Finance & Economics
Putting the spotlight on the employment of young Kosovo Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians
Erxhan Galushi and his OSCE colleague, Elita Vokshi, plan support activities while reviewing the governmental Strategy and Action Plan for the Integration of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian Communities in Kosovo.
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Tuvalu Joins the IMF’s General Data Dissemination System
Tuvalu joined the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) today, marking a major step forward in the development of its statistical system.
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UK launches new Anglia £3 million growing business fund
The New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership ‘Growing Business Fund’ is supported by the UK government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) and is specifically aimed at helping firms that want to grow but have been held back by a lack of finance.
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US Jobless Claims Rise
The number of people signing up for unemployment assistance in the United States rose 28,000 last week to a total of 385,000.
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UK new skills strategy heralds £214 million investment and stronger intervention to tackle poor performance
The UK government’s new skills strategy, Rigour and Responsiveness in Skills, includes stronger action to support the majority of good and outstanding colleges, and new plans to intervene where colleges are failing learners.
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February 2013 compared with January 2013 Industrial producer prices up by 0.2% in euro area Up by 0.4% in EU27
In February 2013, compared with January 2013, the industrial producer price index1 rose by 0.2% in the euro area2 (EA17) and by 0.4% in the EU272, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January3 prices increased by 0.4% in both zones.
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IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Cyprus on a €1 Billion Extended Fund Facility Arrangement
The Cypriot authorities have put forward an ambitious, multi-year reform program to address the economic challenges they face. The overarching goals are to stabilize the financial system, achieve fiscal sustainability, and support the recovery of economic activity to preserve the welfare of the population.
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World Bank Grant Supports Employment Creation for Yemen’s Neediest Youth and Women
Unemployment rates among young people in Yemen can reach as high as 40 percent and a new World Bank project is designed to help by providing work opportunities for unemployed youth and women and improving access to basic social services in poor communities.
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World Bank Group President Calls for a World Free of Poverty
Calling for ambitious new goals to help the most vulnerable, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim Tuesday outlined a bold agenda for the global community toward ending extreme poverty by 2030 and promoting shared prosperity to boost the incomes of the poorest 40 percent of the population in each country.
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