G20 international merchandise trade continued to contract in fourth quarter of 2019
UN study projects $32 billion loss for UK post no-deal Brexit
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IMF Staff Completes 2020 Article IV Mission to Tonga
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Angana Banerji visited Nuku-alofa from February 10−20, 2020 to conduct the 2020 Article IV consultations for Tonga.
New World Bank Report Says that by Improving Trade and Business Environment, Uganda Can Create Higher Labor Productivity Jobs
Uganda’s economy needs to gradually create more jobs for its fast-growing and youth population. To accelerate economic growth and drive transformation, these jobs will need to bring higher labor productivity, says a new World Bank report launched, on...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with St. Lucia
On February 7, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation discussions with St. Lucia and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting.
Safer Roads to Add Over $1 Trillion to South Asian Economies
South Asia’s eastern subregion, comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal, needs to invest an estimated extra $118 billion in road safety over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities, says a new World Bank report, noting that this...
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Costa Rica
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Inci Otker visited San José from February 18 to 24 to discuss recent economic developments, progress with the fiscal reform, and the overall macroeconomic outlook. The mission held fruitful discussions...
ECB kick-starts Eurosystem listening events for strategy review
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the 19 euro area national central banks, which together form the Eurosystem, are inviting euro area citizens and organisations to contribute ideas and comments on the way the central bank conducts its monetary...
Each Additional School Year for Pakistani Girls Increases Future Earnings by Up To 10%
At Pakistan’s Second Human Capital Summit held in Islamabad, participants highlighted the need to invest in girls’ education and women’s economic empowerment as crucial to Pakistan’s sustained growth, on Febuary 19.
EU Approves Trade Deal With Vietnam
The European Union has approved a trade agreement with Vietnam, disproving skeptics who thought the EU's divorce with Britain and Vietnam human rights concerns would delay the vote.
