Regional Development MEPs approve EU help scheme for growth enhancing reforms
An EU scheme offering EU member states technical help with structural reforms needed to boost growth and jobs was backed by the Regional Development Committee on Tuesday.
World Bank to Advise Slovakia on its 2050 Low Carbon Strategy
On November 28, the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic, represented by László Sólymos, Minister of Environment, and the World Bank, represented by Tony Thompson, World Bank Country Manager for Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Slovakia, signed...
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Russian Federation
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Ernesto Ramirez Rigo visited Moscow during November 14–18, 2016, to discuss the economic outlook and related policies.
G20 merchandise trade growth remains sluggish in Q3 2016
Kyrgyz Republic to Improve Dairy Farms Productivity, with World Bank Group Support
A new project designed to improve the productivity of dairy farms in the country will reach approximately 24,000 households. The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved US$ 5 million in financing for the Kyrgyz Republic Integrated Dairy...
Tax revenues continue to rise, but scope remains for increased tax mobilisation in emerging Southeast Asian economies
In 2014, the tax-to-GDP ratios of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore were below 17% of GDP compared to Japan and Korea, which both recorded tax-to-GDP ratios above 24%,according to new data released in the third edition of the OECD’s...
IMF Executive Board Provides Further Guidance to Enhance the Financial Safety Net for Developing Countries
On November 16, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed a staff paper on “ Financing for Development: Enhancing the Financial Safety Net for Developing Countries – Further Considerations”, which identifies areas...
PASET and Korea Take Partnership to Next Level; Vow to Work Together to Strengthen African Capacity in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology
The Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) cemented its cooperation with two premier Korean institutions to help Sub-Saharan Africa build its capacity in science and technology fields.
Haiti: Stateless People Trapped in Poverty
Pregnant women and young children, many stripped of their Dominican citizenship before being pushed across the border into Haiti, are living in deplorable conditions, Human Rights Watch said on Nov 29. They are among thousands of Dominicans of Haitian...
Tax revenues continue to rise, but scope remains for increased tax mobilisation in emerging Southeast Asian economies
In 2014, the tax-to-GDP ratios of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore were below 17% of GDP compared to Japan and Korea, which both recorded tax-to-GDP ratios above 24%,according to new data released in the third edition of the OECD’s...
