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13 Aug 19
Argentina’s currency plummeted yesterday after the current president lost an election primary against a centre-left opponent.
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13 Aug 19
Singapore has cut its growth forecast for 2019 following a downturn in its economy in the second quarter of this year.
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13 Aug 19
Public debt in Ireland rose to €206bn in 2018 - 104% of gross national income and among the largest of OECD member countries.
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12 Aug 19
Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has said a future government led by his party would cut taxes, regardless of whether the EU tried to stop it.
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12 Aug 19
Japan’s economy has been growing faster than expected despite slowing global demand because of trade tensions.
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9 Aug 19
A decline in Latvia’s population could pose a barrier to long-term growth for the country, according to the IMF.
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8 Aug 19
Two million young people in Poland will no longer pay income tax, as the government tries to keep them from leaving the country for work.
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6 Aug 19
South Korean president Moon Jae-in has said the country’s economy could overtake Japan’s, citing co-operation with North Korea as a potential driver.
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5 Aug 19
Africa’s poorest countries made little progress on improving the frameworks necessary to promote poverty reduction and sustainable growth in 2018, the World Bank has found.
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1 Aug 19
Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is likely to stall, according to the UN, especially in South America.
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31 Jul 19
Japan has forecast its GDP growth will fall to 0.9% this year – just over half its previous estimate – amid fears the US-China trade war will continue to damage the economy.
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30 Jul 19
Malaysia’s success in achieving economic growth must be backed up by work to ensure its sustainability, according to the OECD.
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30 Jul 19
Protests in Hong Kong are damaging its economy and could push up unemployment, according to the territory’s financial secretary.
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23 Jul 19
Former US Treasury official Christina Ho asks how far the world - and most particularly its greatest economy, the US - has advanced with gender equality.
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19 Jul 19
The race is on to find a successor to Christine Lagarde, who has resigned as managing director of the International Monetary Fund after being nominated to become the next president of the European...
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16 Jul 19
Ethiopia’s government plans a major spending boost in a bid to accelerate the expansion of one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies.
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16 Jul 19
An unexpected slowdown in Singapore has reinforced fears about the impact of trade tensions on the global economy.
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12 Jul 19
The Inter-American Development Bank is to lend Ecuador $300m to help improve fiscal management in the Andean country, it has announced.
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12 Jul 19
Ireland’s economy has continued to outperform the rest of the European Union, despite fears over Brexit, growing 8.2% last year and up 2.4% in the first quarter of this year, according to official...
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12 Jul 19
A new French tax on technology giants like Google and Facebook is fuelling the escalating trade war between Europe and America, with US president Donald Trump ordering an investigation into the move...
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12 Jul 19
Germany’s economic growth is being held back by a global slowdown and the country needs to rebalance its economy, according to the IMF.
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9 Jul 19
Critics of an anti-corruption campaign launched by Pakistan’s leader have said it is damaging the economy as officials fearful of being suspected put projects on hold.
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8 Jul 19
The composite leading indicators that aim to forecast trends six to nine months ahead point to “stabilising growth momentum” in OECD countries.
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2 Jul 19
Indonesia’s economy has been praised by the World Bank for shaking off unusually damaging natural disasters and global volatility.
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2 Jul 19
Trade tensions continue to hold back the global economy despite the resumption of talks between the United States and China.
13 Aug 19Argentina’s currency plummeted yesterday after the current president lost an election primary against a centre-left opponent.
13 Aug 19Singapore has cut its growth forecast for 2019 following a downturn in its economy in the second quarter of this year.
13 Aug 19Public debt in Ireland rose to €206bn in 2018 - 104% of gross national income and among the largest of OECD member countries.
12 Aug 19Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has said a future government led by his party would cut taxes, regardless of whether the EU tried to stop it.
12 Aug 19Japan’s economy has been growing faster than expected despite slowing global demand because of trade tensions.
9 Aug 19A decline in Latvia’s population could pose a barrier to long-term growth for the country, according to the IMF.
8 Aug 19Two million young people in Poland will no longer pay income tax, as the government tries to keep them from leaving the country for work.
6 Aug 19South Korean president Moon Jae-in has said the country’s economy could overtake Japan’s, citing co-operation with North Korea as a potential driver.
5 Aug 19Africa’s poorest countries made little progress on improving the frameworks necessary to promote poverty reduction and sustainable growth in 2018, the World Bank has found.
1 Aug 19Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is likely to stall, according to the UN, especially in South America.
31 Jul 19Japan has forecast its GDP growth will fall to 0.9% this year – just over half its previous estimate – amid fears the US-China trade war will continue to damage the economy.
30 Jul 19Malaysia’s success in achieving economic growth must be backed up by work to ensure its sustainability, according to the OECD.
30 Jul 19Protests in Hong Kong are damaging its economy and could push up unemployment, according to the territory’s financial secretary.
23 Jul 19Former US Treasury official Christina Ho asks how far the world - and most particularly its greatest economy, the US - has advanced with gender equality.
19 Jul 19The race is on to find a successor to Christine Lagarde, who has resigned as managing director of the International Monetary Fund after being nominated to become the next president of the European...
16 Jul 19Ethiopia’s government plans a major spending boost in a bid to accelerate the expansion of one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies.
12 Jul 19The Inter-American Development Bank is to lend Ecuador $300m to help improve fiscal management in the Andean country, it has announced.
12 Jul 19Ireland’s economy has continued to outperform the rest of the European Union, despite fears over Brexit, growing 8.2% last year and up 2.4% in the first quarter of this year, according to official...
12 Jul 19A new French tax on technology giants like Google and Facebook is fuelling the escalating trade war between Europe and America, with US president Donald Trump ordering an investigation into the move...
12 Jul 19Germany’s economic growth is being held back by a global slowdown and the country needs to rebalance its economy, according to the IMF.
9 Jul 19Critics of an anti-corruption campaign launched by Pakistan’s leader have said it is damaging the economy as officials fearful of being suspected put projects on hold.
8 Jul 19The composite leading indicators that aim to forecast trends six to nine months ahead point to “stabilising growth momentum” in OECD countries.
2 Jul 19Indonesia’s economy has been praised by the World Bank for shaking off unusually damaging natural disasters and global volatility.
2 Jul 19Trade tensions continue to hold back the global economy despite the resumption of talks between the United States and China.
