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Guns, gangs and foreign meddling: how life in Haiti went from bad to worse

Corrupt elites and badly managed aid have ensured life for Haitians remains mired in violence and poverty. President Moïse’s assassination marks an escalating catastrophe

Peter Beaumont

19, Jul, 2021 @6:01 AM

G20 urged to do more to support global vaccine distribution

New alliance of multilateral institutions warns vaccine inequity could curb economic recovery

Patrick Wintour

05, Jul, 2021 @5:42 PM

High greenhouse gas emitters should pay for carbon they produce, says IMF

Companies should be subject to globally agreed carbon floor price to reach Paris climate goals

Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent

18, Jun, 2021 @6:55 PM

The Guardian view on global vaccination rates: a tale of two pandemics | Editorial

Editorial: G7 leaders meeting in Cornwall next week must act over the unacceptably low numbers of vaccinations available in poorer nations

Editorial

01, Jun, 2021 @5:39 PM

Protesters call on banks to ‘drop African debt’ in wake of Covid

World’s poorest nations saddled with ‘imprisoning’ debt, hampering responses to the pandemic, say activists protesting HSBC meeting

Lizzy Davies

28, May, 2021 @11:39 AM

IMF pushes G20 states to back $50bn global mass vaccination drive

Backing IMF’s $50bn three-point plan is in wealthy nations best interests by supercharging world economy, says Kristalina Georgieva

Larry Elliott Economics editor

21, May, 2021 @12:30 PM

Why the landmark Bretton Woods deal is as relevant today as in 1944 | Larry Elliott

Countries came together early and decisively to fix a broken global system. The same ambition is needed today

Larry Elliott

16, May, 2021 @10:42 AM

UK economy builds momentum as Covid restrictions ease

Guardian analysis shows rapid progress rolling out vaccine is fuelling boom in consumer spending

Richard Partington Economics correspondent

30, Apr, 2021 @5:00 AM

Caution needed over bounceback optimism as booms in Britain have tendency to end in busts | Larry Elliott

The UK is beating Covid economic recovery expectations but there should be a degree of wariness

Larry Elliott

25, Apr, 2021 @10:16 AM

Finance ministers hooked on Covid stimulus, Mervyn King says

Former Bank of England governor warns of risk of inflation as Covid lockdown measures are relaxed

Richard Partington Economics correspondent

12, Apr, 2021 @6:33 PM

Banks should invest in nature to fight climate crisis, says Prince William

Duke tells IMF and World Bank event that investment in reforestation and cleaner oceans must be stepped up

Larry Elliott Economics editor

08, Apr, 2021 @6:21 PM

The Covid crisis is doing what the 2008 crash didn’t: ending the old economic orthodoxies | Larry Elliott

After Joe Biden’s stimulus, the era of small states, low taxes and balanced budgets suddenly looks to be over, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

Larry Elliott

08, Apr, 2021 @10:48 AM