IMF-World Bank

  • May 9, 2011
  • 6 min read

New tools help companies to manage corruption risk

Measures and indices of corruption have proliferated in recent years, and are increasingly used...

International
  • May 9, 2011
  • 6 min read

Euro exit is no option for failing Greek bailout

A German Spiegel Online article on May 6 triggered extensive speculation over the weekend that...

Greece
  • May 4, 2011
  • 2 min read

Georgia's food prices stabilise -- but at high level

Consumer prices fell slightly by 0.1% month-on-month in April, the first fall since July 2010,...

Georgia
  • May 2, 2011
  • 2 min read

Greek government lags popular mood on privatisation

The government may face demands for more austerity when the 'troika' of the European Commission,...

Greece
  • Apr 29, 2011
  • 2 min read

IMF role may fade without further reform

The IMF yesterday announced an increase in its budget for fiscal year 2012, which starts next...

IMF-World Bank
  • Apr 27, 2011
  • 7 min read

Talk of Greek debt restructuring is premature

Greek three-year bond yields reached new highs yesterday after Eurostat reported that the public...

Greece
  • Apr 19, 2011
  • 2 min read

Lack of consistency raises Portugal bailout risks

Negotiations yesterday for Portugal's 80 billion euro (114 billion dollar) rescue package were...

Finland
  • Apr 18, 2011
  • 2 min read

MDGs global results mask local failures

Two-thirds of developing countries are near or "on track" to meeting the target of halving the...

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