OECD Unit Labour Cost growth picks up to 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2015
Early Estimates of Quarterly Unit Labour Costs
Seasonally adjusted data, Total economy
IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with Botswana
On March 16, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Botswana.
After a rapid recovery from the 2009 downturn, GDP growth is estimated to have turned slightly negative in 2015...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2015 Article IV Consultation with Mauritius
On March, 11, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Mauritius.
World Bank Supports the Implementation of Improved Financial Reporting Requirements for SMEs in Poland
World Bank, USAID Strengthen Violence Prevention Partnership
The gravity of violence and its impact on development in Latin America and the Caribbean was underscored in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) announced by the World Bank and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The MOU,...
The Government of India and World Bank Sign US$ 35 Million Agreement to Improve Citizen Access to Public Services in Madhya Pradesh
The Government of India, the Government of Madhya Pradesh and the World Bank on Thursday signed a US$ 35 million credit agreement for the Citizen Access to Responsive Services Project to improve access to selected public services for the people of...
IMF Staff Completes 2016 Article IV Mission to Trinidad and Tobago
An International Monetary Fund mission, headed by Mr. Elie Canetti, visited Trinidad and Tobago during March 3–March 15, 2016 to conduct the annual Article IV consultation. Mr. Canetti issued the following statement in Port of Spain.
Google, Apple, IKEA and McDonalds probed by Tax Rulings II Committee
Google, Apple, Inter-IKEA Group and McDonald's would welcome more clarity and certainty about their tax liabilities in the EU, but they are concerned about the administrative compliance costs and reluctant to see tax data being made public. So said...
IMF Staff Completes 2016 Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Mission to Ireland
In jurisdictions with financial sectors deemed by the IMF to be systemically important, including Ireland, financial stability assessments under the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) are a mandatory part of Article IV surveillance, and are...
Latin America and the Caribbean: Tax revenues rise slightly but remain well below OECD levels
Despite a continuing slowdown in economic growth, tax revenues in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries rose slightly in 2014, as a proportion of national incomes, according to new data from the annual Revenue Statistics in Latin America and...
