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Africa needs billions of dollars to finance the Sustainable Development Goals. Its not clear where this money will come from.
The pursuit of shareholder value destroys jobs, investment and the long term health of the economy, but as long it is legal Philip Green’s behaviour is just business as usual.
Congress just passed a bailout for Puerto Rico – in the nick of time – yet it’s not enough to solve the island’s biggest challenge: returning to growth.
Was Opposition Leader Bill Shorten right to say that $100 billion has been added to Australia’s national debt on the Coalition government’s watch?
One of the worst hit countries during the financial crisis has regained economic strength inside a gilded cage – to the extent that it can now step outside, melt it down and re-sell the gold.
Economic sense has been largely irrelevant in the unfolding Greek drama. Instead, morality has been at its heart.
The global push for financial inclusion could end up with unintended consequences.
Is Top Cat trying to tap into our inner huckster and charlatan, or is something else going on in Halifax’s new ad campaign?
Rousseff is about to go on trial for allegedly borrowing $11 billion to fund social programs and conceal a budget deficit. Why is that a crime?
The island, which missed a debt payment earlier this month, faces ‘disastrous’ consequences if a solution to its spiraling crisis isn’t found soon.
In Italy, a homeless man was excused by the supreme court for stealing food. In the UK, people living in poverty are fined for it.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said that when the Coalition lost government in 2007, Australia was owed billions by the world – but that when the Coalition regained power in 2013, Australia was in debt. Is that right?
The UK government is considering taking a stake in a dying asset when it could have helped build a balanced economy much earlier.
When a High Street stalwart falls by the wayside, don’t rush to mourn the slow death of town centre shopping.
The global economy is already unsustainable – let alone if it gets bigger.
Falling homeownership rates, stagnant wages and diminishing retirement savings mean that for more and more Americans, the middle-class dream is slowly dying – if it’s not already gone.
Public bonds with historically low interest rates are proving a tempting choice to universities in need of cash.
Is the debt designed to prevent another financial crisis turning on its creators?
A new study reveals just how tough it can be to rebuild a life after homelessness.
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