Madagascar: Alleviating Three Key Drivers of Poverty Through the Fiavota Cash Transfer Program
Managing infrastructure projects on nuclear-regulated sites
On January 10,2020 the National Audit Office (NAO) reports that the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) poor management of three critical infrastructure projects on its nuclear-regulated sites has contributed to a combined cost increase of £1.35 billion and...
Facebook and eBay pledge to combat trading in fake reviews
In a win for online shoppers, Facebook and eBay have signed up to agreements to better identify, investigate and respond to fake and misleading reviews after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) told them to address this issue.
Winter tourism on the rise in the EU
CTF urging taxpayers to fuel up before federal carbon tax hits Alberta
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is urging drivers to fuel up their cars before the federal carbon tax hits Alberta on Jan. 1, 2020.
CTF Releases New Year’s Tax Changes for 2020
New World Bank Loan Approved to Boost Productivity of Mongolia’s Livestock Sector
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved US$30 million in loan financing for the Mongolia Livestock Commercialization Project on December 13. The project will help improve the health and productivity of livestock and increase value of...
Global Wave of Debt Is Largest, Fastest in 50 Years
Debt in emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) climbed to a record US$55 trillion in 2018, marking an eight-year surge that has been the largest, fastest, and most broad-based in nearly five decades, according to a new World Bank Group study that...
Lesotho Reduces Poverty, but Nearly Half of the Population Remains Poor
A new Lesotho Poverty Assessment finds that poverty fell over a 15-year period, but poverty remains widespread with nearly half of the population living in poverty and 75 percent of the population either poor or vulnerable to poverty, according to a...
Estonia: use robust growth to improve income equality and well-being
Estonia’s economy is performing well, and public finances are in excellent shape, yet growth is softening and spending pressures from infrastructure needs and an ageing population are mounting. Efforts should now focus on improving income equality and...
