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28 Jun 19
Democrats in the US congress have backed a bill to rush $4.5bn emergency humanitarian aid to the southern border amid headlines about the suffering of migrants.
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27 Jun 19
Governments of G20 countries gathering in Japan for a summit this week have more than doubled the subsidies they provide to coal power plants in just three years.
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27 Jun 19
The government of The Netherlands has issued one of the largest green bonds to date worth nearly €6bn ($6.8n) to protect against floods and rising sea-levels.
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25 Jun 19
Mongolia’s economy remains “extremely vulnerable” to external factors and it must strengthen its finances to achieve inclusive growth, it has been warned.
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25 Jun 19
Russia has agreed with a clutch of leading investors, port operators and mining corporations to jointly develop the ambitious $11bn Northern Sea Route.
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21 Jun 19
Concentrating UK aid on large middle-income countries risks reducing the focus on poverty and the government’s new “leaving no one behind” philosophy, a watchdog has said.
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21 Jun 19
Low- and middle-income countries could save a staggering $4.2trn by ensuring infrastructure is more resilient to natural disasters.
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18 Jun 19
The UK is to give Afghanistan £170m to help alleviate a “severe” humanitarian crisis caused by the worst drought in a decade that has left millions of people hungry.
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18 Jun 19
Ireland has become the latest European country to put forward ambitious proposals to tackle climate change.
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14 Jun 19
A fund has been created to ensure that at least 320 million more Africans – nearly 60% of them women – have access to digital financial services.
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13 Jun 19
Indonesia, one of the world’s most rapidly urbanising countries, has been given $50m to help it devise better ways to manage its cities.
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10 Jun 19
Mozambique’s development partners have pledged $1.2bn for reconstruction efforts following devastating cyclones in the country earlier this year.
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7 Jun 19
“Fundamental weaknesses” in a £735m UK aid fund to help the poorest countries have left it neglecting its international development goals, a watchdog has claimed.
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7 Jun 19
Delhi’s government is pushing to make travel on city buses and the metro free for women in a bid to improve local women’s safety.
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7 Jun 19
Annual inflation in OECD countries rose to an average of 2.5% in April, a 0.2% increase from March, the international development organisation has announced.
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5 Jun 19
Inadequate management is denying Europeans the full benefits of the EU’s cross-border healthcare directive, EU auditors have said.
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5 Jun 19
The World Bank has more than doubled its commitments to Jordan with a $1.45bn financing package to stimulate inclusive growth and employment.
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5 Jun 19
The Asian Development Bank has agreed a $311m fund to boost the creation of two new metro lines in Bangkok.
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4 Jun 19
At least 12 million high-school students in the Philippines could benefit from a $300m boost to secondary education.
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3 Jun 19
Subsidising fossil fuels does not improve people’s lives and will ultimately prove more costly to economies, says the WWF’s Vanessa Perez Cirera.
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31 May 19
The World Bank has convened an international partnership aimed at boosting energy storage – vital for renewable power - in developing countries.
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30 May 19
New Zealand hails a “landmark moment” as it unveils its budget focused on citizen wellbeing over economic growth.
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29 May 19
Now that we have professionalised the management of debt and the management of interest rates then why not do the same with assets? Financial adviser Dag Detter asks.
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28 May 19
Businesses perform by up to 20% better when they employ more women in top positions, United Nations labour experts have claimed.
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28 May 19
China’s sprawling Belt and Road Initiative could boost the global economy to the tune of $7.1trn a year by 2040, or 4.2% of expected global GDP.
28 Jun 19Democrats in the US congress have backed a bill to rush $4.5bn emergency humanitarian aid to the southern border amid headlines about the suffering of migrants.
27 Jun 19Governments of G20 countries gathering in Japan for a summit this week have more than doubled the subsidies they provide to coal power plants in just three years.
27 Jun 19The government of The Netherlands has issued one of the largest green bonds to date worth nearly €6bn ($6.8n) to protect against floods and rising sea-levels.
25 Jun 19Mongolia’s economy remains “extremely vulnerable” to external factors and it must strengthen its finances to achieve inclusive growth, it has been warned.
25 Jun 19Russia has agreed with a clutch of leading investors, port operators and mining corporations to jointly develop the ambitious $11bn Northern Sea Route.
21 Jun 19Concentrating UK aid on large middle-income countries risks reducing the focus on poverty and the government’s new “leaving no one behind” philosophy, a watchdog has said.
21 Jun 19Low- and middle-income countries could save a staggering $4.2trn by ensuring infrastructure is more resilient to natural disasters.
18 Jun 19The UK is to give Afghanistan £170m to help alleviate a “severe” humanitarian crisis caused by the worst drought in a decade that has left millions of people hungry.
18 Jun 19Ireland has become the latest European country to put forward ambitious proposals to tackle climate change.
14 Jun 19A fund has been created to ensure that at least 320 million more Africans – nearly 60% of them women – have access to digital financial services.
13 Jun 19Indonesia, one of the world’s most rapidly urbanising countries, has been given $50m to help it devise better ways to manage its cities.
10 Jun 19Mozambique’s development partners have pledged $1.2bn for reconstruction efforts following devastating cyclones in the country earlier this year.
7 Jun 19“Fundamental weaknesses” in a £735m UK aid fund to help the poorest countries have left it neglecting its international development goals, a watchdog has claimed.
7 Jun 19Delhi’s government is pushing to make travel on city buses and the metro free for women in a bid to improve local women’s safety.
7 Jun 19Annual inflation in OECD countries rose to an average of 2.5% in April, a 0.2% increase from March, the international development organisation has announced.
5 Jun 19Inadequate management is denying Europeans the full benefits of the EU’s cross-border healthcare directive, EU auditors have said.
5 Jun 19The World Bank has more than doubled its commitments to Jordan with a $1.45bn financing package to stimulate inclusive growth and employment.
5 Jun 19The Asian Development Bank has agreed a $311m fund to boost the creation of two new metro lines in Bangkok.
4 Jun 19At least 12 million high-school students in the Philippines could benefit from a $300m boost to secondary education.
3 Jun 19Subsidising fossil fuels does not improve people’s lives and will ultimately prove more costly to economies, says the WWF’s Vanessa Perez Cirera.
31 May 19The World Bank has convened an international partnership aimed at boosting energy storage – vital for renewable power - in developing countries.
30 May 19New Zealand hails a “landmark moment” as it unveils its budget focused on citizen wellbeing over economic growth.
29 May 19Now that we have professionalised the management of debt and the management of interest rates then why not do the same with assets? Financial adviser Dag Detter asks.
28 May 19Businesses perform by up to 20% better when they employ more women in top positions, United Nations labour experts have claimed.
28 May 19China’s sprawling Belt and Road Initiative could boost the global economy to the tune of $7.1trn a year by 2040, or 4.2% of expected global GDP.
