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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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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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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
Anti-corruption officials have arrested 75 Kenyan tax agency staff on suspicion of abetting tax evasion and bribery.
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7 May 19
Public finance officials will be key beneficiaries of an $11.1m loan to support Zambia’s efforts to restore fiscal stability.
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7 May 19
The World Bank is channelling a further $545m to Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe to help them cope with the aftermath of Cyclone Idai.
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3 May 19
Kenya’s government is preparing to borrow further on international capital markets amid concerns about spiralling debts.
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3 May 19
Investing in human capital by improving health and education is vital to future growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, the World Bank has said.
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2 May 19
South Africa’s president has pledged to intensify the battle against corruption in the final phase of campaigning for general elections next week.
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18 Apr 19
Tunisia is to receive $247m in financial assistance, following successful talks in Washington with the IMF.
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18 Apr 19
The UK has pledged £14m to help the countries affected by Cyclone Idai.
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18 Apr 19
A meeting of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative – part of the World Bank Group - has called on governments to increase women’s access to financial services.
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17 Apr 19
The government is offering additional support to companies doing business with Iraq, to coincide with a visit by trade secretary Liam Fox.
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16 Apr 19
With flood warnings still in place over most of the country, Iran’s supreme leader has authorised allocating $2bn from the country’s sovereign wealth fund to pay for relief.
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16 Apr 19
An investment mechanism from the African Development Bank will help boost Nigeria’s national economy, following February’s elections which saw the decisive re-election of president Muhammadu Buhari.
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15 Apr 19
Funding from the African Development Bank is supporting a relief project for South Sudan, where more than a million people are reported to be in emergency situations.
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15 Apr 19
Campaigners have welcomed a Supreme Court ruling which means that parent companies can be held legally responsible in the UK for offences committed by their subsidiaries.
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11 Apr 19
Public services and infrastructure in Nigeria are under strain and the country must diversify its revenue sources says the IMF.
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11 Apr 19
Humanitarian aid from the world’s richest countries to help its poorest fell last year in a trend described as worrying by the OECD.
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9 Apr 19
Sub-Saharan Africa struggled in 2018 to end four years of economic growth rates below the level at which its population expanded.
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4 Apr 19
Resistance to new standards aimed at boosting transparency in the public sector is posing “challenges” to Zimbabwe’s government, a top official has revealed.
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29 Mar 19
The UK has committed an additional £200 million of aid to war-torn Yemen so far this year to help tackle the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
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29 Mar 19
Cancer survival rates are dramatically lower for children in poor countries and global partnerships are needed to give them a fair chance, says a new study.
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26 Mar 19
The World Bank is handing Mozambique $90m to help the government build resilience to natural disasters.
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25 Mar 19
Financing mechanisms must be transformed to help 600 million Africans who still lack access to electricity, energy leaders have been told.
24 May 19A grant of nearly $1 million has been made to encourage private investment in renewable energy projects in Ethiopia.
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.
14 May 19Public service workers in Lebanon have launched a series of protests to denounce proposed government austerity measures.
14 May 19Anti-corruption officials have arrested 75 Kenyan tax agency staff on suspicion of abetting tax evasion and bribery.
7 May 19Public finance officials will be key beneficiaries of an $11.1m loan to support Zambia’s efforts to restore fiscal stability.
3 May 19Kenya’s government is preparing to borrow further on international capital markets amid concerns about spiralling debts.
3 May 19Investing in human capital by improving health and education is vital to future growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, the World Bank has said.
2 May 19South Africa’s president has pledged to intensify the battle against corruption in the final phase of campaigning for general elections next week.
18 Apr 19Tunisia is to receive $247m in financial assistance, following successful talks in Washington with the IMF.
18 Apr 19The UK has pledged £14m to help the countries affected by Cyclone Idai.
18 Apr 19A meeting of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative – part of the World Bank Group - has called on governments to increase women’s access to financial services.
17 Apr 19The government is offering additional support to companies doing business with Iraq, to coincide with a visit by trade secretary Liam Fox.
16 Apr 19With flood warnings still in place over most of the country, Iran’s supreme leader has authorised allocating $2bn from the country’s sovereign wealth fund to pay for relief.
16 Apr 19An investment mechanism from the African Development Bank will help boost Nigeria’s national economy, following February’s elections which saw the decisive re-election of president Muhammadu Buhari.
15 Apr 19Funding from the African Development Bank is supporting a relief project for South Sudan, where more than a million people are reported to be in emergency situations.
11 Apr 19Public services and infrastructure in Nigeria are under strain and the country must diversify its revenue sources says the IMF.
11 Apr 19Humanitarian aid from the world’s richest countries to help its poorest fell last year in a trend described as worrying by the OECD.
4 Apr 19Resistance to new standards aimed at boosting transparency in the public sector is posing “challenges” to Zimbabwe’s government, a top official has revealed.
29 Mar 19The UK has committed an additional £200 million of aid to war-torn Yemen so far this year to help tackle the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
29 Mar 19Cancer survival rates are dramatically lower for children in poor countries and global partnerships are needed to give them a fair chance, says a new study.
