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9 Jan 18
The Indian government has proposed a 70% duty on solar equipment from China and Malaysia to protect its domestic industry from “serious injury”.
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2 Jan 18
The Iranian police have arrested more than 450 protesters in Tehran amid anti-government demonstrations triggered by a weakened economy and corruption concerns.
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19 Dec 17
The International Monetary Fund has given Mauritania a three-year loan worth $163.9m to strengthen economic stability and speed up growth in the country.
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19 Dec 17
The Dutch government has said it will cooperate with the European Commission investigation into Ikea’s tax arrangements in the Netherlands, as part of an EU crack-down on aggressive corporate tax...
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19 Dec 17
Japan has pledged $2.9bn for people in developing countries to have access to essential health care, the prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced.
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12 Dec 17
The UK will pledge a £140m fund to tackle the effects of climate change on poorer countries, at the One Planet Summit in Paris today.
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12 Dec 17
The European Union and Japan have formed an economic partnership, which is the world's biggest bilateral trade agreement.
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11 Dec 17
Governments around the world should change their policies to expand housing investment and ensure wealth equality, a think-tank has said.
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4 Dec 17
The expansion of the middle-class changes the game for policymakers in emerging economies: ignore them at your peril, says Angel Melguizo of the OECD Development Centre.
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21 Nov 17
El Salvador has been hailed as a “stand-out tax reformer” as it climbed up 22 places on an annual World Bank index ranking countries according to where it is ‘easiest to do business...
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14 Nov 17
International local governments cope with economic shock in different ways, explains Ileana Steccolini, but to improve financial resilience they must learn lessons from one another.
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13 Nov 17
The UK is set to agree a $2bn loan guarantee for the world’s leading oil producer in the battle to secure one of the largest-ever initial public offerings.
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9 Nov 17
US president Donald Trump’s administration is harming the global economy, according to a survey of international economic experts.
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2 Nov 17
The economy of the eurozone grew by 2.5% over the year to September, the highest rate of growth since 2001, figures from the statistical office of the European Union found.
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31 Oct 17
Oil-dependent countries should diversify their economies and capitalise on global growth to ensure stronger public finances, the International Monetary Fund has said today.
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31 Oct 17
South Korea’s economy grew at the fastest pace in seven years last quarter – with the acceleration expected to continue into next year.
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31 Oct 17
As Latin America and the Caribbean emerges from an protracted economic slowdown it is confronted with a conundrum: where will sustainable growth come from?
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19 Oct 17
South Korea and China have extended a currency swap deal for another three years.
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13 Oct 17
Rich countries could raise their top rate of tax without damaging growth, the head of the IMF has said.
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11 Oct 17
Global growth is projected to rise, but its recovery is “incomplete” and may not last, the IMF has warned.
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9 Oct 17
The European Investment Bank’s plan for the region will add 690,000 new jobs by 2020 and help boost the European economy, the bank has said.
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29 Sep 17
The Egyptian government’s attempt to restore economic stability and higher long-term growth is off to a “good start”, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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28 Sep 17
German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble will be the new president of the Bundestag (Germany’s parliament), according to German media.
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28 Sep 17
Mongolia’s recovering economy grew by 5.3% in the first half of this year, compared to a 1.2% growth rate recorded in 2016, the Asian Development Bank said this week.
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22 Sep 17
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded China’s credit rating due rising debt, which has exposed the country to increased economic and financial risk.
9 Jan 18The Indian government has proposed a 70% duty on solar equipment from China and Malaysia to protect its domestic industry from “serious injury”.
2 Jan 18The Iranian police have arrested more than 450 protesters in Tehran amid anti-government demonstrations triggered by a weakened economy and corruption concerns.
19 Dec 17The International Monetary Fund has given Mauritania a three-year loan worth $163.9m to strengthen economic stability and speed up growth in the country.
19 Dec 17The Dutch government has said it will cooperate with the European Commission investigation into Ikea’s tax arrangements in the Netherlands, as part of an EU crack-down on aggressive corporate tax...
19 Dec 17Japan has pledged $2.9bn for people in developing countries to have access to essential health care, the prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced.
12 Dec 17The UK will pledge a £140m fund to tackle the effects of climate change on poorer countries, at the One Planet Summit in Paris today.
12 Dec 17The European Union and Japan have formed an economic partnership, which is the world's biggest bilateral trade agreement.
11 Dec 17Governments around the world should change their policies to expand housing investment and ensure wealth equality, a think-tank has said.
4 Dec 17The expansion of the middle-class changes the game for policymakers in emerging economies: ignore them at your peril, says Angel Melguizo of the OECD Development Centre.
21 Nov 17El Salvador has been hailed as a “stand-out tax reformer” as it climbed up 22 places on an annual World Bank index ranking countries according to where it is ‘easiest to do business...
14 Nov 17International local governments cope with economic shock in different ways, explains Ileana Steccolini, but to improve financial resilience they must learn lessons from one another.
13 Nov 17The UK is set to agree a $2bn loan guarantee for the world’s leading oil producer in the battle to secure one of the largest-ever initial public offerings.
9 Nov 17US president Donald Trump’s administration is harming the global economy, according to a survey of international economic experts.
2 Nov 17The economy of the eurozone grew by 2.5% over the year to September, the highest rate of growth since 2001, figures from the statistical office of the European Union found.
31 Oct 17Oil-dependent countries should diversify their economies and capitalise on global growth to ensure stronger public finances, the International Monetary Fund has said today.
31 Oct 17South Korea’s economy grew at the fastest pace in seven years last quarter – with the acceleration expected to continue into next year.
31 Oct 17As Latin America and the Caribbean emerges from an protracted economic slowdown it is confronted with a conundrum: where will sustainable growth come from?
19 Oct 17South Korea and China have extended a currency swap deal for another three years.
13 Oct 17Rich countries could raise their top rate of tax without damaging growth, the head of the IMF has said.
11 Oct 17Global growth is projected to rise, but its recovery is “incomplete” and may not last, the IMF has warned.
9 Oct 17The European Investment Bank’s plan for the region will add 690,000 new jobs by 2020 and help boost the European economy, the bank has said.
29 Sep 17The Egyptian government’s attempt to restore economic stability and higher long-term growth is off to a “good start”, the International Monetary Fund has said.
28 Sep 17German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble will be the new president of the Bundestag (Germany’s parliament), according to German media.
28 Sep 17Mongolia’s recovering economy grew by 5.3% in the first half of this year, compared to a 1.2% growth rate recorded in 2016, the Asian Development Bank said this week.
22 Sep 17Rating agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded China’s credit rating due rising debt, which has exposed the country to increased economic and financial risk.
