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13 Jul 18
While there is a desire to continue providing international aid, it is important the EU and UK do not reduce their Official Development Assistance because of Brexit, say campaigners Nasim Salad and...
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9 Jul 18
Updating the way Official Development Assistance is recorded could change – and even save – lives in some of the poorest places in the world, says Eurodad's Polly Meeks.
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29 Jun 18
The frontrunner in Sunday’s election promises to resurrect a strong state but his enemies say he is a false prophet, writes Gavin O’Toole.
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14 Jun 18
The Argentinian president’s humiliating plea for a $50bn credit line from the IMF could be unpalatable to those with bitter memories of previous Fund ‘meddling’, writes Gavin O’Toole.
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12 Jun 18
Green finance could be used to help meet America’s substantial infrastructure funding requirements, writes Michael Ferguson of S&P Global Ratings.
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7 Jun 18
Irresponsible banks should be made to pay for reckless lending, with the costs of crises shared between borrower and lender, says Tim Jones of the Jubilee Debt Campaign.
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5 Jun 18
Global markets need standardised, accessible information about the climate risks faced by investments and businesses, writes the EBRD’s Craig Davies.
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25 May 18
The EU’s plan to expand its External Investment Plan to finance development projects is not backed up by evidence, writes María José Romero and Isabelle Brachet.
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22 May 18
Donald Trump has accused the UK of “freeloading” because the NHS is able to secure better prices for US drugs than the fragmented insurance-based system in the States. Consultant Neil Clothier...
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14 May 18
Nicaragua’s violent unrest highlights the danger faced by unpopular leaders who tinker with retirement systems, says Gavin O’Toole.
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11 May 18
Technology is reshaping how governments raise and spend money, says a group from the IMF’s fiscal affairs department.
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8 May 18
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development lags behind its counterparts and the private sector in moving away from funding fossil fuels, says think-tank E3G’s Helena Wright.
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4 May 18
Universities can provide a significant contribution to the public good and boost a country’s economy, argues the Asian Development Bank’s Erik Bloom.
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24 Apr 18
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates to a 10-year high has significant impacts on African countries seeking to finance development, says Fiona Robertson of the ONE Campaign.
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24 Apr 18
CIPFA member and consultant David Goldsworthy reflects on a recent meeting of international accountancy professionals, convened to find ways to boost the profession in fragile and conflict-affected...
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19 Apr 18
The digital revolution and rapidly changing nature of work are fuelling instability and status anxiety. Policymakers need restore trust in welfare states, says the OECD’s Stefano Scarpetta.
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10 Apr 18
The island’s new leader should ignore the doom merchants and make a virtue of its mixed economy, writes Gavin O’Toole.
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3 Apr 18
Technology is the key that will drive forward green projects in the Asian countries connected by the Mekong River, argues Asian Development Bank’s Pavit Ramachandran.
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20 Mar 18
The Indian government sees artificial intelligence as a way to boost the economy - a ‘game changer’. But the change might not be for the good, warns Chatham House’s Urvashi Aneja.
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13 Mar 18
Venezuela’s cryptocurrency is pretty much made out of thin air and is a desperate measure made by a country suffering one of the worst economic crisis of modern times, says finance academic Daniele...
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6 Mar 18
The IMF explains the enormous benefits to countries that could be brought about by greater world-wide inclusion of women in workforces and economies.
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27 Feb 18
The eurozone needs to be more politically unified otherwise it will leave countries - especially those that already have high levels of public debt - vulnerable to economic shocks, say directors in...
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22 Feb 18
It’s a paradox, but aid can undermine state building efforts in recipient countries. Maia King considers how this conundrum can be solved.
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15 Feb 18
The US shows it is not as keen on free-market competition as it might like to appear in its attitude to China's investment in Latin America, writes Gavin O'Toole.
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14 Feb 18
This week’s New York summit offers an opportunity to start the process of fixing the broken tax system, argues David McNair of the ONE Campaign.