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The Treasury had budgeted for the World Bank billions in the year starting July, when it didn’t factor in funds from the ...
Kenya’s “Gen Z” protests have ignited again, with several major demonstrations taking place across the country over the past month. While the crowd at these protests is predominantly made up of young ...
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has announced that First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) Gita Gopinath, would be ...
The Government of Ghana has formally notified the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of its decision to cap public sector wage increases at 10 percent this year, as part of broader expenditure ...
At a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting chaired by Pakistan, India issued a scathing rebuke of its neighbour, calling for a “serious cost ...
We, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG), met on 17 and 18 July 2025, in Durban, South Africa. Under the G20 South African ...
At a UN Security Council meeting chaired by Pakistan, India's envoy P Harish condemned cross-border terrorism, calling for ...
Per assessment by the World Bank, the Philippines is one of the most unequal in the Asia-Pacific region. The top one percent of earners capture 17 percent of the national income, while the share of ...
The government will hold another round of talks with IMF officials in September in a bid to clinch the programme, the central bank chief Kamau Thugge said last month.
The East African nation has one of the highest debt interest costs to revenue ratio in the world, Moody's said, and spends a ...
Anti-immigration rhetoric is on the rise, but migrants often contribute more to the economy than native-born workers.
A meeting between ruling party leaders and a prominent opposition candidate is being closely watched in the Francophone economy.