IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Portugal
On July 8, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Portugal.
Growth in 2018 eased compared to 2017 in part due to weaker economic activity in Europe. Unemployment is at a 14-...
Investment in Home-Based Women Workers Critical for Cardamom Enterprises
Maya Gurung, Large Cardamom Entrepreneur from Taplejung in Eastern Nepal, with products made from...
OECD broadband statistics update
Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: July 2019
Composite Leading Indicators (CLI), OECD, July 2019
Japan must urgently address long-standing concerns over foreign bribery enforcement
Japan must step up enforcement of its foreign bribery laws and strengthen the capacities of its law enforcement agencies to proactively detect, investigate and prosecute the foreign bribery offence, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group...
World Bank Brings Experience from Emilia Romagna Region of Italy, to Support Development of Slavonia, Baranja and Srijem
To learn about the development experience of the Regione Emilia Romagna in Italy and how this experience can benefit the economic development of Slavonia, Baranja and Srijem, the Minister of Regional Development and EU funds, H.E. Gabrijela Žalac, and...
IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Chad, Approves US$38.9 Million Disbursement and Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation
On July 3, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the fourth review of Chad’s economic and financial program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. Completion of the review enables the...
IMF Executive Board Approves US$6 billion 39-Month Extended Fund Facility Arrangement for Pakistan
On July 3, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a 39-month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan for an amount of SDR 4,268 million (about US$6 billion or 210 percent of quota)...
World Bank Supports Ghana to Transform and Diversify its Economy For Sustainable Jobs
Ghana is to transform and diversify its economy by promoting private investment and firm growth in the non-resource base sectors through an integrated program to build the country’s competitiveness and deliver sustainable jobs under the Ghana Economic...
