The markets, and western companies, took the latest round of sanctions much more seriously than their previous iterations.
As Russia’s isolation grows, oil companies caught in middle
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Fight against global tax fraud takes an important step
The OECD unveiled a global standard for automatic exchange of financial account information, including the technical modalities, to better fight tax evasion.
Sub-Saharan Africa’s $58 billion aid drain
While $134 billion flows into sub-Saharan Africa each year, $192 billion is taken out, mainly in profits made by foreign companies, tax dodging and the costs of adapting to climate change.
Top 50 emerging markets local companies
As large multinationals seek ways to seize the economic growth in emerging markets, it is the smaller local private-sector companies that focus on their home markets who have positioned themselves as top competitors.
The vicious cycle of income inequality in one graph
A helpful guide to connect factors in an intuitive way to provide some grounding for policy framework.
Top five countries with most oil theft
Oil producing countries around the world face a harsh reality when it comes to securing barrels of the commodity.
Lagarde hints at the IMF’s economic outlook
Despite massive and unprecedented policy responses to the crisis over the past five years, the recovery remains modest and fragile.
Protectionism still very popular and increasingly worrisome
Trade restrictive measure are still strong among the world’s top 20 economies as the global economy still tries to find the new normal after the global meltdown.
How much energy will the World Cup consume?
The soccer event being held in Brazil is going to be one of the biggest energy-consuming, greenhouse gas-spewing World Cup’s in history.
Developing countries get their biannual checkup
A look at the state of these countries from the World Bank’s recently published Global Economic Prospects report.
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