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18 Aug 21
Increased debt in many economies resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic may lead to increased financial risks in the future, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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18 Aug 21
New Zealand’s central bank has decided against a widely-expected rise in interest rates due to new restrictions to combat a new Covid-19 infection.
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17 Aug 21
The Taliban must ensure continuity of public services in Afghanistan after taking power so as to mitigate the humanitarian crisis engulfing the country, the leader of the United Nations has said.
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17 Aug 21
Thailand's central bank chief has called on the government to invest a further 1trn baht ($30bn) into fighting Covid-19, as restrictions continue to affect the economy.
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16 Aug 21
Lebanese leaders are growing increasingly tense after its central bank decided to end fuel subsidies, raising prices amid an economic crisis already pushing many people into poverty.
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16 Aug 21
Ireland’s economy has better weathered shocks than expected, according to rating agency Moody’s, as it raised its outlook for the country's rating from stable to positive.
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13 Aug 21
Ballooning budget deficits in developing Asian countries have been tipped to slow their progress towards the United Nations’ 2030 development goals.
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13 Aug 21
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has told politicians that corruption which has plagued the African National Congress poses an “existential threat”, after his predecessor Jacob Zuma was jailed...
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13 Aug 21
Afghanistan will miss out on the €430m of German aid it receives each year if the Taliban gains control of the country, Germany’s foreign minister has said.
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12 Aug 21
Water and sanitation is the best infrastructure investment to create jobs in developing countries, an International Monetary Fund economist has suggested.
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12 Aug 21
The US Federal Reserve could explore reducing asset purchases later this year, as the nation emerges from Covid-19, according to one of the central bank’s chiefs.
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12 Aug 21
Weak medium-term growth means the Japanese government faces a challenge to bring down its sky-high public debt, rating agency Fitch has said.
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12 Aug 21
The pace of larger economies' economic recovery from Covid-19 has slowed in recent months, according to analysis for the OECD.
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12 Aug 21
The Polish deputy prime minister has been sacked amid a disagreement over tax policy and a proposed media law, leaving the government’s future in doubt.
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10 Aug 21
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro has revealed his proposal to pay for his government's rocketing court order costs through a fund financed by the sale of state-owned companies.
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10 Aug 21
The budget unveiled by Democrats in the US Senate contains $3.5trn of spending but fails to address the controversial issue of the government’s debt limit.
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10 Aug 21
The Greek government has allocated half a billion euros to help rebuild communities and woodland areas after wildfires devasted the nation.
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10 Aug 21
Finance ministers have been urged to take note of a stark new report showing the world is running out of time to limit global warming, and shift their focus towards cutting emissions to zero.
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9 Aug 21
New waves of Covid-19 have highlighted the urgency of getting more vaccine doses to people in the Asia Pacific region, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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9 Aug 21
Stimulus is a “more appropriate instrument” than quantitative easing to aid the economic hit of regional Covid-19 lockdowns in Australia, according to the governor of its central bank.
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6 Aug 21
Tito Mboweni has stepped down as South Africa’s finance minister in the wake of severe social unrest tipped to harm the country’s economic rebound from Covid-19.
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5 Aug 21
Declining birth rates and increases in life expectancy could see economic growth increase for sub-Saharan African nations in the long-term, according to ratings agency S&P.
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5 Aug 21
Falling oil revenues amid Covid-19 reemphasises the need for Gulf Cooperation Council countries to diversify their economies to spread risk, according to a report by World Bank economists.
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5 Aug 21
A United Nations conference this week saw $370m donated to Lebanon, a year after an explosion tore through its capital city – but attendees warned the struggling country it must implement...
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4 Aug 21
Brazil’s federal government is preparing to pay 90bn reais (£12.5bn) in court orders next year, nearly twice its recent level, leading the economy minister to propose a solution likened to “a default...
18 Aug 21Increased debt in many economies resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic may lead to increased financial risks in the future, according to ratings agency Fitch.
18 Aug 21New Zealand’s central bank has decided against a widely-expected rise in interest rates due to new restrictions to combat a new Covid-19 infection.
17 Aug 21The Taliban must ensure continuity of public services in Afghanistan after taking power so as to mitigate the humanitarian crisis engulfing the country, the leader of the United Nations has said.
17 Aug 21Thailand's central bank chief has called on the government to invest a further 1trn baht ($30bn) into fighting Covid-19, as restrictions continue to affect the economy.
16 Aug 21Lebanese leaders are growing increasingly tense after its central bank decided to end fuel subsidies, raising prices amid an economic crisis already pushing many people into poverty.
16 Aug 21Ireland’s economy has better weathered shocks than expected, according to rating agency Moody’s, as it raised its outlook for the country's rating from stable to positive.
13 Aug 21Ballooning budget deficits in developing Asian countries have been tipped to slow their progress towards the United Nations’ 2030 development goals.
13 Aug 21South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has told politicians that corruption which has plagued the African National Congress poses an “existential threat”, after his predecessor Jacob Zuma was jailed...
13 Aug 21Afghanistan will miss out on the €430m of German aid it receives each year if the Taliban gains control of the country, Germany’s foreign minister has said.
12 Aug 21Water and sanitation is the best infrastructure investment to create jobs in developing countries, an International Monetary Fund economist has suggested.
12 Aug 21The US Federal Reserve could explore reducing asset purchases later this year, as the nation emerges from Covid-19, according to one of the central bank’s chiefs.
12 Aug 21Weak medium-term growth means the Japanese government faces a challenge to bring down its sky-high public debt, rating agency Fitch has said.
12 Aug 21The pace of larger economies' economic recovery from Covid-19 has slowed in recent months, according to analysis for the OECD.
12 Aug 21The Polish deputy prime minister has been sacked amid a disagreement over tax policy and a proposed media law, leaving the government’s future in doubt.
10 Aug 21Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro has revealed his proposal to pay for his government's rocketing court order costs through a fund financed by the sale of state-owned companies.
10 Aug 21The budget unveiled by Democrats in the US Senate contains $3.5trn of spending but fails to address the controversial issue of the government’s debt limit.
10 Aug 21The Greek government has allocated half a billion euros to help rebuild communities and woodland areas after wildfires devasted the nation.
10 Aug 21Finance ministers have been urged to take note of a stark new report showing the world is running out of time to limit global warming, and shift their focus towards cutting emissions to zero.
9 Aug 21New waves of Covid-19 have highlighted the urgency of getting more vaccine doses to people in the Asia Pacific region, the Asian Development Bank has said.
9 Aug 21Stimulus is a “more appropriate instrument” than quantitative easing to aid the economic hit of regional Covid-19 lockdowns in Australia, according to the governor of its central bank.
6 Aug 21Tito Mboweni has stepped down as South Africa’s finance minister in the wake of severe social unrest tipped to harm the country’s economic rebound from Covid-19.
5 Aug 21Declining birth rates and increases in life expectancy could see economic growth increase for sub-Saharan African nations in the long-term, according to ratings agency S&P.
5 Aug 21Falling oil revenues amid Covid-19 reemphasises the need for Gulf Cooperation Council countries to diversify their economies to spread risk, according to a report by World Bank economists.
5 Aug 21A United Nations conference this week saw $370m donated to Lebanon, a year after an explosion tore through its capital city – but attendees warned the struggling country it must implement...
4 Aug 21Brazil’s federal government is preparing to pay 90bn reais (£12.5bn) in court orders next year, nearly twice its recent level, leading the economy minister to propose a solution likened to “a default...
