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14 Apr 21
A petition by 200,000 Kenyans is calling on the International Monetary Fund to stop lending their government money, forcing a minister to defend a $2.34bn funding deal signed on 3 April
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14 Apr 21
Major economies need to make a much greater effort to reach their aid goals, despite spending hitting a record $161bn in 2020, according to the OECD.
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14 Apr 21
Vietnam’s successful campaign to contain the spread of Covid-19 could lead to an upgrade to its credit rating, according to a ratings agency.
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14 Apr 21
Ecuador’s election winner Guillermo Lasso has said he will revive the country’s struggling economy by eliminating the deficit within his term.
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13 Apr 21
India’s planned 111 trillion rupees (£1trn) investment in infrastructure will require the state to play a major role in attracting investment, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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13 Apr 21
Greece’s public debt rose to 207% of GDP at the end of 2020 but remains on a sustainable footing, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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12 Apr 21
The International Monetary Fund has revised up the growth forecast for the Middle East and North Africa region in 2021 by 0.8 percentage points.
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12 Apr 21
Low-income countries have received just 0.2% of Covid-19 vaccines and advanced economies need to step up financing efforts amid growing deaths and new variants, the World Health Organisation has...
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12 Apr 21
Undeserving private sector lenders could benefit from International Monetary Fund action aimed at helping poorer countries recover from Covid-19, a former deputy director of the fund has warned.
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9 Apr 21
A rise in inflation could be a desirable way to help pay off Covid-19 debt, as bond markets continue their popularity, according to a leading chief investment officer.
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9 Apr 21
Bitcoin “does not fulfil the basic properties of money” according to an executive board member at the European Central Bank.
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9 Apr 21
Governments should consider implementing a one-off wealth tax to help pay for the cost of Covid-19 support packages, according the International Monetary Fund.
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8 Apr 21
Japan could supplement its record budget, passed last month, if pandemic costs rise, a senior official has said.
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7 Apr 21
Prospects for economic recovery vary starkly across regions and between countries despite the world economy emerging from the worst phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has...
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7 Apr 21
The coronavirus pandemic saw Germany’s public sector deficit reach €189bn last year, the largest budgetary gap since its reunification in 1990.
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7 Apr 21
A worldwide agreement on taxing multinational companies appears closer after the US signalled its support for a minimum global rate of corporation tax, European finance ministers have said.
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6 Apr 21
Around 25 countries – about one in eight – spent more on servicing debts in 2019 than on education, health and social protection combined, according to UNICEF.
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6 Apr 21
The International Monetary fund has agreed a $238m third tranche of debt relief for lower income nations, to help manage their responses to the coronavirus pandemic.
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1 Apr 21
Sudan has moved a step closer to accessing debt relief and finance from international institutions after handing over $335m to the USA to compensate terrorist attack victims.
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1 Apr 21
The central banks of China and Brazil have the greenest policies in the G20, despite both nations having “significant environmental” issues, according to campaign group Positive Money.
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31 Mar 21
Growth rates for emerging economies will be better than first expected this year, as nations showed resilience in the face of Covid-19 restrictions, according to rating’s agency Standard and Poor’s.
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31 Mar 21
The world’s 69 poorest countries will need to spend $450bn by 2025 to respond to Covid-19 and accelerate their income convergence with advanced economies, the IMF has said.
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30 Mar 21
Pakistan’s finance minister has been removed as part of prime minister Imran Khan’s drive to reduce inflation, according to the information minister.
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30 Mar 21
The US is preparing to retaliate over six countries’ digital taxes because they “discriminate” against American companies.
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30 Mar 21
The European Union rescue fund aimed at allocating finance to member countries funded by common debt is compatible with EU treaties, Spain’s central bank chief said this week.
14 Apr 21A petition by 200,000 Kenyans is calling on the International Monetary Fund to stop lending their government money, forcing a minister to defend a $2.34bn funding deal signed on 3 April
14 Apr 21Major economies need to make a much greater effort to reach their aid goals, despite spending hitting a record $161bn in 2020, according to the OECD.
14 Apr 21Vietnam’s successful campaign to contain the spread of Covid-19 could lead to an upgrade to its credit rating, according to a ratings agency.
14 Apr 21Ecuador’s election winner Guillermo Lasso has said he will revive the country’s struggling economy by eliminating the deficit within his term.
13 Apr 21India’s planned 111 trillion rupees (£1trn) investment in infrastructure will require the state to play a major role in attracting investment, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
13 Apr 21Greece’s public debt rose to 207% of GDP at the end of 2020 but remains on a sustainable footing, according to ratings agency Fitch.
12 Apr 21The International Monetary Fund has revised up the growth forecast for the Middle East and North Africa region in 2021 by 0.8 percentage points.
12 Apr 21Low-income countries have received just 0.2% of Covid-19 vaccines and advanced economies need to step up financing efforts amid growing deaths and new variants, the World Health Organisation has...
12 Apr 21Undeserving private sector lenders could benefit from International Monetary Fund action aimed at helping poorer countries recover from Covid-19, a former deputy director of the fund has warned.
9 Apr 21A rise in inflation could be a desirable way to help pay off Covid-19 debt, as bond markets continue their popularity, according to a leading chief investment officer.
9 Apr 21Bitcoin “does not fulfil the basic properties of money” according to an executive board member at the European Central Bank.
9 Apr 21Governments should consider implementing a one-off wealth tax to help pay for the cost of Covid-19 support packages, according the International Monetary Fund.
8 Apr 21Japan could supplement its record budget, passed last month, if pandemic costs rise, a senior official has said.
7 Apr 21Prospects for economic recovery vary starkly across regions and between countries despite the world economy emerging from the worst phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has...
7 Apr 21The coronavirus pandemic saw Germany’s public sector deficit reach €189bn last year, the largest budgetary gap since its reunification in 1990.
7 Apr 21A worldwide agreement on taxing multinational companies appears closer after the US signalled its support for a minimum global rate of corporation tax, European finance ministers have said.
6 Apr 21Around 25 countries – about one in eight – spent more on servicing debts in 2019 than on education, health and social protection combined, according to UNICEF.
1 Apr 21Sudan has moved a step closer to accessing debt relief and finance from international institutions after handing over $335m to the USA to compensate terrorist attack victims.
1 Apr 21The central banks of China and Brazil have the greenest policies in the G20, despite both nations having “significant environmental” issues, according to campaign group Positive Money.
31 Mar 21Growth rates for emerging economies will be better than first expected this year, as nations showed resilience in the face of Covid-19 restrictions, according to rating’s agency Standard and Poor’s.
31 Mar 21The world’s 69 poorest countries will need to spend $450bn by 2025 to respond to Covid-19 and accelerate their income convergence with advanced economies, the IMF has said.
30 Mar 21Pakistan’s finance minister has been removed as part of prime minister Imran Khan’s drive to reduce inflation, according to the information minister.
30 Mar 21The US is preparing to retaliate over six countries’ digital taxes because they “discriminate” against American companies.
30 Mar 21The European Union rescue fund aimed at allocating finance to member countries funded by common debt is compatible with EU treaties, Spain’s central bank chief said this week.
