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22 Sep 17
Attempts to stamp out global tax avoidance are being undermined by countries negotiating low-tax sweetheart deals. How should the system be cleaned up?
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20 Sep 17
Structural reforms as well as better use of tax and spending policies are needed to achieve more inclusive growth and boost productivity, wages and skills around the world, the OECD said in its...
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19 Sep 17
A global initiative to achieve “equal pay for equal work” and increase women’s pay across the world was launched at the UN General Assembly yesterday.
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19 Sep 17
At his annual state of the European Union speech last week, Jean-Claude Juncker said all countries in the EU should adopt the euro. The currency should “unite rather than divide”,...
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14 Sep 17
Europe will lead the fight against climate change as the economy ‘finally bounces back’, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
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1 Sep 17
The UK will work quickly after Brexit to establish a new economic partnership with Japan based on the final terms of the deal being negotiated between Japan and the European Union.
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25 Aug 17
The recent increase in Pakistan’s current account deficit was largely driven by a sharp increase in imports of machinery for power generation, textile construction and import of petroleum products,...
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24 Aug 17
People are being driven by the effects of drought to flee Central America into the United States, the World Food Programme has said.
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22 Aug 17
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched a commission to examine the future of work.
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18 Aug 17
Annual inflation in the whole EU is stable at 1.5%, and at 1.3% in the eurozone, the Eurostat statistical body of the EU has said in its monthly update for July.
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18 Aug 17
China is set to grow more strongly but should take action to increase domestic spending, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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16 Aug 17
The United Nations has released $150,000 in emergency aid relief to Sierra Leone after fatal mudslides in the country, the global organisation announced yesterday.
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11 Aug 17
Mexico cannot solve its growth problems simply by renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta), Moody’s Investors Service has said ahead of the start of next week’s...
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11 Aug 17
Three Danish pension funds have combined to create a $550m vehicle for infrastructure investments in Africa.
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8 Aug 17
Nearly all Latin American and Caribbean countries will record a small positive rate of economic growth this year, the United Nations Latin America Commission has said in its annual report.
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7 Aug 17
Tunisia’s growth is slowly improving, but strong consumption is fuelling inflation and the public sector wage bill is among the world’s highest by proportion of GDP, the International...
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4 Aug 17
Nigeria should act urgently to develop policies to enhance its economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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1 Aug 17
GDP was up by 0.6% across EU countries during the second quarter of 2017 compared to the previous three months, according to figures released by the statistical office of the European Union today....
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31 Jul 17
Singapore’s economic growth momentum has improved since late 2016, supported by a recovery in global electronics trade, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said its assessment of the city...
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27 Jul 17
Uganda has a shortfall of nearly $1.4bn in financing per year, equivalent to 6.5% of its gross domestic product, the World Bank has said.
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26 Jul 17
Children fleeing across the Mediterranean as refugees do so mainly because of threats in their home countries rather than ‘pull’ factors in Europe, Unicef has said.
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26 Jul 17
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has called for a regional project information hub to stimulate investment in Africa.
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24 Jul 17
The European Commission last week unveiled a programme to help regions in member states to grow their economies by developing their main areas of competitive strength.
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24 Jul 17
South Africa’s economy has registered tremendous progress over the past 20 years but needs wide-ranging structural reforms to revive economic growth, a report from the Organisation for Economic...
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24 Jul 17
Global output is projected to grow by 3.5% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, the International Monetary Fund has said in its latest World Economic Outlook Update.
22 Sep 17Attempts to stamp out global tax avoidance are being undermined by countries negotiating low-tax sweetheart deals. How should the system be cleaned up?
20 Sep 17Structural reforms as well as better use of tax and spending policies are needed to achieve more inclusive growth and boost productivity, wages and skills around the world, the OECD said in its...
19 Sep 17A global initiative to achieve “equal pay for equal work” and increase women’s pay across the world was launched at the UN General Assembly yesterday.
19 Sep 17At his annual state of the European Union speech last week, Jean-Claude Juncker said all countries in the EU should adopt the euro. The currency should “unite rather than divide”,...
14 Sep 17Europe will lead the fight against climate change as the economy ‘finally bounces back’, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
1 Sep 17The UK will work quickly after Brexit to establish a new economic partnership with Japan based on the final terms of the deal being negotiated between Japan and the European Union.
25 Aug 17The recent increase in Pakistan’s current account deficit was largely driven by a sharp increase in imports of machinery for power generation, textile construction and import of petroleum products,...
24 Aug 17People are being driven by the effects of drought to flee Central America into the United States, the World Food Programme has said.
22 Aug 17The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched a commission to examine the future of work.
18 Aug 17Annual inflation in the whole EU is stable at 1.5%, and at 1.3% in the eurozone, the Eurostat statistical body of the EU has said in its monthly update for July.
18 Aug 17China is set to grow more strongly but should take action to increase domestic spending, the International Monetary Fund has said.
16 Aug 17The United Nations has released $150,000 in emergency aid relief to Sierra Leone after fatal mudslides in the country, the global organisation announced yesterday.
11 Aug 17Mexico cannot solve its growth problems simply by renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta), Moody’s Investors Service has said ahead of the start of next week’s...
11 Aug 17Three Danish pension funds have combined to create a $550m vehicle for infrastructure investments in Africa.
8 Aug 17Nearly all Latin American and Caribbean countries will record a small positive rate of economic growth this year, the United Nations Latin America Commission has said in its annual report.
7 Aug 17Tunisia’s growth is slowly improving, but strong consumption is fuelling inflation and the public sector wage bill is among the world’s highest by proportion of GDP, the International...
4 Aug 17Nigeria should act urgently to develop policies to enhance its economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund has said.
31 Jul 17Singapore’s economic growth momentum has improved since late 2016, supported by a recovery in global electronics trade, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said its assessment of the city...
27 Jul 17Uganda has a shortfall of nearly $1.4bn in financing per year, equivalent to 6.5% of its gross domestic product, the World Bank has said.
26 Jul 17Children fleeing across the Mediterranean as refugees do so mainly because of threats in their home countries rather than ‘pull’ factors in Europe, Unicef has said.
26 Jul 17The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has called for a regional project information hub to stimulate investment in Africa.
24 Jul 17The European Commission last week unveiled a programme to help regions in member states to grow their economies by developing their main areas of competitive strength.
24 Jul 17South Africa’s economy has registered tremendous progress over the past 20 years but needs wide-ranging structural reforms to revive economic growth, a report from the Organisation for Economic...
24 Jul 17Global output is projected to grow by 3.5% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, the International Monetary Fund has said in its latest World Economic Outlook Update.
