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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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18 May 18
The European Union will increase spending for education in emergencies to 10% of its overall humanitarian aid budget from 2019.
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18 May 18
The New Zealand coalition has delivered a big boost for public services in its first budget, including NZ$3.2bn extra for health services and a new state housing programme.
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17 May 18
The UK has given Malawi £11.9m worth of educational buildings to improve primary and secondary schools.
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15 May 18
The German government should work to reduce its high trade surplus by increasing public investment, the International Monetary Fund has advised.
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8 May 18
Portugal should invest more in adult learning to boost growth and social well-being, the OECD has said.
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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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4 May 18
Government and organisations around the world should do more to ensure accountants are trained to common international standards, an International Federation of Accountants report has said.
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24 Apr 18
Improving the Greek education system could contribute to inclusive and sustainable growth, the OECD has said.
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24 Apr 18
The UK has urged global leaders to support a pledge to give the world’s most marginalised girls 12 years of ‘good quality’ education.
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16 Apr 18
The World Bank is to invest $500m in education reforms in Egypt, expanding access to early years education and making greater use of technical innovations.
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4 Apr 18
The Asian Development Bank and the government of Mongolia have signed agreements worth $207m to help improve air quality, education and inclusiveness.
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5 Feb 18
Donor countries pledged $2.3bn in financing for global education by 2020 against a target of $3.1bn at the Global Partnership for Education Financing Conference last week.
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2 Feb 18
The UK’s £225m pledge to the “global learning crisis” is disappointing and falls short of what was expected, MPs on the international development committee have said.
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1 Feb 18
Developing countries are missing out on at least $308m every day because they do not educate girls to the same level as boys, an advocacy group has said.
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30 Jan 18
CIPFA and the Open University have teamed up to offer a free online introductory course on managing public money. Michaela Lavender completed the course last year and shares her thoughts about the...
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19 Jan 18
Russia is looking at increasing spending on education, healthcare and infrastructure, officials said on Tuesday.
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17 Jan 18
The South African government will offer free university education to students from poorer backgrounds, the finance minister has said.
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8 Jan 18
Guernsey politicians are due to vote this month to try to resolve a row over how to reorganise the island’s secondary and post-16 education system.
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21 Nov 17
Donor countries should spend significantly more on global education to close the $1.8trn funding gap and help countries progress out of poverty, British MPs have said.
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24 Oct 17
Japan will make education and childcare a priority over fiscal reforms, the prime minister said after winning a new mandate this weekend.
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11 Oct 17
Developing countries need more money to educate girls in order to grow local and global economies, an advocacy organisation has said.
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21 Jul 17
Argentina to enhance its early years education provision by using a $200m loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
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18 Jul 17
Angola should reform its education system to give students better value and match what is taught to the needs of the labour market, an African Development Bank report has said.
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29 Jun 17
One of the world’s only operational development impact bonds has delivered strong results in its second year, in some cases exceeding its targets, according to its architects.
25 May 18The 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.
18 May 18The European Union will increase spending for education in emergencies to 10% of its overall humanitarian aid budget from 2019.
18 May 18The New Zealand coalition has delivered a big boost for public services in its first budget, including NZ$3.2bn extra for health services and a new state housing programme.
17 May 18The UK has given Malawi £11.9m worth of educational buildings to improve primary and secondary schools.
15 May 18The German government should work to reduce its high trade surplus by increasing public investment, the International Monetary Fund has advised.
8 May 18Portugal should invest more in adult learning to boost growth and social well-being, the OECD has said.
4 May 18Universities can provide a significant contribution to the public good and boost a country’s economy, argues the Asian Development Bank’s Erik Bloom.
4 May 18Government and organisations around the world should do more to ensure accountants are trained to common international standards, an International Federation of Accountants report has said.
24 Apr 18Improving the Greek education system could contribute to inclusive and sustainable growth, the OECD has said.
24 Apr 18The UK has urged global leaders to support a pledge to give the world’s most marginalised girls 12 years of ‘good quality’ education.
16 Apr 18The World Bank is to invest $500m in education reforms in Egypt, expanding access to early years education and making greater use of technical innovations.
4 Apr 18The Asian Development Bank and the government of Mongolia have signed agreements worth $207m to help improve air quality, education and inclusiveness.
5 Feb 18Donor countries pledged $2.3bn in financing for global education by 2020 against a target of $3.1bn at the Global Partnership for Education Financing Conference last week.
30 Jan 18CIPFA and the Open University have teamed up to offer a free online introductory course on managing public money. Michaela Lavender completed the course last year and shares her thoughts about the...
19 Jan 18Russia is looking at increasing spending on education, healthcare and infrastructure, officials said on Tuesday.
17 Jan 18The South African government will offer free university education to students from poorer backgrounds, the finance minister has said.
8 Jan 18Guernsey politicians are due to vote this month to try to resolve a row over how to reorganise the island’s secondary and post-16 education system.
24 Oct 17Japan will make education and childcare a priority over fiscal reforms, the prime minister said after winning a new mandate this weekend.
21 Jul 17Argentina to enhance its early years education provision by using a $200m loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
18 Jul 17Angola should reform its education system to give students better value and match what is taught to the needs of the labour market, an African Development Bank report has said.
