions need to reach a consensus on greater levels of transparency in lending, to give emerging economies greater access to debt, according to an influential think tank.
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4 Feb 22
The re-election of Sergio Mattarella as Italian president has been tipped by a ratings agency to help keep the country stable and increase the chances of unlocking EU Covid-19 recovery funding.
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3 Feb 22
The European Central Bank has voted to hold interest at historic lows this month, despite inflation reaching record highs.
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3 Feb 22
A Canadian province has dropped its plan to introduce a tax for people refusing to have Covid-19 vaccines because it was too divisive.
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3 Feb 22
Global growth forecasts for 2022 have been revised down amid elevated inflation and the economic risk of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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3 Feb 22
El Salvador has rejected calls by the IMF to halt plans to use Bitcoin as legal tender.
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3 Feb 22
A rail subsidiary of the South African government paid out billions in contracts to companies linked to a family with close ties to former president Jacob Zuma, according to a corruption inquiry.
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3 Feb 22
Pakistan will receive $1bn from a previously-stalled bailout package after the International Monetary Fund’s executive board agreed it had made sufficient progress on policy reforms.
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2 Feb 22
The Indian government is set to launch its first sovereign green bond as part of its 2022-23 budget, to help finance public sector projects geared at reducing reliance on carbon-intensive industries...
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1 Feb 22
The head of Norway’s wealth fund has warned that current rising inflation could herald a prolonged period of low returns.
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31 Jan 22
Argentina has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to restructure the outstanding debt from a 2018 bailout.
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28 Jan 22
Japan will need to increase tax revenue to contend with major challenges such as its huge public debt and ageing population according to International Monetary Fund economists.
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28 Jan 22
The military coup and ongoing disruption from the omicron variant of Covid-19 will see Myanmar’s economy remain weak in 2022, according to the World Bank Group.
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28 Jan 22
Honduras must restructure its debts if it is to afford servicing costs, according to new Honduras president Xiomara Castro at her swearing-in ceremony, but a minister has since taken a more moderate...
11 Feb 22The International Monetary Fund wants G20 finance leaders to strengthen their debt restructuring framework to better help crisis-hit countries out of default.
10 Feb 22European Union development spending has succeeded in reducing some of the development disparity between the bloc’s regions, a report has found.
10 Feb 22Covid-19 could stop being a global emergency as early as this year if countries donated $23bn towards access to tests, treatments, vaccines and personal protective equipment, according to the World...
9 Feb 22Stricter social distancing measures aimed at slowing Hong Kong’s fast-growing outbreak of Covid-19 cases are expected to hit growth, and upcoming spending announcements are seen as likely to delay...
9 Feb 22The post-pandemic economic recovery should become less reliant on government spending, Indonesia’s finance minister has told an investment conference.
8 Feb 22Rising Covid-19 cases in Gaza and the West Bank have led the World Bank to send an additional grant to the Palestinian Authority, warning the record new infection numbers are still underestimated.
8 Feb 22The public sector has an opportunity to finance projects targeting better societal equality and climate risks through social bonds, market analysts have said.
7 Feb 22Poland has started to row back on some of its actions that have angered the European Commission and held up billions of euros of Covid-19 recovery funds.
7 Feb 22The governor of the Dutch state bank has stated that the European Central Bank could begin raising interest rates as early as this year, to help combat soaring inflation.
7 Feb 22China and Argentina have agreed to increase cooperation on trade and infrastructure, opening the door to $23bn of Chinese investment as part of the global Belt and Road Initiative.
4 Feb 22The Hungarian government must implement plans to balance its budget to help reduce the impacts of elevated inflation, according to the governor of its central bank.
4 Feb 22The re-election of Sergio Mattarella as Italian president has been tipped by a ratings agency to help keep the country stable and increase the chances of unlocking EU Covid-19 recovery funding.
3 Feb 22The European Central Bank has voted to hold interest at historic lows this month, despite inflation reaching record highs.
3 Feb 22A Canadian province has dropped its plan to introduce a tax for people refusing to have Covid-19 vaccines because it was too divisive.
3 Feb 22Global growth forecasts for 2022 have been revised down amid elevated inflation and the economic risk of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, according to the International Monetary Fund.
3 Feb 22El Salvador has rejected calls by the IMF to halt plans to use Bitcoin as legal tender.
3 Feb 22A rail subsidiary of the South African government paid out billions in contracts to companies linked to a family with close ties to former president Jacob Zuma, according to a corruption inquiry.
3 Feb 22Pakistan will receive $1bn from a previously-stalled bailout package after the International Monetary Fund’s executive board agreed it had made sufficient progress on policy reforms.
2 Feb 22The Indian government is set to launch its first sovereign green bond as part of its 2022-23 budget, to help finance public sector projects geared at reducing reliance on carbon-intensive industries...
1 Feb 22The head of Norway’s wealth fund has warned that current rising inflation could herald a prolonged period of low returns.
31 Jan 22Argentina has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to restructure the outstanding debt from a 2018 bailout.
28 Jan 22Japan will need to increase tax revenue to contend with major challenges such as its huge public debt and ageing population according to International Monetary Fund economists.
28 Jan 22The military coup and ongoing disruption from the omicron variant of Covid-19 will see Myanmar’s economy remain weak in 2022, according to the World Bank Group.
28 Jan 22Honduras must restructure its debts if it is to afford servicing costs, according to new Honduras president Xiomara Castro at her swearing-in ceremony, but a minister has since taken a more moderate...
