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28 Sep 23
Slow progress on reforms aimed at delivering financial stability in Sri Lanka has prompted the International Monetary to withhold the second tranche of a $3bn bailout.
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22 Sep 23
Poor countries cannot fund it and pay debts, report warns
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21 Sep 23
Major economies urged to help developing nations
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15 Sep 23
One in six children worldwide lives in extreme poverty and at the current rate the commitment to reduce that to zero by the end of this decade will be missed.
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12 Sep 23
Wealthy nations directed $1bn of aid over a decade to the “war on drugs” and therefore contributed to human rights abuses across the globe, campaigners have said.
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8 Sep 23
Plans to bring new countries into the BRICS economic bloc might not have many economic benefits in the near future, an analyst has warned.
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8 Sep 23
Providing emerging markets with $15bn of grants and concessional loans would help “unlock” offshore wind accelerating progress on net zero, the World Bank has said.
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5 Sep 23
High inflation and a lower-than-expected grant allocation have prompted the Croatian government to propose €4bn additional support from the European Union to fund its post-pandemic recovery programme...
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5 Sep 23
The South African government is set to close the department that oversees state companies and launch a new holding company to improve management.
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1 Sep 23
Afghanistan’s weak collection of non-tax income has seen revenues dip below forecasts this year, economists at the World Bank have said.
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25 Aug 23
Governments shielding households and businesses from the spike in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine meant environmentally harmful fossil fuels were subsidised at their highest ever...
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25 Aug 23
Argentina will receive another $7.5bn from its $44bn programme with the International Monetary Fund, now the fund’s executive board has completed its fifth and sixth reviews of the deal.
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22 Aug 23
Wartime corruption poses a threat to Ukraine’s survival and officials are working to target “truly top officials” engaging in graft, the chief of the country’s anti-corruption agency said.
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22 Aug 23
High debt costs “trap” many countries in the Global South in a cycle of fossil fuel production as they try to generate enough revenue to service their borrowing, representing a barrier to phasing out...
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18 Aug 23
Millions of euros the European Union had planned to spend on programmes involving Russia and Belarus will now be spent with Ukraine and Moldova, in light of the ongoing war.
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17 Aug 23
Huge spending on social services in response to the shock of Covid-19 ensured European Union economies were disrupted as little as possible, and adapting to the new reality has provided lessons on...
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15 Aug 23
Plans to reform public procurement will help to boost US supply chains and contribute to the nation’s net zero goal, the federal government has said.
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9 Aug 23
A law restricting the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in Uganda undermines inclusion and has led to the World Bank suspending new loans.
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8 Aug 23
The New Zealand government is set to intervene to share the costs of purchasing homes and fixing infrastructure damaged by a recent cyclone.
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8 Aug 23
The Ecuadorian government is set to receive a $500m development loan from the World Bank to support climate mitigation and green economic development.
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4 Aug 23
A sovereign wealth fund will ensure Lebanon’s hoped-for future oil and gas revenues get proper oversight and management, and therefore help boost economic growth and meet public spending demands, the...
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1 Aug 23
The controversial removal of an expensive fuel subsidy has saved the Nigerian government more than 1trn naira that will fund new social spending including expanding education, president Bola Tinubu...
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31 Jul 23
Argentina is set to receive a $7.5bn tranche of an International Monetary Fund bailout after pledging to raise taxes and rebuild foreign reserves.
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28 Jul 23
Ratings agency acts after defence spending increase
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27 Jul 23
Economic challenges for emerging countries to reach Net Zero could be solved by the West and China, says think tank
28 Sep 23Slow progress on reforms aimed at delivering financial stability in Sri Lanka has prompted the International Monetary to withhold the second tranche of a $3bn bailout.
22 Sep 23Poor countries cannot fund it and pay debts, report warns
21 Sep 23Major economies urged to help developing nations
15 Sep 23One in six children worldwide lives in extreme poverty and at the current rate the commitment to reduce that to zero by the end of this decade will be missed.
12 Sep 23Wealthy nations directed $1bn of aid over a decade to the “war on drugs” and therefore contributed to human rights abuses across the globe, campaigners have said.
8 Sep 23Providing emerging markets with $15bn of grants and concessional loans would help “unlock” offshore wind accelerating progress on net zero, the World Bank has said.
5 Sep 23High inflation and a lower-than-expected grant allocation have prompted the Croatian government to propose €4bn additional support from the European Union to fund its post-pandemic recovery programme...
5 Sep 23The South African government is set to close the department that oversees state companies and launch a new holding company to improve management.
1 Sep 23Afghanistan’s weak collection of non-tax income has seen revenues dip below forecasts this year, economists at the World Bank have said.
25 Aug 23Governments shielding households and businesses from the spike in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine meant environmentally harmful fossil fuels were subsidised at their highest ever...
25 Aug 23Argentina will receive another $7.5bn from its $44bn programme with the International Monetary Fund, now the fund’s executive board has completed its fifth and sixth reviews of the deal.
22 Aug 23Wartime corruption poses a threat to Ukraine’s survival and officials are working to target “truly top officials” engaging in graft, the chief of the country’s anti-corruption agency said.
22 Aug 23High debt costs “trap” many countries in the Global South in a cycle of fossil fuel production as they try to generate enough revenue to service their borrowing, representing a barrier to phasing out...
18 Aug 23Millions of euros the European Union had planned to spend on programmes involving Russia and Belarus will now be spent with Ukraine and Moldova, in light of the ongoing war.
17 Aug 23Huge spending on social services in response to the shock of Covid-19 ensured European Union economies were disrupted as little as possible, and adapting to the new reality has provided lessons on...
15 Aug 23Plans to reform public procurement will help to boost US supply chains and contribute to the nation’s net zero goal, the federal government has said.
9 Aug 23A law restricting the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in Uganda undermines inclusion and has led to the World Bank suspending new loans.
8 Aug 23The New Zealand government is set to intervene to share the costs of purchasing homes and fixing infrastructure damaged by a recent cyclone.
8 Aug 23The Ecuadorian government is set to receive a $500m development loan from the World Bank to support climate mitigation and green economic development.
4 Aug 23A sovereign wealth fund will ensure Lebanon’s hoped-for future oil and gas revenues get proper oversight and management, and therefore help boost economic growth and meet public spending demands, the...
1 Aug 23The controversial removal of an expensive fuel subsidy has saved the Nigerian government more than 1trn naira that will fund new social spending including expanding education, president Bola Tinubu...
31 Jul 23Argentina is set to receive a $7.5bn tranche of an International Monetary Fund bailout after pledging to raise taxes and rebuild foreign reserves.
28 Jul 23Ratings agency acts after defence spending increase
27 Jul 23Economic challenges for emerging countries to reach Net Zero could be solved by the West and China, says think tank
