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11 Nov 19
The European economy is headed for a period of more subdued growth as a result of uncertainty fuelled by trade conflicts and intensifying geopolitical tensions, according to the latest forecast.
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11 Nov 19
Iceland’s “fragile” economy is too concentrated in particular industries and, although policies have softened the blow of an ongoing slowdown, there are still risks ahead, according to the IMF.
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8 Nov 19
German exports grew in September, data released today has shown, calming long-standing fears of Europe’s biggest economy entering a technical recession.
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8 Nov 19
Jamaica’s economy has been strengthened by a six-year IMF reform programme, which finished this week, the fund has announced.
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8 Nov 19
The World Bank has warned the Lebanese president that poverty could rise by half if the economic situation in the country worsens.
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8 Nov 19
An anti-graft programme has been adopted by Budapest’s new municipal assembly, which hopes to make its finances and operations more transparent.
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7 Nov 19
Supporting its non-oil sector will be crucial to support long-term sustainability in the United Arab Emirates, an IMF economist has said.
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7 Nov 19
The French and Chinese leaders have reaffirmed their support for the Paris Agreement on climate change, calling it “an irreversible process”.
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6 Nov 19
Civil servants are striking in Zimbabwe to demand a large pay rise after inflation made their wages worth much less.
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6 Nov 19
Protests in Iraq have cost the economy “billions”, said the country’s prime minister, as he pleaded for the demonstrators to let life “go back to normal”.
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5 Nov 19
A ‘local farms-to-school-meals’ supply chain in Tunisia will support the region’s economy and make sure children receive enough nutrition to meet their potential, the World Food Programme hopes.
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5 Nov 19
The US has started the formal process to leave the Paris Agreement in a year, becoming the only country in the world to exit the landmark climate change pact.
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5 Nov 19
The world is “walking on a tightrope” over a serious Ebola outbreak, a charity has warned, calling for a redoubling of international efforts to fight the disease.
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5 Nov 19
A Canadian public sector pension fund will plough £250m into a new property development for tech companies in Cambridge, UK, it has announced.
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5 Nov 19
A large workforce of young people could propel South Asia into accounting for a third of global economic growth by 2040, according to IMF researchers.
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5 Nov 19
Aid should remain focused on eliminating poverty and inequality, an NGO has highlighted to UK political parties ahead of the general election in December.
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4 Nov 19
Fiscal federalism will help Nepal improve its public services, the World Bank has said after a visit to the country by executive directors.
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1 Nov 19
Investment in the digital economy will help enhance Kenya’s reputation as the “silicon savannah”, and narrow the rural-urban economic divide, according to World Bank economists.
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1 Nov 19
The rapid spread of African swine fever could lead to food shortages, the World Organisation for Animal Health has warned, saying around a quarter of pigs worldwide could die.
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31 Oct 19
The increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong in recent months have resulted in its economy falling into its first recession in a decade, the government announced today.
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31 Oct 19
A $100m project in Bangladesh, financed by a loan from the World Bank, will result in an additional 600,000 people having access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation.
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30 Oct 19
Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri has resigned after large-scale protests against his government.
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30 Oct 19
The French economy grew by 0.3% in the last quarter, defying the global slowdown.
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29 Oct 19
Japan and South Korea have rejected a news report that they were looking to establish a joint economic programme to resolve the issue of forced labour during World War Two.
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29 Oct 19
Argentina’s new anti-austerity president-elect has vowed to “rebuild the country from the ashes” after taking over an economy in crisis.
11 Nov 19The European economy is headed for a period of more subdued growth as a result of uncertainty fuelled by trade conflicts and intensifying geopolitical tensions, according to the latest forecast.
11 Nov 19Iceland’s “fragile” economy is too concentrated in particular industries and, although policies have softened the blow of an ongoing slowdown, there are still risks ahead, according to the IMF.
8 Nov 19German exports grew in September, data released today has shown, calming long-standing fears of Europe’s biggest economy entering a technical recession.
8 Nov 19Jamaica’s economy has been strengthened by a six-year IMF reform programme, which finished this week, the fund has announced.
8 Nov 19The World Bank has warned the Lebanese president that poverty could rise by half if the economic situation in the country worsens.
8 Nov 19An anti-graft programme has been adopted by Budapest’s new municipal assembly, which hopes to make its finances and operations more transparent.
7 Nov 19Supporting its non-oil sector will be crucial to support long-term sustainability in the United Arab Emirates, an IMF economist has said.
7 Nov 19The French and Chinese leaders have reaffirmed their support for the Paris Agreement on climate change, calling it “an irreversible process”.
6 Nov 19Civil servants are striking in Zimbabwe to demand a large pay rise after inflation made their wages worth much less.
6 Nov 19Protests in Iraq have cost the economy “billions”, said the country’s prime minister, as he pleaded for the demonstrators to let life “go back to normal”.
5 Nov 19A ‘local farms-to-school-meals’ supply chain in Tunisia will support the region’s economy and make sure children receive enough nutrition to meet their potential, the World Food Programme hopes.
5 Nov 19The US has started the formal process to leave the Paris Agreement in a year, becoming the only country in the world to exit the landmark climate change pact.
5 Nov 19The world is “walking on a tightrope” over a serious Ebola outbreak, a charity has warned, calling for a redoubling of international efforts to fight the disease.
5 Nov 19A Canadian public sector pension fund will plough £250m into a new property development for tech companies in Cambridge, UK, it has announced.
5 Nov 19A large workforce of young people could propel South Asia into accounting for a third of global economic growth by 2040, according to IMF researchers.
5 Nov 19Aid should remain focused on eliminating poverty and inequality, an NGO has highlighted to UK political parties ahead of the general election in December.
4 Nov 19Fiscal federalism will help Nepal improve its public services, the World Bank has said after a visit to the country by executive directors.
1 Nov 19Investment in the digital economy will help enhance Kenya’s reputation as the “silicon savannah”, and narrow the rural-urban economic divide, according to World Bank economists.
1 Nov 19The rapid spread of African swine fever could lead to food shortages, the World Organisation for Animal Health has warned, saying around a quarter of pigs worldwide could die.
31 Oct 19The increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong in recent months have resulted in its economy falling into its first recession in a decade, the government announced today.
31 Oct 19A $100m project in Bangladesh, financed by a loan from the World Bank, will result in an additional 600,000 people having access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation.
30 Oct 19Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri has resigned after large-scale protests against his government.
30 Oct 19The French economy grew by 0.3% in the last quarter, defying the global slowdown.
29 Oct 19Japan and South Korea have rejected a news report that they were looking to establish a joint economic programme to resolve the issue of forced labour during World War Two.
29 Oct 19Argentina’s new anti-austerity president-elect has vowed to “rebuild the country from the ashes” after taking over an economy in crisis.
