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12 Dec 19
Poverty reduction is slowing in Tanzania despite sustained economic growth, the World Bank has warned.
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11 Dec 19
Campaigners have hit out at suggestions the Department for International Development could be rolled in the Foreign Office, warning it would “diminish” the UK’s global influence.
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10 Dec 19
Inequalities surrounding education, climate change and technology could trigger a “new great divergence” in society of a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution, the United Nations Development...
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10 Dec 19
‘Over-the-counter’ derivatives offer indefinite flexibility that can help governments finance long-term infrastructure projects, the Asian Development Bank’s Jonathan Grosvenor writes.
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10 Dec 19
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said questions must be asked after a devastating volcanic eruption on White Island left at least six people dead.
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9 Dec 19
The president of the Asian Development Bank has committed to working more closely with the private sector to strengthen good governance and anti-corruption measures.
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5 Dec 19
Infrastructure investment in New Zealand is being brought forward to “take advantage” of good public finances and make up for the previous government’s “neglect”, the finance minister has said.
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4 Dec 19
Fewer than one in five countries are spending enough money to implement their climate change healthcare strategies, according to the UN.
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3 Dec 19
Spending €1 on health initiatives for children aged between three and 11 leads to a return of €1.30 in the future, auditors in Lithuania have found.
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3 Dec 19
Increased education spending in rich countries has not led to better performance and many students are unable to complete basic reading tasks, an OECD survey has found.
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3 Dec 19
Venezuela’s migration can potentially raise GDP growth in receiving countries, writes the IMF’s Emilio Fernandez Corugedo and Jaime Guajardo.
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2 Dec 19
India is to unveil a series of new infrastructure projects this month that will form part of 100trn rupees of planned investment for the next five years.
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29 Nov 19
The UK should commit to spending £20bn to the UN climate fund until 2030 to pay its “fair share” based on the country’s historical contribution to carbon emissions, a think-tank has urged.
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28 Nov 19
Albania faces a struggle to improve its living standards because of poor infrastructure and weak institutions, according to the IMF.
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26 Nov 19
Young people in Africa hold the key to the continent’s economic transformation, the chief economist of the African Development Bank has said.
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22 Nov 19
A “total shift” in the way EU countries think about aid is required in order to tackle global poverty and inequality, a group of NGOs has warned in a report.
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21 Nov 19
Chair of CIPFA Development Alan Edwards writes about the importance of professional accountancy organisations.
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20 Nov 19
African countries must invest in sport to create jobs and boost livelihoods, the president of a Canadian professional basketball team has told an investment forum.
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19 Nov 19
Representatives from UK political parties have disagreed over whether to maintain aid spending at the current level of 0.7% of gross national income.
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14 Nov 19
Adult obesity has tripled in Latin America and the Caribbean since 1975, although hunger is growing, a UN report has found.
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13 Nov 19
A grand coalition of governments, companies and investors is needed to address the “deep disparities” between words and action on climate change and to stem the continuing upward march of global...
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12 Nov 19
If industrial revolution leads to greater efforts to reskill and reshape the workforce to better adapt to change then that is what is needed to happen, writes the Asian Development Bank’s Jayant...
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12 Nov 19
Ukraine’s president has approved a wide-ranging package of reforms and deregulations he hopes will create significant economic growth in the Eastern European country.
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5 Nov 19
A ‘local farms-to-school-meals’ supply chain in Tunisia will support the region’s economy and make sure children receive enough nutrition to meet their potential, the World Food Programme hopes.
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5 Nov 19
Karen Day looks at whether public services risk being engulfed by the digital revolution or can harness its power.
12 Dec 19Poverty reduction is slowing in Tanzania despite sustained economic growth, the World Bank has warned.
11 Dec 19Campaigners have hit out at suggestions the Department for International Development could be rolled in the Foreign Office, warning it would “diminish” the UK’s global influence.
10 Dec 19Inequalities surrounding education, climate change and technology could trigger a “new great divergence” in society of a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution, the United Nations Development...
10 Dec 19‘Over-the-counter’ derivatives offer indefinite flexibility that can help governments finance long-term infrastructure projects, the Asian Development Bank’s Jonathan Grosvenor writes.
10 Dec 19New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said questions must be asked after a devastating volcanic eruption on White Island left at least six people dead.
9 Dec 19The president of the Asian Development Bank has committed to working more closely with the private sector to strengthen good governance and anti-corruption measures.
5 Dec 19Infrastructure investment in New Zealand is being brought forward to “take advantage” of good public finances and make up for the previous government’s “neglect”, the finance minister has said.
4 Dec 19Fewer than one in five countries are spending enough money to implement their climate change healthcare strategies, according to the UN.
3 Dec 19Spending €1 on health initiatives for children aged between three and 11 leads to a return of €1.30 in the future, auditors in Lithuania have found.
3 Dec 19Increased education spending in rich countries has not led to better performance and many students are unable to complete basic reading tasks, an OECD survey has found.
3 Dec 19Venezuela’s migration can potentially raise GDP growth in receiving countries, writes the IMF’s Emilio Fernandez Corugedo and Jaime Guajardo.
2 Dec 19India is to unveil a series of new infrastructure projects this month that will form part of 100trn rupees of planned investment for the next five years.
29 Nov 19The UK should commit to spending £20bn to the UN climate fund until 2030 to pay its “fair share” based on the country’s historical contribution to carbon emissions, a think-tank has urged.
28 Nov 19Albania faces a struggle to improve its living standards because of poor infrastructure and weak institutions, according to the IMF.
26 Nov 19Young people in Africa hold the key to the continent’s economic transformation, the chief economist of the African Development Bank has said.
22 Nov 19A “total shift” in the way EU countries think about aid is required in order to tackle global poverty and inequality, a group of NGOs has warned in a report.
21 Nov 19Chair of CIPFA Development Alan Edwards writes about the importance of professional accountancy organisations.
20 Nov 19African countries must invest in sport to create jobs and boost livelihoods, the president of a Canadian professional basketball team has told an investment forum.
19 Nov 19Representatives from UK political parties have disagreed over whether to maintain aid spending at the current level of 0.7% of gross national income.
14 Nov 19Adult obesity has tripled in Latin America and the Caribbean since 1975, although hunger is growing, a UN report has found.
13 Nov 19A grand coalition of governments, companies and investors is needed to address the “deep disparities” between words and action on climate change and to stem the continuing upward march of global...
12 Nov 19If industrial revolution leads to greater efforts to reskill and reshape the workforce to better adapt to change then that is what is needed to happen, writes the Asian Development Bank’s Jayant...
12 Nov 19Ukraine’s president has approved a wide-ranging package of reforms and deregulations he hopes will create significant economic growth in the Eastern European country.
5 Nov 19A ‘local farms-to-school-meals’ supply chain in Tunisia will support the region’s economy and make sure children receive enough nutrition to meet their potential, the World Food Programme hopes.
5 Nov 19Karen Day looks at whether public services risk being engulfed by the digital revolution or can harness its power.
