Finance & Economics

Japan will need reforms to ease economic blow of a shrinking workforce

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Philippines sustains strong growth amidst difficult global environment

Careful macroeconomic management and structural reforms key to maintaining resilience in the country and the rest of East Asia and the Pacific Region

Growth in Developing East Asia and Pacific has remained resilient and is expected to ease only modestly during 2016-18, according to a new World Bank report. This outlook is subject to elevated risks and countries should continue to prioritize monetary and fiscal policies that reduce vulnerabilities and strengthen credibility, while deepening structural reforms.

East Asia Pacific Growth Remains Resilient in Face of Challenging Global Environment, Says World Bank

Careful macroeconomic management and structural reforms key to maintaining resilience

Growth in developing East Asia and Pacific has remained resilient and is expected to ease only modestly during 2016-18, according to a new World Bank report. This outlook is subject to elevated risks and countries should continue to prioritize monetary and fiscal policies that reduce vulnerabilities and strengthen credibility, while deepening structural reforms.

South Asia Remains Fastest Growing Region in the World, but should be Vigilant to Fading Tailwinds

Economic growth expected to gradually accelerate to 7.3 percent in 2017 from 7.1 percent in 2016

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Growth Recovery in South East Europe Underpinned by Investment, Says Latest World Bank Economic Report

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IMF Staff Completes Review Mission to Burkina Faso

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Corinne Deléchat, visited Ouagadougou from March 29-April 8, 2016 to conduct discussions on the fourth and fifth reviews of the Extended Credit Facility arrangement (ECF).

Contributions to GDP growth: fourth quarter 2015, Quarterly National Accounts, OECD

Private consumption growth slows in fourth quarter of 2015

Contributions to OECD real GDP growth
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Europe and Central Asia: Growth Struggles in the West, Volatility Increases in the East

The economies of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) continue to face difficult headwinds in an increasingly complex and uncertain global economic environment, with short-term prospects differing substantially across countries, according to a new World Bank report.

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Jordan

A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Martin Cerisola visited Amman from March 27 to April 4 to take stock of economic developments since the last IMF visit in November 2015, and to discuss with the authorities their plans for economic policies and reforms that could be part of a Fund-supported program.

EU budget management: Commission and Parliament spending for 2014 approved

The European Commission managed its 2014 EU budget funds according to the rules, so Parliament should grant it a 'discharge' (i.e. approval), for that year, the Budgetary Control Committee said on Thursday. Parliament’s own management of EU funds in 2014 was also approved, in a separate vote.