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15 Mar 21
The United Nations Statistical Commission has adopted a framework for accounting for the value of nature when measuring the economy.
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15 Mar 21
Africa needs large-scale debt relief in order to meet the challenges of Covid-19 as millions of people face being pushed into extreme poverty, the African Development Bank has warned.
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12 Mar 21
Public authorities will continue to play a key role in maintaining the credit ratings of international banks as the sector will remain resilient despite pandemic risks, ratings agency Standard and...
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12 Mar 21
The Inter-American Development Bank has announced a first-of-its-kind instrument aimed at speeding up the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean by protecting manufacturers...
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12 Mar 21
A short-term world economic crisis is unlikely, despite world debt spiralling to $201trn at the end of last year – equal to 267% of global GDP, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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11 Mar 21
Joe Biden’s $1.9trn stimulus package has been approved by the US Congress, in a move predicted to boost the world economy during the recovery from Covid-19 and support some of the country’s poorest...
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11 Mar 21
China will look to expand its middle class while continuing to open up its economy to trade, state media reported following the adoption of the country’s latest five-year plan.
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11 Mar 21
Pre-arranged agreements, including public-private partnerships, are “key strategies” to help repair infrastructure in the wake of disasters, according to a World Bank Group study of the 2011...
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10 Mar 21
China’s 2021 budget has outlined more spending on defence but less support for local government as the ruling Communist Party looks towards the economic recovery from Covid-19.
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9 Mar 21
Italy has made Europe’s largest ever green bond debut, joining a growing trend of environmental issues on the continent as governments try to stick to their Paris Agreement commitments on reaching...
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9 Mar 21
Canada has set up an all-female advisory group aimed at making sure its next budget improves the lives of women, who the government said have borne the brunt of the economic hardship caused by Covid-...
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9 Mar 21
The world economy is expected to grow by 5.6% this year, 1.4 percentage points higher than expected in December, dependent on vaccination progress, according to the OECD.
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8 Mar 21
Kenya’s credit rating has been downgraded by ratings agency Standard & Poor's, despite the country having recently agreed a deal with the International Monetary Fund aimed at reducing its debt...
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8 Mar 21
Unemployment insurance reforms aimed at reducing the deficit at state agency UNEDIC will be a credit positive move for France, according to rating’s agency Moody’s.
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5 Mar 21
Negative interest rates achieved their desired effects of boosting growth and inflation, and are likely to continue being a policy option for central banks, a report from the IMF has said.
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4 Mar 21
Political influence over national development banks harms their financial performance and encourages them to take too many risks, researchers have found.
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4 Mar 21
A group of progressive Democrats in the US senate has introduced a bill for a 3% annual tax on wealth exceeding $1bn, and 2% on that above $50m.
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3 Mar 21
Asia Pacific central governments will borrow $4.1trn (£2.9trn) this year, a 12% reduction on last year’s “pandemic-driven surge”, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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3 Mar 21
Denmark’s tax agency is to boost the number of staff working on tax avoidance by 1,000 over the next three years, it announced this week.
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2 Mar 21
The billions of dollars governments lose to tax abuse, corruption and money laundering could be used to fight the global challenges of our age, a UN panel has said.
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2 Mar 21
The international community has pledged less than half of what the United Nations said it needs to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, according to the organisation’s secretary-general António...
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26 Feb 21
Mexico’s state auditor has backtracked on its findings about the president’s decision to halt building work on an airport, after previously saying it would cost three-times the government’s estimate.
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25 Feb 21
The world’s richest countries borrowed a record $18trn from the markets in 2020, an OECD report into Covid-19’s effect on debt has found.
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25 Feb 21
House prices will now be taken into account when the Reserve Bank of New Zealand makes monetary policy decisions, after the government adjusted its remit.
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25 Feb 21
Ghana has become the first country to receive Covid-19 vaccines from India as part of the Covax programme that aims to provide doses to developing countries.
15 Mar 21The United Nations Statistical Commission has adopted a framework for accounting for the value of nature when measuring the economy.
15 Mar 21Africa needs large-scale debt relief in order to meet the challenges of Covid-19 as millions of people face being pushed into extreme poverty, the African Development Bank has warned.
12 Mar 21Public authorities will continue to play a key role in maintaining the credit ratings of international banks as the sector will remain resilient despite pandemic risks, ratings agency Standard and...
12 Mar 21The Inter-American Development Bank has announced a first-of-its-kind instrument aimed at speeding up the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean by protecting manufacturers...
12 Mar 21A short-term world economic crisis is unlikely, despite world debt spiralling to $201trn at the end of last year – equal to 267% of global GDP, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
11 Mar 21Joe Biden’s $1.9trn stimulus package has been approved by the US Congress, in a move predicted to boost the world economy during the recovery from Covid-19 and support some of the country’s poorest...
11 Mar 21China will look to expand its middle class while continuing to open up its economy to trade, state media reported following the adoption of the country’s latest five-year plan.
11 Mar 21Pre-arranged agreements, including public-private partnerships, are “key strategies” to help repair infrastructure in the wake of disasters, according to a World Bank Group study of the 2011...
10 Mar 21China’s 2021 budget has outlined more spending on defence but less support for local government as the ruling Communist Party looks towards the economic recovery from Covid-19.
9 Mar 21Italy has made Europe’s largest ever green bond debut, joining a growing trend of environmental issues on the continent as governments try to stick to their Paris Agreement commitments on reaching...
9 Mar 21Canada has set up an all-female advisory group aimed at making sure its next budget improves the lives of women, who the government said have borne the brunt of the economic hardship caused by Covid-...
9 Mar 21The world economy is expected to grow by 5.6% this year, 1.4 percentage points higher than expected in December, dependent on vaccination progress, according to the OECD.
8 Mar 21Kenya’s credit rating has been downgraded by ratings agency Standard & Poor's, despite the country having recently agreed a deal with the International Monetary Fund aimed at reducing its debt...
8 Mar 21Unemployment insurance reforms aimed at reducing the deficit at state agency UNEDIC will be a credit positive move for France, according to rating’s agency Moody’s.
4 Mar 21Political influence over national development banks harms their financial performance and encourages them to take too many risks, researchers have found.
4 Mar 21A group of progressive Democrats in the US senate has introduced a bill for a 3% annual tax on wealth exceeding $1bn, and 2% on that above $50m.
3 Mar 21Asia Pacific central governments will borrow $4.1trn (£2.9trn) this year, a 12% reduction on last year’s “pandemic-driven surge”, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
3 Mar 21Denmark’s tax agency is to boost the number of staff working on tax avoidance by 1,000 over the next three years, it announced this week.
2 Mar 21The billions of dollars governments lose to tax abuse, corruption and money laundering could be used to fight the global challenges of our age, a UN panel has said.
2 Mar 21The international community has pledged less than half of what the United Nations said it needs to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, according to the organisation’s secretary-general António...
26 Feb 21Mexico’s state auditor has backtracked on its findings about the president’s decision to halt building work on an airport, after previously saying it would cost three-times the government’s estimate.
25 Feb 21The world’s richest countries borrowed a record $18trn from the markets in 2020, an OECD report into Covid-19’s effect on debt has found.
25 Feb 21House prices will now be taken into account when the Reserve Bank of New Zealand makes monetary policy decisions, after the government adjusted its remit.
