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9 Jan 20
Burdensome debts are forcing poor countries to cut public spending - a situation campaigners have described as a “recipe for disaster”.
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9 Jan 20
South Korea has set a record budget for research and development, with the government hoping to enhance the economy and improve the lives of Koreans.
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8 Jan 20
A coalition of progressive parties will form Spain’s new government after nearly a year of political stalemate.
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7 Jan 20
Protesters against George Weah’s Liberian government gathered in the capital yesterday, with demonstrators angry at his handling of the struggling economy.
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7 Jan 20
Serbia has recorded four consecutive yearly budget surpluses for the first time in its history, with 2019’s its biggest ever, according to its minister of finance.
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7 Jan 20
China’s “unprecedented challenge” to decarbonise its energy production could be met if the government is ambitious enough, researchers have argued.
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7 Jan 20
Ireland’s highest ever corporation tax yield has been welcomed by its finance minister, but he warned that an over-reliance on one revenue source must be avoided.
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6 Jan 20
At least $2bn has been pledged to fight the bush fires ravaging Australia by the country’s prime minister Scott Morrison.
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6 Jan 20
France will retaliate if the US imposes tariffs on its cheese and champagne, the country’s finance minister has warned.
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3 Jan 20
Health worker numbers need to nearly double in the new decade, especially in low and middle-income countries, the head of a top UN agency has said in a new year message.
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20 Dec 19
Poor countries’ debt reached a record $55trn in 2018, after the fastest surge in nearly 50 years, a World Bank study has found.
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19 Dec 19
A huge hydropower project in the Solomon Islands will “open the door” for more public-private partnership schemes, prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has said.
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19 Dec 19
Angola has recovered more than $5bn in stolen assets in 2019 as a result of its efforts to stamp out corruption.
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18 Dec 19
Finnish economic growth is expected to slow in the next few years as public finances weaken, according to the government’s economists.
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17 Dec 19
More than a third of the world’s low and middle-income countries are suffering a double burden of obesity and undernutrition, a major study has found.
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17 Dec 19
Many rural areas in the Asia Pacific region will have internet access for the first time after a new satellite was launched.
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17 Dec 19
Estonia has been urged to use its robust economic growth and strong public finances to improve income equality and wellbeing.
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17 Dec 19
The draft Portuguese budget projects the first fiscal surplus since the country’s transition to democracy 45 years ago.
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17 Dec 19
French president Emmanuel Macron suffered a blow to his pension reform ambitions as the high commissioner for pensions resigned amid countrywide strikes.
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16 Dec 19
Governments have responded “with a whisper” on climate change when the world needs so much more, Oxfam’s interim head has said following COP25 climate talks in Madrid.
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16 Dec 19
The trade war between the US and China appears to have cooled, with a ‘phase one’ agreement having been agreed by both countries.
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13 Dec 19
Countries need help when transitioning from receiving aid to self-sufficiency, academics have said, pointing to Botswana as a good example for poor countries to follow.
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13 Dec 19
Australia needs to push through fiscal reforms as its economic growth is not as strong as it could be, the IMF has said.
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12 Dec 19
Poverty reduction is slowing in Tanzania despite sustained economic growth, the World Bank has warned.
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12 Dec 19
“Drastic steps” will be taken to restore South Africa’s struggling state-owned enterprises to health, the country’s president has promised.
9 Jan 20Burdensome debts are forcing poor countries to cut public spending - a situation campaigners have described as a “recipe for disaster”.
9 Jan 20South Korea has set a record budget for research and development, with the government hoping to enhance the economy and improve the lives of Koreans.
8 Jan 20A coalition of progressive parties will form Spain’s new government after nearly a year of political stalemate.
7 Jan 20Protesters against George Weah’s Liberian government gathered in the capital yesterday, with demonstrators angry at his handling of the struggling economy.
7 Jan 20Serbia has recorded four consecutive yearly budget surpluses for the first time in its history, with 2019’s its biggest ever, according to its minister of finance.
7 Jan 20China’s “unprecedented challenge” to decarbonise its energy production could be met if the government is ambitious enough, researchers have argued.
7 Jan 20Ireland’s highest ever corporation tax yield has been welcomed by its finance minister, but he warned that an over-reliance on one revenue source must be avoided.
6 Jan 20At least $2bn has been pledged to fight the bush fires ravaging Australia by the country’s prime minister Scott Morrison.
6 Jan 20France will retaliate if the US imposes tariffs on its cheese and champagne, the country’s finance minister has warned.
3 Jan 20Health worker numbers need to nearly double in the new decade, especially in low and middle-income countries, the head of a top UN agency has said in a new year message.
19 Dec 19A huge hydropower project in the Solomon Islands will “open the door” for more public-private partnership schemes, prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has said.
19 Dec 19Angola has recovered more than $5bn in stolen assets in 2019 as a result of its efforts to stamp out corruption.
18 Dec 19Finnish economic growth is expected to slow in the next few years as public finances weaken, according to the government’s economists.
17 Dec 19More than a third of the world’s low and middle-income countries are suffering a double burden of obesity and undernutrition, a major study has found.
17 Dec 19Many rural areas in the Asia Pacific region will have internet access for the first time after a new satellite was launched.
17 Dec 19Estonia has been urged to use its robust economic growth and strong public finances to improve income equality and wellbeing.
17 Dec 19The draft Portuguese budget projects the first fiscal surplus since the country’s transition to democracy 45 years ago.
17 Dec 19French president Emmanuel Macron suffered a blow to his pension reform ambitions as the high commissioner for pensions resigned amid countrywide strikes.
16 Dec 19Governments have responded “with a whisper” on climate change when the world needs so much more, Oxfam’s interim head has said following COP25 climate talks in Madrid.
16 Dec 19The trade war between the US and China appears to have cooled, with a ‘phase one’ agreement having been agreed by both countries.
13 Dec 19Countries need help when transitioning from receiving aid to self-sufficiency, academics have said, pointing to Botswana as a good example for poor countries to follow.
13 Dec 19Australia needs to push through fiscal reforms as its economic growth is not as strong as it could be, the IMF has said.
12 Dec 19Poverty reduction is slowing in Tanzania despite sustained economic growth, the World Bank has warned.
12 Dec 19“Drastic steps” will be taken to restore South Africa’s struggling state-owned enterprises to health, the country’s president has promised.
