Report says children born today could earn 51% more over lifetime if their country’s human capital improved
Deteriorating health, education and training in many developing countries is dramatically de…
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Trump appoints Blair, Kushner and Rubio to Gaza ‘board of peace’ ⊕
White House says seven-strong board, chaired by Trump, will steer Gaza through next phase of reconstruction
Donald Trump has appointed the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and former British prime …
66 days ago
Reform plan to cap aid at £1bn would damage UK’s international influence, critics warn ⊖⊖
Exclusive: Campaigners say slashing overseas aid would leave UK unable to meet existing commitments
Plans by Reform UK to slash the aid budget by 90% would not cover existing contributions to global b…
89 days ago
The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner’s warning must be heeded | Editorial ⊖⊖
Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. Joseph Stiglitz’s G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal
When Swiss tycoons handed Donald Trump a gold …
3 months ago
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice ⊕
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Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system
The Chinese did rather well in the age of globalization. In 1990, 943 million people …
Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe quits as Irish finance minister ○
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Donohoe will become managing director and chief knowledge officer at the World Bank.
4 months ago
‘Every day’s a fight’: join the commuters in Africa’s rapidly growing cities ⊕
With more and more people moving to big cities such as Nairobi and Abidjan, daily commutes are becoming tougher
Africa is a rapidly urbanising continent. Since 1990, the proportion of people who live …
Estimated €185bn needed to rebuild Syria after 14 years of civil war, World Bank says ⊖⊖
Syria's civil war began in 2011 when mass protests against the government of then-President Bashar al-Assad were met with a brutal crackdown and spiralled into armed conflict.
Top European Central Bank board members see sticky inflation but clear rate path ⊕⊕
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ECB board members speak exclusively to CNBC at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington about the interest rate path and their views on Europe.
Watch: Uncertainty looms as World Bank meets in Washington ⊖
The BBC’s Michelle Fleury looks at what to expect from the gathering of top bankers and finance ministers.