Finance & Economics

OECD annual inflation slows marginally to 0.8% in July 2016

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Apple: "Attracting investment by granting tax deals is illegal in the EU"

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Markus Ferber

Mongolia: World Bank welcomes policy adjustment measures, calls for fiscal discipline while protecting the poor

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The Netherlands should strengthen policies to attract and retain migrant skilled workers

The Netherlands should improve its policies to attract and retain highly skilled migrants in order to address labour shortages and strengthen its position as a knowledge-based economy, according to a new OECD report.

Africa’s Ocean Economy: Ministers, World Bank and Partners Call for Action-Oriented Sustainable Climate-Smart Investment

African Ministers from coastal countries and small island developing states along with the World Bank and development partners met in Mauritius on September 1 and 2 at the African Ministerial Conference on Ocean Economies and Climate Change to discuss...

OECD welcomes ground-breaking peer reviews by China and US of their fossil fuel subsidies

The OECD has welcomed the release by China and the US of peer reviews of their fossil fuel subsidies.
The ground-breaking voluntary peer review mechanism, first applied to the world’s two largest economies, aims to pave the way for widespread...

Calling for G20 support, Ban stresses importance of financing tools for 2030 Goals

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, and world leaders exchange greetings at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, in...

Sri Lanka and World Bank Sign Agreement for Growth and Jobs

The Government of Sri Lanka and the World Bank signed a US$100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to support the Government of Sri Lanka's economic reform program, on 5th September.

OECD to help put innovation at heart of G20 global growth strategy

Leaders of the G20 countries meeting at their Summit in Hangzhou, China, have called on the OECD to help develop an agenda to build a stronger, more innovative and inclusive world economy.

The AMF, IMF and the World Bank Group launch the Report on the withdrawal of Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs) in the Arab region

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are pleased to announce the publication of a report on the findings of a survey on the withdrawal of Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs) in the Arab region...