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24 May 19
A pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is used to benefit people and the planet is at the heart of pioneering policy guidelines that will set the pace for this evolving technology.
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24 May 19
Hackers have been holding local government in the US city of Baltimore hostage for more than two weeks.
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24 May 19
A leading Zambian economist has dismissed dire warnings about a new tax that mining corporations claim will spark “mass layoffs” and economic collapse.
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24 May 19
A global call for progress towards achieving universal health coverage has been made by the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
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24 May 19
A grant of nearly $1 million has been made to encourage private investment in renewable energy projects in Ethiopia.
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23 May 19
The United Nations has cut its predictions for global growth against a backdrop of unresolved trade tensions, policy uncertainty and weakening business confidence.
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21 May 19
Efforts to tackle migration from Central America are at the heart of the region’s innovative effort to demonstrate it is focusing more on development than concerns over security.
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21 May 19
The Czech government has dismissed concerns about a slowing economy and growing spending commitments and says it will stick to a planned deficit target.
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21 May 19
An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
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20 May 19
The Pacific Games will help Samoa record robust growth this year as tourism boosts the economy of the small island state.
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20 May 19
Japan has defied the gloomy expectations of analysts that the world’s third biggest economy could shrink in the first quarter of this year.
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20 May 19
Innovative sources of funding are at the heart of calls by African countries for a new approach to alleviate heavy indebtedness on the continent.
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17 May 19
New Zealand will place child poverty, domestic violence, and addressing mental health problems at the heart of its pioneering “wellbeing budget”.
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17 May 19
European governments need to step up efforts to tackle fraud in cohesion spending which remain too weak, say auditors.
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17 May 19
Brazilian students have led large protests against cuts to spending on higher education as the government struggles to bring a precarious fiscal situation under control.
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17 May 19
French unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in 10 years, suggesting that labour reforms may be showing signs of bearing fruit.
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16 May 19
The ongoing US-China trade war will have an effect on the UK economy, the UK international trade secretary has warned.
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16 May 19
The World Bank is to lend Sri Lanka $70m to improve essential services in a project that will put local communities at the heart of planning and delivery.
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16 May 19
The world’s most senior women economists took centre stage in a discussion about inequality at a unique event during the IMF’s Spring Meetings.
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14 May 19
Public service workers in Lebanon have launched a series of protests to denounce proposed government austerity measures.
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14 May 19
The US deficit is continuing to rise following President Donald Trump’s extensive tax cuts despite record federal revenues in April.
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14 May 19
Lawmakers in Brazil have attempted to curb sweeping anti-corruption powers given to the country’s new justice and public security minister.
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14 May 19
Anti-corruption officials have arrested 75 Kenyan tax agency staff on suspicion of abetting tax evasion and bribery.
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13 May 19
The IMF has agreed a $6bn bailout with Pakistan to prop up the country’s fragile public finances and boost its sluggish economy.
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13 May 19
Papua New Guinea is putting transparency and accountability at the heart of the way it manages its extractives sector.
24 May 19A pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is used to benefit people and the planet is at the heart of pioneering policy guidelines that will set the pace for this evolving technology.
24 May 19Hackers have been holding local government in the US city of Baltimore hostage for more than two weeks.
24 May 19A leading Zambian economist has dismissed dire warnings about a new tax that mining corporations claim will spark “mass layoffs” and economic collapse.
24 May 19A global call for progress towards achieving universal health coverage has been made by the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
24 May 19A grant of nearly $1 million has been made to encourage private investment in renewable energy projects in Ethiopia.
23 May 19The United Nations has cut its predictions for global growth against a backdrop of unresolved trade tensions, policy uncertainty and weakening business confidence.
21 May 19Efforts to tackle migration from Central America are at the heart of the region’s innovative effort to demonstrate it is focusing more on development than concerns over security.
21 May 19The Czech government has dismissed concerns about a slowing economy and growing spending commitments and says it will stick to a planned deficit target.
21 May 19An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
20 May 19The Pacific Games will help Samoa record robust growth this year as tourism boosts the economy of the small island state.
20 May 19Japan has defied the gloomy expectations of analysts that the world’s third biggest economy could shrink in the first quarter of this year.
20 May 19Innovative sources of funding are at the heart of calls by African countries for a new approach to alleviate heavy indebtedness on the continent.
17 May 19New Zealand will place child poverty, domestic violence, and addressing mental health problems at the heart of its pioneering “wellbeing budget”.
17 May 19European governments need to step up efforts to tackle fraud in cohesion spending which remain too weak, say auditors.
17 May 19Brazilian students have led large protests against cuts to spending on higher education as the government struggles to bring a precarious fiscal situation under control.
17 May 19French unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in 10 years, suggesting that labour reforms may be showing signs of bearing fruit.
16 May 19The ongoing US-China trade war will have an effect on the UK economy, the UK international trade secretary has warned.
16 May 19The World Bank is to lend Sri Lanka $70m to improve essential services in a project that will put local communities at the heart of planning and delivery.
16 May 19The world’s most senior women economists took centre stage in a discussion about inequality at a unique event during the IMF’s Spring Meetings.
14 May 19Public service workers in Lebanon have launched a series of protests to denounce proposed government austerity measures.
14 May 19The US deficit is continuing to rise following President Donald Trump’s extensive tax cuts despite record federal revenues in April.
14 May 19Anti-corruption officials have arrested 75 Kenyan tax agency staff on suspicion of abetting tax evasion and bribery.
13 May 19The IMF has agreed a $6bn bailout with Pakistan to prop up the country’s fragile public finances and boost its sluggish economy.
13 May 19Papua New Guinea is putting transparency and accountability at the heart of the way it manages its extractives sector.
