Significant support for shipping tax at Paris gathering but critics say measures are insufficient
World Bank
Support for Ukraine’s accession to the EU appears to be solidifying, as does the will to make Russia financially accountable
Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris told financial system has ‘failed in its mission to provide a global safety net for developing countries’
Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other’s troops of shelling evacuation areas
Washington-based lender says restrictive global credit conditions have triggered sharp slowdown in growth while intensifying risk of financial stress
Former Mastercard chief executive was tapped by US President Joe Biden in February
US secretary of state’s visit comes at a time when country is facing a humanitarian crisis
Rural Niger offers young men no way to make a living, forcing huge numbers to emigrate and others to turn to crime
Africa’s biggest economy has average life expectancy of 53 and is beset with poverty, debt and regional Islamic insurgency
Economic crisis strains family elderly care systems as large numbers of older workers lack pensions
‘We can’t look at those drowned in the sea… without realising that something has gone desperately wrong,’ Michael D Higgins says
The President on migration, the Irish housing crisis and how he has his role ‘quite worked out’
The population has soared, we are close to full employment and life expectancy is the highest in Europe
A way has to be found to resolve the debt problems that are now emerging for the world’s most vulnerable
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