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14 Oct 19
Growth in South Asia is projected to slow, the World Bank has warned, and a rebound is uncertain in the short term.
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11 Oct 19
Governments must ready themselves for a global economic downturn and help stimulate their economies if necessary, CIPFA has told PF International.
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11 Oct 19
The Irish government has allocated more than €1bn in its Budget for 2020 to be spent in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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11 Oct 19
The Jubilee Debt Campaign has accused the IMF of acting against its own policies and incentivising reckless lending.
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10 Oct 19
Auditors have issued a qualified opinion on EU expenditure for the third year running after finding errors relating to over €4bn in payments.
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10 Oct 19
The Asian Development Bank has announced it will give Tajikistan $404m for projects including strengthening labour skills, developing the energy sector and improving infrastructure.
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9 Oct 19
India has received for the first time data about Swiss bank accounts held by its residents in a major breakthrough in the country’s war against black money.
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9 Oct 19
The new head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that a coordinated fiscal response may be needed in the face of a “synchronised slowdown” in the world economy.
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8 Oct 19
OECD international reforms to crack down on corporate tax havens will intensify global inequalities and fail to tackle tax avoidance, campaigners have said.
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8 Oct 19
The New Zealand government has been accused of failing to fix its rental market to focus on its now-abandoned mass housebuilding project.
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8 Oct 19
Cyprus must strengthen its financial sector to improve the country’s chances of greater economic growth, the IMF has said.
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7 Oct 19
A troubled oil field partially owned by the Norwegian government has been hit by further cost increases and a delay of up to six months.
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7 Oct 19
The German government has announced a €54bn package to meet its climate change targets in a way that is both “economically sustainable and socially equitable”.
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4 Oct 19
Indonesia should look to its cities to drive prosperity, the World Bank has argued, saying urbanisation will help it become a high-income country.
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4 Oct 19
World Bank data has shown foreign debt burden on developing countries rose to $7.8tn in 2018, causing concern over governments’ sustainability and their future ability to invest in development.
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3 Oct 19
Government’s refusal to end investment in fossil fuel projects abroad is “utter hypocrisy”, an NGO has said.
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3 Oct 19
No major donor country is “doing well overall” when it comes to aid, according to an organisation that has given 21 countries ‘scores’ for the size and effectiveness of their international...
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2 Oct 19
Boris Johnson’s ‘two borders’ plan for Northern Ireland after Brexit appeared to be rejected by Ireland and the EU before he even made his speech.
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1 Oct 19
The new Italian government is hoping to avoid a looming clash with the EU over budget targets.
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1 Oct 19
A clear economic growth strategy for South Africa will be finalised within the next few weeks, president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.
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1 Oct 19
Economic growth is the right priority for Greece but the government “faces an uphill battle”, the IMF has warned.
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30 Sep 19
Health and education spending “will be key” to unlocking the productive potential of Sri Lanka, according to the World Bank.
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30 Sep 19
India’s economy is growing more slowly than expected this year but is still one of the fastest in the world, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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30 Sep 19
Public trust in humanitarian aid is being “eroded” as its definition has been transformed over the years, an aid specialist has warned.
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27 Sep 19
Governments underspent by nearly 10% of their promised budgets on average over an eight-year period, according to a study.
14 Oct 19Growth in South Asia is projected to slow, the World Bank has warned, and a rebound is uncertain in the short term.
11 Oct 19Governments must ready themselves for a global economic downturn and help stimulate their economies if necessary, CIPFA has told PF International.
11 Oct 19The Irish government has allocated more than €1bn in its Budget for 2020 to be spent in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
11 Oct 19The Jubilee Debt Campaign has accused the IMF of acting against its own policies and incentivising reckless lending.
10 Oct 19Auditors have issued a qualified opinion on EU expenditure for the third year running after finding errors relating to over €4bn in payments.
10 Oct 19The Asian Development Bank has announced it will give Tajikistan $404m for projects including strengthening labour skills, developing the energy sector and improving infrastructure.
9 Oct 19India has received for the first time data about Swiss bank accounts held by its residents in a major breakthrough in the country’s war against black money.
9 Oct 19The new head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that a coordinated fiscal response may be needed in the face of a “synchronised slowdown” in the world economy.
8 Oct 19OECD international reforms to crack down on corporate tax havens will intensify global inequalities and fail to tackle tax avoidance, campaigners have said.
8 Oct 19The New Zealand government has been accused of failing to fix its rental market to focus on its now-abandoned mass housebuilding project.
8 Oct 19Cyprus must strengthen its financial sector to improve the country’s chances of greater economic growth, the IMF has said.
7 Oct 19A troubled oil field partially owned by the Norwegian government has been hit by further cost increases and a delay of up to six months.
7 Oct 19The German government has announced a €54bn package to meet its climate change targets in a way that is both “economically sustainable and socially equitable”.
4 Oct 19Indonesia should look to its cities to drive prosperity, the World Bank has argued, saying urbanisation will help it become a high-income country.
3 Oct 19No major donor country is “doing well overall” when it comes to aid, according to an organisation that has given 21 countries ‘scores’ for the size and effectiveness of their international...
2 Oct 19Boris Johnson’s ‘two borders’ plan for Northern Ireland after Brexit appeared to be rejected by Ireland and the EU before he even made his speech.
1 Oct 19The new Italian government is hoping to avoid a looming clash with the EU over budget targets.
1 Oct 19A clear economic growth strategy for South Africa will be finalised within the next few weeks, president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.
1 Oct 19Economic growth is the right priority for Greece but the government “faces an uphill battle”, the IMF has warned.
30 Sep 19Health and education spending “will be key” to unlocking the productive potential of Sri Lanka, according to the World Bank.
30 Sep 19Public trust in humanitarian aid is being “eroded” as its definition has been transformed over the years, an aid specialist has warned.
27 Sep 19Governments underspent by nearly 10% of their promised budgets on average over an eight-year period, according to a study.
