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1 Sep 16
The International Monetary Fund has hinted today that another downgrade in global growth projections could be on the cards when it publishes its next economic outlook in October.
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1 Sep 16
G20 leaders should champion stronger governance and public financial management following the upcoming summit in Hangzhou, China, according to the International Federation of Accountants.
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1 Sep 16
Ahead of this weekend’s G20 summit, the International Federation of Accountants is calling for a host of accounting issues to rise higher up the global agenda
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1 Sep 16
The World Bank has launched its Special Drawing Rights-denominated bond programme, marking the first ever publicly issued SDR bond, and the bank’s inaugural issue on the Chinese market.
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31 Aug 16
A project to improve the quality of external sector statistics in Central and West Africa has been launched by the International Monetary Fund.
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31 Aug 16
The Nigerian economy has officially gone in to recession after figures published today showed a 2.06% contraction in the second quarter of 2016.
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30 Aug 16
International insurers with $1.2tn in assets under management have called on the G20 to commit to a specific timeline for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 at an upcoming summit.
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30 Aug 16
Apple has been ordered to repay up to €13bn in back taxes plus interest after the European Commission ruled that tax breaks granted to the company by Ireland for over two decades were illegal.
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30 Aug 16
Over 100 countries are now participants in an OECD international cooperation initiative to combat tax avoidance and evasion, the think-tank has announced.
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24 Aug 16
The European Commission has weighed in on a Greek political row surrounding accusations that the former head of the country’s official statistics authority falsified official data, underpinning...
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23 Aug 16
The Jamaican authorities are continuing their “strong” implementation of the IMF’s requirements under the extended fund facility programme, it has been announced.
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23 Aug 16
The global crash in commodity prices presents an opportune moment for local governments in Africa to make their areas more attractive to oil and gas investors, PricewaterhouseCoopers has said.
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23 Aug 16
The International Monetary Fund is re-evaluating Ghana’s economic performance before disbursing the next tranche of the country’s $918m financial aid programme after its parliament passed a law...
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22 Aug 16
Former French economy minister Arnaud Montebourg has announced his candidacy for next year’s presidential elections, and accused incumbent François Hollande of betraying the “ideals of the left”.
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19 Aug 16
The European Central Bank has hinted that it could take further measures to boost eurozone growth at its September meeting if the impact of the UK’s Brexit vote weighs on the bloc’s economy.
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19 Aug 16
Nigeria’s oil production is currently 640,000 barrels per day behind the amount needed to fund its record $30bn budget.
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18 Aug 16
Melbourne has been rated the world’s most liveable city for the sixth year running by the Economist’s Global Liveability Ranking 2016.
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17 Aug 16
US municipal bond issuance fell by almost a third last month according to a new trend update released today.
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17 Aug 16
Angola has halved its predicted growth figures for 2016 and passed a revised budget after the impact of the commodity price slump on its heavily oil-reliant economy became apparent.
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16 Aug 16
Public funding for skills development initiatives should be tied to the programme’s labour market outcomes, the director of strategy and operations at the human development practice in the World Bank...
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15 Aug 16
The World Bank is the first entity to receive approval to issue bonds backed by the International Monetary Fund’s special drawing rights reserve asset in China.
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15 Aug 16
The International Monetary Fund has warned China to stem the unsustainable growth of indebtedness across its state-owned firms in its latest check up of the country’s economy, published on Friday.
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12 Aug 16
China’s economy is still struggling with the pains of transformation, according to data published today.
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11 Aug 16
Egypt is set to benefit from a $12bn International Monetary Fund loan over the next three years after agreeing on a programme to support economic reforms, it was announced today.
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11 Aug 16
Singapore has cut its economic growth forecasts in light of increasing global uncertainly caused in part by the Brexit vote.
1 Sep 16The International Monetary Fund has hinted today that another downgrade in global growth projections could be on the cards when it publishes its next economic outlook in October.
1 Sep 16G20 leaders should champion stronger governance and public financial management following the upcoming summit in Hangzhou, China, according to the International Federation of Accountants.
1 Sep 16Ahead of this weekend’s G20 summit, the International Federation of Accountants is calling for a host of accounting issues to rise higher up the global agenda
1 Sep 16The World Bank has launched its Special Drawing Rights-denominated bond programme, marking the first ever publicly issued SDR bond, and the bank’s inaugural issue on the Chinese market.
31 Aug 16A project to improve the quality of external sector statistics in Central and West Africa has been launched by the International Monetary Fund.
31 Aug 16The Nigerian economy has officially gone in to recession after figures published today showed a 2.06% contraction in the second quarter of 2016.
30 Aug 16International insurers with $1.2tn in assets under management have called on the G20 to commit to a specific timeline for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 at an upcoming summit.
30 Aug 16Apple has been ordered to repay up to €13bn in back taxes plus interest after the European Commission ruled that tax breaks granted to the company by Ireland for over two decades were illegal.
30 Aug 16Over 100 countries are now participants in an OECD international cooperation initiative to combat tax avoidance and evasion, the think-tank has announced.
24 Aug 16The European Commission has weighed in on a Greek political row surrounding accusations that the former head of the country’s official statistics authority falsified official data, underpinning...
23 Aug 16The Jamaican authorities are continuing their “strong” implementation of the IMF’s requirements under the extended fund facility programme, it has been announced.
23 Aug 16The global crash in commodity prices presents an opportune moment for local governments in Africa to make their areas more attractive to oil and gas investors, PricewaterhouseCoopers has said.
23 Aug 16The International Monetary Fund is re-evaluating Ghana’s economic performance before disbursing the next tranche of the country’s $918m financial aid programme after its parliament passed a law...
22 Aug 16Former French economy minister Arnaud Montebourg has announced his candidacy for next year’s presidential elections, and accused incumbent François Hollande of betraying the “ideals of the left”.
19 Aug 16The European Central Bank has hinted that it could take further measures to boost eurozone growth at its September meeting if the impact of the UK’s Brexit vote weighs on the bloc’s economy.
19 Aug 16Nigeria’s oil production is currently 640,000 barrels per day behind the amount needed to fund its record $30bn budget.
18 Aug 16Melbourne has been rated the world’s most liveable city for the sixth year running by the Economist’s Global Liveability Ranking 2016.
17 Aug 16US municipal bond issuance fell by almost a third last month according to a new trend update released today.
17 Aug 16Angola has halved its predicted growth figures for 2016 and passed a revised budget after the impact of the commodity price slump on its heavily oil-reliant economy became apparent.
16 Aug 16Public funding for skills development initiatives should be tied to the programme’s labour market outcomes, the director of strategy and operations at the human development practice in the World Bank...
15 Aug 16The International Monetary Fund has warned China to stem the unsustainable growth of indebtedness across its state-owned firms in its latest check up of the country’s economy, published on Friday.
12 Aug 16China’s economy is still struggling with the pains of transformation, according to data published today.
11 Aug 16Egypt is set to benefit from a $12bn International Monetary Fund loan over the next three years after agreeing on a programme to support economic reforms, it was announced today.
11 Aug 16Singapore has cut its economic growth forecasts in light of increasing global uncertainly caused in part by the Brexit vote.
