Brazil faces critical moment to put economy back on track
IMF Staff Completes Review Mission to Rwanda
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Laure Redifer, IMF Mission Chief for Rwanda, visited Kigali from October 21-November 4, 2015 to carry out discussions with the Rwandan authorities on the fourth review of their economic and...
WB/Dominican Republic: More Support to Strengthen Public Financial Management
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors Wednesday approved a US$60 million Development Policy Loan (DPL) to the Dominican Republic for its efforts to promote inclusive growth by strengthening management of public expenditures and enhancing the...
Korea’s future prosperity depends on improving relevance of education and skills to labour market
While Korea has seen strong economic growth and an impressive rise of skill levels over the past decades, further action is needed to improve the labour market relevance of education, remove barriers to employment and raise productivity levels in...
Falling energy prices push OECD annual inflation down to 0.4% in September 2015
Consumer prices, selected areas
September 2015, percentage change on the same month of the...
IMF Staff Completes Review Mission to Liberia
A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Carlo Sdralevich, visited Monrovia during October 19–30, 2015 to conclude discussions on the fourth review of the government’s economic program supported by the IMF under the Extended...
New Work Programme will accelerate OECD cooperation with Brazil
The OECD launched Tuesday the Programme of Work with Brazil which sets out joint activities for the next two years and will strengthen cooperation between the Organisation and the Brazilian Government. At a critical moment for Brazil, this Programme...
Trade slows in Asia-Pacific as economies adjust to lower global growth, says new UN report
Trade in Cambodia’s ports: products from Viet Nam arrive at the Phnom Penh Autonomous port in Kandal province.
Restoring Economic Growth by Appropriately Sequenced Reforms
Appropriately sequenced reforms can address long-standing structural inefficiencies and spur growth over the long run, according to the World Bank’s Economic Update for Belarus. The economy needs far-reaching institutional changes which can positively...
World Bank-Austria Urban Partnership Supports Local Governance in Kosovo
A joint World Bank–Austria Urban Partnership Program (UPP) brought together local decision-makers from most of Kosovo’s municipalities to discuss tools and approaches to enhance the efficiency, transparency, accountability, and integrity of public...
