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29 Mar 21
Latin American nations will record the slowest Covid-19 recovery of developing economies, due to legacy structural economic weaknesses, according to rating’s agency Standard and Poor’s.
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29 Mar 21
An impending debt crisis in developing countries will lead to “another lost decade” without decisive action, according to the head of the United Nations.
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29 Mar 21
About 1.3 million people could become exempt from income tax in Argentina in a move lawmakers say will boost the country’s sluggish economy.
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26 Mar 21
Borrowing by local and regional governments around the world is set to balloon by a third to $2.25trn this year – but credit ratings in developed countries are set to be unaffected, according to a...
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25 Mar 21
Germany will ignore its debt ceiling for the second year running after approving its 2021 federal budget.
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24 Mar 21
Argentina has entered into its third successive year of recession, as the impact of Covid-19 saw its GDP contract by almost 10% last year, according to its national statistics agency.
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24 Mar 21
Africa will need to be able to manufacture its own vaccines to speed up its economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, a United Nations panel has been told.
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24 Mar 21
The economic disruption caused by Covid-19 will have a long-lasting impact on public finances and sovereign credit ratings, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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24 Mar 21
The International Monetary Fund is preparing to expand its reserves for the first time since 2009 to help governments deal with the economic fallout of Covid-19.
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23 Mar 21
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has unexpectedly fired the governor of Turkey’s central bank just three months into his term.
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23 Mar 21
US president Joe Biden is considering proposals for a $3trn infrastructure, climate and job support package, according to reports.
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22 Mar 21
Elevated debt levels resulting from the Spanish government’s Covid-19 underwriting of business loans, could put stress on its future credit rating, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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22 Mar 21
Hong Kong will remain a ‘tax haven’ according to one of the city’s top officials, amid concerns surrounding a fiscal deficit caused by Covid-19 and tensions with mainland China.
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22 Mar 21
Emergency cash transfers to vulnerable Brazilians will stop in four months’ time because there is “no money” to continue the scheme, one of the president’s advisers has said.
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22 Mar 21
Weak growth will hamper many economies in the Americas in the coming years without fiscal and institutional reforms, the region’s largest multilateral bank has warned.
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19 Mar 21
Unabated global warming could lead to more than 60 countries having their credit ratings downgraded by the end of this decade, according to a study.
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19 Mar 21
Lebanon’s only option for halting the country’s financial collapse is re-engaging with the International Monetary Fund, according to prime ministerial candidate Saad al-Hariri.
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18 Mar 21
Global GDP forecasts for 2021 have been revised up due to the “larger than expected” $1.9trn US stimulus package, according to rating’s agency Fitch.
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17 Mar 21
The Chinese Government’s ‘underwhelming’ energy transition plan could reduce interest in green bonds issued by the nation, according to experts.
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17 Mar 21
Governments are failing to ‘build back better’ from Covid-19, with just 18% of recovery spending going on ‘green' projects, a group of academics and the United Nations has said.
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17 Mar 21
A group of Democratic US politicians have proposed spending $12bn more on foreign affairs after years of flat spending.
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16 Mar 21
Former Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann has been appointed as the next secretary general of the OECD.
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16 Mar 21
Malaysia is likely to become a high-income economy between 2024 and 2028 but must ensure its development is sustainable, the World Bank has said.
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16 Mar 21
The eurozone’s relaxation of its debt and spending rules should continue into next year, the bloc's finance ministers have said.
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16 Mar 21
Asia-Pacific nations must refocus their efforts on achieving sustainable development goals, according to the Asian Development Bank.
29 Mar 21Latin American nations will record the slowest Covid-19 recovery of developing economies, due to legacy structural economic weaknesses, according to rating’s agency Standard and Poor’s.
29 Mar 21An impending debt crisis in developing countries will lead to “another lost decade” without decisive action, according to the head of the United Nations.
29 Mar 21About 1.3 million people could become exempt from income tax in Argentina in a move lawmakers say will boost the country’s sluggish economy.
26 Mar 21Borrowing by local and regional governments around the world is set to balloon by a third to $2.25trn this year – but credit ratings in developed countries are set to be unaffected, according to a...
25 Mar 21Germany will ignore its debt ceiling for the second year running after approving its 2021 federal budget.
24 Mar 21Argentina has entered into its third successive year of recession, as the impact of Covid-19 saw its GDP contract by almost 10% last year, according to its national statistics agency.
24 Mar 21Africa will need to be able to manufacture its own vaccines to speed up its economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, a United Nations panel has been told.
24 Mar 21The economic disruption caused by Covid-19 will have a long-lasting impact on public finances and sovereign credit ratings, according to ratings agency Fitch.
24 Mar 21The International Monetary Fund is preparing to expand its reserves for the first time since 2009 to help governments deal with the economic fallout of Covid-19.
23 Mar 21President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has unexpectedly fired the governor of Turkey’s central bank just three months into his term.
23 Mar 21US president Joe Biden is considering proposals for a $3trn infrastructure, climate and job support package, according to reports.
22 Mar 21Elevated debt levels resulting from the Spanish government’s Covid-19 underwriting of business loans, could put stress on its future credit rating, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
22 Mar 21Hong Kong will remain a ‘tax haven’ according to one of the city’s top officials, amid concerns surrounding a fiscal deficit caused by Covid-19 and tensions with mainland China.
22 Mar 21Emergency cash transfers to vulnerable Brazilians will stop in four months’ time because there is “no money” to continue the scheme, one of the president’s advisers has said.
22 Mar 21Weak growth will hamper many economies in the Americas in the coming years without fiscal and institutional reforms, the region’s largest multilateral bank has warned.
19 Mar 21Unabated global warming could lead to more than 60 countries having their credit ratings downgraded by the end of this decade, according to a study.
19 Mar 21Lebanon’s only option for halting the country’s financial collapse is re-engaging with the International Monetary Fund, according to prime ministerial candidate Saad al-Hariri.
17 Mar 21The Chinese Government’s ‘underwhelming’ energy transition plan could reduce interest in green bonds issued by the nation, according to experts.
17 Mar 21Governments are failing to ‘build back better’ from Covid-19, with just 18% of recovery spending going on ‘green' projects, a group of academics and the United Nations has said.
17 Mar 21A group of Democratic US politicians have proposed spending $12bn more on foreign affairs after years of flat spending.
16 Mar 21Former Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann has been appointed as the next secretary general of the OECD.
16 Mar 21Malaysia is likely to become a high-income economy between 2024 and 2028 but must ensure its development is sustainable, the World Bank has said.
16 Mar 21The eurozone’s relaxation of its debt and spending rules should continue into next year, the bloc's finance ministers have said.
16 Mar 21Asia-Pacific nations must refocus their efforts on achieving sustainable development goals, according to the Asian Development Bank.
