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1 Feb 17
Argentina is set to increase the price of electricity by up to 90% as part of another subsidy cull, the country’s energy minister has announced.
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1 Feb 17
The Indian government is to cap cash transactions at around $4,500 and halve tax rates for the lowest earners, continuing its campaign against ‘black money’, or untaxed wealth.
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31 Jan 17
The UK is to redouble its efforts to boost the trade and economies of poorer countries as it looks to capitalise on the potential freedom from European Union rules presented by Brexit.
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31 Jan 17
Saudi Arabia is to implement a VAT in the kingdom for the first time in an effort to cut Riyadh’s budget deficit.
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31 Jan 17
Morocco has rejoined the African Union after more than three decades out in the cold over a territorial dispute, it was announced yesterday.
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31 Jan 17
Uganda should avoid the “curse” of corruption and fraud that has plagued other African oil producers by ensuring transparency and accountability, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said...
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31 Jan 17
The eurozone economy grew by 0.5% in the final quarter of 2016, according to official figures, suggesting that Europe’s tentative recovery is continuing.
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30 Jan 17
Japan’s consumer price inflation has fallen for the first time in four years, dealing another blow to government and central bank efforts to boost the deflating economy.
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30 Jan 17
The eurozone confiscated around €8.6m worth of counterfeit €500 bank notes in the last six months of 2016, according to data published last week by the European Central Bank.
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30 Jan 17
Greece faces an “explosive” surge in public debt by 2030, even with the relief measures promised by its European creditors, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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27 Jan 17
Mexico has hit back at US president Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for his promised border wall.
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27 Jan 17
Time is running out to break an impasse over the next stage of the €86bn Greek bailout deal, French finance minister Michel Sapin warned after a Eurogroup meeting yesterday.
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26 Jan 17
The Philippines has reported some of the fastest growth in the world according to figures published today, shaking off the Trump effect and fears that the radical views of president Rodrigo Duterte...
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26 Jan 17
Two executive orders drafted by Donald Trump contain plans to reduce the voluntary contributions of the US to international bodies by 40%, and also cut the nation’s “burdensome” commitment to the...
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25 Jan 17
Over a third of people in the world’s poorest countries could remain in extreme poverty by 2030 if growth in those economies stays on its current trajectory, the United Nations has warned.
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25 Jan 17
Egypt has raised $4bn from its first public bond issuance since securing $12bn in aid from the International Monetary Fund, it was announced yesterday.
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25 Jan 17
Growing levels of public sector corruption around the world have fuelled the rise of populist politicians, Transparency International said as it released its 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index.
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24 Jan 17
The International Monetary Fund is expecting growth to rebound in Nepal this year and has added more than one percentage point to its prediction for the country in 2015/16.
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24 Jan 17
Euro-area government debt fell to its lowest level since 2012 in the third quarter of 2016 according to figures released yesterday by the bloc’s statistic office.
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24 Jan 17
US president Donald Trump has blocked US aid to foreign organisations that promote or perform abortions overseas, continuing a rapid-fire first week in office that has also seen him pull America out...
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23 Jan 17
The United Nations’ environment agency has struck a deal with a Chinese financial technology company with the aim of stimulating technology innovation in the field of green finance.
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23 Jan 17
The former president of The Gambia has allegedly made off with $11m in public money after going into exile over the weekend.
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23 Jan 17
President Trump can learn from Britain as he aims to fulfil his promise of being “the greatest jobs producer that God ever created”, the Resolution Foundation think-tank argues today.
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20 Jan 17
China’s economy grew by 6.7% in 2016 according to official figures published today amid fresh concerns regarding the reliability of the country's economic indicators.
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20 Jan 17
Incoming US president Donald Trump is reportedly eyeing $10tn worth of cuts to government spending over the next decade.
1 Feb 17Argentina is set to increase the price of electricity by up to 90% as part of another subsidy cull, the country’s energy minister has announced.
1 Feb 17The Indian government is to cap cash transactions at around $4,500 and halve tax rates for the lowest earners, continuing its campaign against ‘black money’, or untaxed wealth.
31 Jan 17The UK is to redouble its efforts to boost the trade and economies of poorer countries as it looks to capitalise on the potential freedom from European Union rules presented by Brexit.
31 Jan 17Saudi Arabia is to implement a VAT in the kingdom for the first time in an effort to cut Riyadh’s budget deficit.
31 Jan 17Morocco has rejoined the African Union after more than three decades out in the cold over a territorial dispute, it was announced yesterday.
31 Jan 17Uganda should avoid the “curse” of corruption and fraud that has plagued other African oil producers by ensuring transparency and accountability, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said...
31 Jan 17The eurozone economy grew by 0.5% in the final quarter of 2016, according to official figures, suggesting that Europe’s tentative recovery is continuing.
30 Jan 17Japan’s consumer price inflation has fallen for the first time in four years, dealing another blow to government and central bank efforts to boost the deflating economy.
30 Jan 17The eurozone confiscated around €8.6m worth of counterfeit €500 bank notes in the last six months of 2016, according to data published last week by the European Central Bank.
30 Jan 17Greece faces an “explosive” surge in public debt by 2030, even with the relief measures promised by its European creditors, the International Monetary Fund has said.
27 Jan 17Mexico has hit back at US president Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for his promised border wall.
27 Jan 17Time is running out to break an impasse over the next stage of the €86bn Greek bailout deal, French finance minister Michel Sapin warned after a Eurogroup meeting yesterday.
26 Jan 17The Philippines has reported some of the fastest growth in the world according to figures published today, shaking off the Trump effect and fears that the radical views of president Rodrigo Duterte...
26 Jan 17Two executive orders drafted by Donald Trump contain plans to reduce the voluntary contributions of the US to international bodies by 40%, and also cut the nation’s “burdensome” commitment to the...
25 Jan 17Over a third of people in the world’s poorest countries could remain in extreme poverty by 2030 if growth in those economies stays on its current trajectory, the United Nations has warned.
25 Jan 17Egypt has raised $4bn from its first public bond issuance since securing $12bn in aid from the International Monetary Fund, it was announced yesterday.
25 Jan 17Growing levels of public sector corruption around the world have fuelled the rise of populist politicians, Transparency International said as it released its 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index.
24 Jan 17The International Monetary Fund is expecting growth to rebound in Nepal this year and has added more than one percentage point to its prediction for the country in 2015/16.
24 Jan 17US president Donald Trump has blocked US aid to foreign organisations that promote or perform abortions overseas, continuing a rapid-fire first week in office that has also seen him pull America out...
23 Jan 17The United Nations’ environment agency has struck a deal with a Chinese financial technology company with the aim of stimulating technology innovation in the field of green finance.
23 Jan 17The former president of The Gambia has allegedly made off with $11m in public money after going into exile over the weekend.
23 Jan 17President Trump can learn from Britain as he aims to fulfil his promise of being “the greatest jobs producer that God ever created”, the Resolution Foundation think-tank argues today.
20 Jan 17China’s economy grew by 6.7% in 2016 according to official figures published today amid fresh concerns regarding the reliability of the country's economic indicators.
