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31 Jan 19
Mongolia’s parliamentary speaker has been forced to quit amid corruption allegations after weeks of public protests.
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31 Jan 19
Multilateral banks need a “dramatic” overhaul of strategies to achieve global goals by 2030, warns the head of the Islamic Development Bank.
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30 Jan 19
Saudi Arabia has suspended 126 local government workers from various municipalities on corruption charges, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has said.
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30 Jan 19
Iran is facing its biggest economic pressures for 40 years in the face of US sanctions, the country’s president has said.
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29 Jan 19
Russia’s finance ministry has called upon Venezuela to make its next scheduled debt repayment to the country on time.
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29 Jan 19
The federal shutdown cost the US economy $3bn and could shave 0.2% from the country’s growth in 2019.
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29 Jan 19
Qatar is to give Gaza $20m in humanitarian aid through the United Nations in an effort to boost the economy and create jobs.
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29 Jan 19
Denmark is building a $12m fence along its border with Germany to control migration – of wild boar.
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29 Jan 19
A continued failure to tackle corruption in the public sector is leading to a “crisis of democracy” around the world, Transparency International has warned.
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29 Jan 19
Retired judges have branded a planned Australian anti-corruption watchdog as a “sham” to shield politicians from scrutiny.
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29 Jan 19
The World Bank will lend Sri Lanka $200m to boost healthcare and tackle growing causes of death linked to modern lifestyles such as cancer and heart disease.
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29 Jan 19
A lack of political will on climate change poses a “systemic threat” to the global economy, the head of the United Nations has warned.
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28 Jan 19
The US will still build a wall along the Mexican border, despite ending the shutdown – the longest in history – without the funds, president Donald Trump has said.
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25 Jan 19
Low- and middle-income countries need to improve public financial management to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and get the most value for money, IMF chief Christine Lagarde has said.
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25 Jan 19
Countries have been called on to donate billions of dollars of funding to an international not-for-profit to help it fight infectious diseases across the globe.
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24 Jan 19
The world’s richest countries spent just over 20% of their GDP on average on social welfare last year, the OECD has revealed.
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23 Jan 19
The UK is giving £2.5m to support the United Nation’s peace process in the war-torn country of Yemen.
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23 Jan 19
Japan will use its G20 chairmanship to rebuild trust in the global trade system, its prime minister Shinzo Abe has said.
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22 Jan 19
The World Bank will ramp up its climate financing to $50bn over the next five years, which will be more than double the grants and loans it has given annually since 2015.
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22 Jan 19
Taxes paid by companies remain a key source of revenue for governments around the world, despite falling rates over the past two decades, the OECD has found.
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22 Jan 19
The European Union has announced its highest-ever initial humanitarian budget to tackle conflicts and climate change worldwide.
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22 Jan 19
A 1% tax increase on the world’s richest people could help governments fund public services, which would reduce poverty and inequality, Oxfam has said.
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22 Jan 19
Green financing made up 36% of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s total investments last year – just short of its target of 40% by 2020.
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21 Jan 19
World leaders should immediately work to end the tensions in their countries that are impacting on the global economy, the IMF’s chief economist has urged.
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21 Jan 19
South Africa has confirmed it rejected a request to give Zimbabwe a $1.2bn emergency loan in December.
31 Jan 19Mongolia’s parliamentary speaker has been forced to quit amid corruption allegations after weeks of public protests.
31 Jan 19Multilateral banks need a “dramatic” overhaul of strategies to achieve global goals by 2030, warns the head of the Islamic Development Bank.
30 Jan 19Saudi Arabia has suspended 126 local government workers from various municipalities on corruption charges, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has said.
30 Jan 19Iran is facing its biggest economic pressures for 40 years in the face of US sanctions, the country’s president has said.
29 Jan 19Russia’s finance ministry has called upon Venezuela to make its next scheduled debt repayment to the country on time.
29 Jan 19The federal shutdown cost the US economy $3bn and could shave 0.2% from the country’s growth in 2019.
29 Jan 19Qatar is to give Gaza $20m in humanitarian aid through the United Nations in an effort to boost the economy and create jobs.
29 Jan 19Denmark is building a $12m fence along its border with Germany to control migration – of wild boar.
29 Jan 19A continued failure to tackle corruption in the public sector is leading to a “crisis of democracy” around the world, Transparency International has warned.
29 Jan 19Retired judges have branded a planned Australian anti-corruption watchdog as a “sham” to shield politicians from scrutiny.
29 Jan 19The World Bank will lend Sri Lanka $200m to boost healthcare and tackle growing causes of death linked to modern lifestyles such as cancer and heart disease.
29 Jan 19A lack of political will on climate change poses a “systemic threat” to the global economy, the head of the United Nations has warned.
28 Jan 19The US will still build a wall along the Mexican border, despite ending the shutdown – the longest in history – without the funds, president Donald Trump has said.
25 Jan 19Low- and middle-income countries need to improve public financial management to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and get the most value for money, IMF chief Christine Lagarde has said.
25 Jan 19Countries have been called on to donate billions of dollars of funding to an international not-for-profit to help it fight infectious diseases across the globe.
24 Jan 19The world’s richest countries spent just over 20% of their GDP on average on social welfare last year, the OECD has revealed.
23 Jan 19The UK is giving £2.5m to support the United Nation’s peace process in the war-torn country of Yemen.
23 Jan 19Japan will use its G20 chairmanship to rebuild trust in the global trade system, its prime minister Shinzo Abe has said.
22 Jan 19The World Bank will ramp up its climate financing to $50bn over the next five years, which will be more than double the grants and loans it has given annually since 2015.
22 Jan 19Taxes paid by companies remain a key source of revenue for governments around the world, despite falling rates over the past two decades, the OECD has found.
22 Jan 19The European Union has announced its highest-ever initial humanitarian budget to tackle conflicts and climate change worldwide.
22 Jan 19A 1% tax increase on the world’s richest people could help governments fund public services, which would reduce poverty and inequality, Oxfam has said.
22 Jan 19Green financing made up 36% of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s total investments last year – just short of its target of 40% by 2020.
21 Jan 19World leaders should immediately work to end the tensions in their countries that are impacting on the global economy, the IMF’s chief economist has urged.
21 Jan 19South Africa has confirmed it rejected a request to give Zimbabwe a $1.2bn emergency loan in December.
