Revenue mobilisation in Africa continues to improve, says new report
The mobilisation of domestic resources is improving steadily in African countries, according to new data from Revenue Statistics in Africa 2017 released in Addis Ababa at a meeting of tax and finance officials from 21 African countries hosted by the...
OECD unemployment rate stable at 5.8% in August 2017
Secure transport and trade infrastructure focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Representatives of ministries dealing with transport logistics, finance institutions, the State Customs and State Border Services, the Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists, and other state bodies participated in an OSCE-organized seminar on...
Modest Growth Recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is recovering at a modest pace, and is projected to pick up to 2.4% in 2017 from 1.3% in 2016, according to the new Africa’s Pulse, a bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies conducted by the World...
Anti-dumping: EU agrees on new rules for protecting its producers against unfair trade practices
On 11 October 2017, EU ambassadors endorsed the political agreement reached between the presidency and the European Parliament on a proposed methodology for assessing market distortions in third countries.
Signs of Economic Recovery in Middle East and North Africa But Growth Still Impacted by Instability
Despite a growth slowdown in 2017 at 2.1 percent, economic prospects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are projected to improve in 2018 and 2019 with growth exceeding 3 percent according to the new World Bank MENA Economic Monitor...
Unequal access and usage could hold back potential of digital economy
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2017 Article IV Consultation with Spain
On September 20, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Spain. This also included a discussion of the Financial System Stability Assessment, based on the work of the Financial...
IMF Statement on Tunisia
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Bjoern Rother, visited Tunisia from October 4–6 to discuss the country’s recent economic developments and the authorities’ policy plans under Tunisia’s economic reform program supported by a four...
Council conclusions on climate finance
REAFFIRMS the strong support of the EU and its Member States for the timely implementation of the Paris Agreement along with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. REITERATES the importance of making swift and ambitious progress on the Paris...
