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21 Jan 19
China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly 30 years last year amid the ongoing trade tension with the US.
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18 Jan 19
The cost of the US shutdown could exceed the amount of border wall funding Donald Trump is demanding if the impasse drags on into February, a global rating agency has warned.
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18 Jan 19
The French government has pledged to send €50m to its country’s ports and airports if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal in March.
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17 Jan 19
A number of people have been killed and hundreds have been arrested during protests in Zimbabwe after the government announced fuel price hikes.
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17 Jan 19
China’s anti-corruption watchdog will crack down on fraud in education, health and areas of concern to the public, it has announced.
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17 Jan 19
Investing in people and public services will help Thailand become a high-income country, the World Bank has suggested.
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16 Jan 19
India is providing public financial management training to civil servants from the Ministry of Finance in Nepal.
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16 Jan 19
The European Central Bank should allow auditors full access to documents related to banking supervision, the EU’s spending watchdog has said.
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16 Jan 19
Lebanon is exploring new ways to manage its public debt as part of wider public finance reform plans, it has been reported.
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15 Jan 19
Countries need to allocate more money into budgets that support the integration of refugees into the workforce and society, the OECD has urged.
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15 Jan 19
The new president of Brazil has said he wants “bilateral trade with the entire world”, ahead of the annual economic forum in the Swiss alps.
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14 Jan 19
European Union bosses have warned Romania there will be “no compromise” in the fight against corruption, as it took over the bloc’s presidency.
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14 Jan 19
A proposal by the government of Zimbabwe to raise civil servants’ pay by 10% has been rejected by public service unions.
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14 Jan 19
The ex-minister Emmanuel Macron had picked to lead the national debate in France on tax, living costs and democracy has stepped down after controversy over her pay.
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14 Jan 19
Unemployment in the eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate in more than a decade, figures from the statistical office of the European Union found.
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11 Jan 19
The World Bank and Bangladesh have signed a $250m agreement to create more jobs to boost economic growth in the south Asian country.
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11 Jan 19
Guatemala’s constitutional court has blocked the government’s decision to kick out a UN-backed anti-corruption body, which has been investigating the country’s president.
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11 Jan 19
China has said talks with the US this week “laid the foundations” to resolve the ongoing trade war.
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10 Jan 19
Doctors in Zimbabwe have ended a 40-day strike over better working conditions and pay without a set deal as negotiations continue, their union has said.
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10 Jan 19
More drive and leadership is needed in the EU to effectively tackle fraud, auditors have urged.
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9 Jan 19
US president Donald Trump has urged Congress to sign off the $5.7bn he wants for his proposed wall along the Mexican border to end the government shutdown.
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9 Jan 19
The World Bank has called on developing countries to prioritise “effective public spending” as growth stalls amid rising borrowing costs and global trade tensions.
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8 Jan 19
France is considering plans to punish people who hold unsanctioned protests, as the violent “yellow vest” demonstrations continue, the country’s prime minister has said.
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8 Jan 19
Indonesia will more than double its disaster response budget to 15 trillion rupiah ($1.06bn) this year after a series of major natural disasters in 2018, officials have said.
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8 Jan 19
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim has resigned from his post three years before he was due to leave.
21 Jan 19China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly 30 years last year amid the ongoing trade tension with the US.
18 Jan 19The cost of the US shutdown could exceed the amount of border wall funding Donald Trump is demanding if the impasse drags on into February, a global rating agency has warned.
18 Jan 19The French government has pledged to send €50m to its country’s ports and airports if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal in March.
17 Jan 19A number of people have been killed and hundreds have been arrested during protests in Zimbabwe after the government announced fuel price hikes.
17 Jan 19China’s anti-corruption watchdog will crack down on fraud in education, health and areas of concern to the public, it has announced.
17 Jan 19Investing in people and public services will help Thailand become a high-income country, the World Bank has suggested.
16 Jan 19India is providing public financial management training to civil servants from the Ministry of Finance in Nepal.
16 Jan 19The European Central Bank should allow auditors full access to documents related to banking supervision, the EU’s spending watchdog has said.
16 Jan 19Lebanon is exploring new ways to manage its public debt as part of wider public finance reform plans, it has been reported.
15 Jan 19Countries need to allocate more money into budgets that support the integration of refugees into the workforce and society, the OECD has urged.
15 Jan 19The new president of Brazil has said he wants “bilateral trade with the entire world”, ahead of the annual economic forum in the Swiss alps.
14 Jan 19European Union bosses have warned Romania there will be “no compromise” in the fight against corruption, as it took over the bloc’s presidency.
14 Jan 19A proposal by the government of Zimbabwe to raise civil servants’ pay by 10% has been rejected by public service unions.
14 Jan 19The ex-minister Emmanuel Macron had picked to lead the national debate in France on tax, living costs and democracy has stepped down after controversy over her pay.
14 Jan 19Unemployment in the eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate in more than a decade, figures from the statistical office of the European Union found.
11 Jan 19The World Bank and Bangladesh have signed a $250m agreement to create more jobs to boost economic growth in the south Asian country.
11 Jan 19Guatemala’s constitutional court has blocked the government’s decision to kick out a UN-backed anti-corruption body, which has been investigating the country’s president.
11 Jan 19China has said talks with the US this week “laid the foundations” to resolve the ongoing trade war.
10 Jan 19Doctors in Zimbabwe have ended a 40-day strike over better working conditions and pay without a set deal as negotiations continue, their union has said.
10 Jan 19More drive and leadership is needed in the EU to effectively tackle fraud, auditors have urged.
9 Jan 19US president Donald Trump has urged Congress to sign off the $5.7bn he wants for his proposed wall along the Mexican border to end the government shutdown.
9 Jan 19The World Bank has called on developing countries to prioritise “effective public spending” as growth stalls amid rising borrowing costs and global trade tensions.
8 Jan 19France is considering plans to punish people who hold unsanctioned protests, as the violent “yellow vest” demonstrations continue, the country’s prime minister has said.
8 Jan 19Indonesia will more than double its disaster response budget to 15 trillion rupiah ($1.06bn) this year after a series of major natural disasters in 2018, officials have said.
8 Jan 19World Bank president Jim Yong Kim has resigned from his post three years before he was due to leave.
