IMF Completes Eighth Review of Cyprus’ EFF and Approves €126 Million Disbursement
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday completed the eighth review of Cyprus’s economic adjustment program supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. The completion of the review enables the disbursement...
"We will not hesitate to act if inflation outlook weakens", Draghi tells MEPs
EP Economics Committee chair Roberto Gualtieri (left) and ECB President Draghi before the start...
World Bank Supports New Productive Opportunities for 600,000 Panamanians
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a project to increase the efficiency of Panama’s social protection system and improve the income generation capacity of the poor and vulnerable. The project seeks to encourage productive inclusion...
Comprehensive and co-ordinated international response needed to tackle refugee crisis
PHILIPPINES: CCT Proven to Keep Poor Children Healthy and in School – World Bank
Pantawid Pamilya, the Philippines’ conditional cash transfer program (CCT) is one of the best-targeted social safety net programs in the world, benefitting the country’s poor and most vulnerable families.
Spain’s future prosperity depends on raising skill levels and removing barriers to employment
While the economy is showing clear signs of recovery and unemployment levels are falling, further action is needed to improve people’s skills in Spain and remove barriers to innovation and employment, according to a new OECD report.
Madagascar and IMF Mission Reach Staff-Level Agreement on Financial Assistance Under the Rapid Credit Facility and a Staff-Monitored Program
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, headed by Marshall Mills, visited Antananarivo, Madagascar, from September 9–23, 2015 and reached staff-level agreement with the Malagasy authorities on a reform program that could be supported by the IMF’s...
Finland: trade union front to defend negotiation rights
Haiti: WBG Report Calls for New Social Contract to Promote Opportunities for All
A new World Bank Group report released on September 22 examines key opportunities and constraints to faster sustainable and inclusive growth in the country. Based on analysis and a series of consultations with key stakeholders, the report highlights...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2015 Article IV Consultation with The Gambia
The Gambia has experienced large balance of payments and fiscal imbalances, caused by persistent policy slippages in recent years and financial difficulties in public enterprises. This was exacerbated by sizable exogenous shocks from the impact of the...
