-
15 Jun 18
Inequality continues to be a challenge to the island nation state of Comoros, despite improved living conditions and lower poverty levels, the World Bank has concluded.
-
12 Jun 18
Nigeria’s government has been urged by a non-governmental organisation to hasten implementation of the delayed 2018 budget and ensure it improves welfare.
-
5 Jun 18
Kenyan government procurement and accounting chiefs have been told to stop working in order to take lie-detector tests in a move to root out corruption.
-
4 Jun 18
The World Bank is to fund a project aimed at improving public financial management in the West Bank and Gaza that it is hoped will drive private investment.
-
4 Jun 18
The prime minister of Jordan has resigned after days of protests against tax rises and austerity measures.
-
29 May 18
Fragile states need help to ensure they have the policymaking and public administration capacity to move forward – not just handouts, Sierra Leone’s former finance minister has said.
-
29 May 18
The UK has pledged an extra £5m to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
-
23 May 18
Africa must focus more on industrialisation to boost economic development, the president of the African Development Bank has said.
-
22 May 18
The Zimbabwean government needs to regain the trust of the people to achieve its aim of creating a ‘cashless society’, an Overseas Development Institute research fellow has told PF International.
-
22 May 18
The Somali government and the United Nations have asked for $80m in immediate relief for flood-affected people in the country.
-
17 May 18
The UK has given Malawi £11.9m worth of educational buildings to improve primary and secondary schools.
-
14 May 18
The European Commission has released €1.5m in emergency humanitarian funding to help victims of Kenya’s ongoing floods.
-
14 May 18
Zimbabwe’s central bank has banned cryptocurrency trading and processing, its governor has said.
-
11 May 18
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will boost its activities in support of the global sustainable development goals.
-
10 May 18
Looting of public resources has left South Africa on the brink of becoming a failed state, according to the Treasury’s director general.
-
3 May 18
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $191m loan for Ghana to help it restore debt sustainability and protect social spending in the country.
-
24 Apr 18
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates to a 10-year high has significant impacts on African countries seeking to finance development, says Fiona Robertson of the ONE Campaign.
-
24 Apr 18
The European Union has signed an €17m financing agreement to improve public financial management in Zambia.
-
19 Apr 18
The European Union will use its own experience in creating digital networks to help Africa do the same and implement e-commerce, its digital economy and society commissioner Mariya Gabriel has said.
-
17 Apr 18
The African Development Bank is to lend $20m to a private healthcare company in Nigeria to help improve hospital and other specialist health facilities in Lagos State.
-
17 Apr 18
The international community “can do more” to support Libya countering its ‘war economy’, a think-tank has said.
-
17 Apr 18
James Muraguri is the chief executive officer at the Institute of Public Finance Kenya think-tank, which was founded in 2015, and a trained accountant. He tells PF International about working in...
-
16 Apr 18
The World Bank is to invest $500m in education reforms in Egypt, expanding access to early years education and making greater use of technical innovations.
-
12 Apr 18
Togo has met all the criteria for its extended credit facility from the International Monetary Fund despite economic activity having weakened in the second half of last year.
-
11 Apr 18
The African Development Bank is to prepare an aviation strategy to set out how the new Single African Air Transport Market can help to drive growth.
15 Jun 18Inequality continues to be a challenge to the island nation state of Comoros, despite improved living conditions and lower poverty levels, the World Bank has concluded.
12 Jun 18Nigeria’s government has been urged by a non-governmental organisation to hasten implementation of the delayed 2018 budget and ensure it improves welfare.
5 Jun 18Kenyan government procurement and accounting chiefs have been told to stop working in order to take lie-detector tests in a move to root out corruption.
4 Jun 18The World Bank is to fund a project aimed at improving public financial management in the West Bank and Gaza that it is hoped will drive private investment.
4 Jun 18The prime minister of Jordan has resigned after days of protests against tax rises and austerity measures.
29 May 18Fragile states need help to ensure they have the policymaking and public administration capacity to move forward – not just handouts, Sierra Leone’s former finance minister has said.
29 May 18The UK has pledged an extra £5m to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
23 May 18Africa must focus more on industrialisation to boost economic development, the president of the African Development Bank has said.
22 May 18The Zimbabwean government needs to regain the trust of the people to achieve its aim of creating a ‘cashless society’, an Overseas Development Institute research fellow has told PF International.
22 May 18The Somali government and the United Nations have asked for $80m in immediate relief for flood-affected people in the country.
17 May 18The UK has given Malawi £11.9m worth of educational buildings to improve primary and secondary schools.
14 May 18The European Commission has released €1.5m in emergency humanitarian funding to help victims of Kenya’s ongoing floods.
14 May 18Zimbabwe’s central bank has banned cryptocurrency trading and processing, its governor has said.
11 May 18The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will boost its activities in support of the global sustainable development goals.
10 May 18Looting of public resources has left South Africa on the brink of becoming a failed state, according to the Treasury’s director general.
3 May 18The International Monetary Fund has approved a $191m loan for Ghana to help it restore debt sustainability and protect social spending in the country.
24 Apr 18The US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates to a 10-year high has significant impacts on African countries seeking to finance development, says Fiona Robertson of the ONE Campaign.
24 Apr 18The European Union has signed an €17m financing agreement to improve public financial management in Zambia.
19 Apr 18The European Union will use its own experience in creating digital networks to help Africa do the same and implement e-commerce, its digital economy and society commissioner Mariya Gabriel has said.
17 Apr 18The African Development Bank is to lend $20m to a private healthcare company in Nigeria to help improve hospital and other specialist health facilities in Lagos State.
17 Apr 18The international community “can do more” to support Libya countering its ‘war economy’, a think-tank has said.
17 Apr 18James Muraguri is the chief executive officer at the Institute of Public Finance Kenya think-tank, which was founded in 2015, and a trained accountant. He tells PF International about working in...
16 Apr 18The World Bank is to invest $500m in education reforms in Egypt, expanding access to early years education and making greater use of technical innovations.
12 Apr 18Togo has met all the criteria for its extended credit facility from the International Monetary Fund despite economic activity having weakened in the second half of last year.
11 Apr 18The African Development Bank is to prepare an aviation strategy to set out how the new Single African Air Transport Market can help to drive growth.
