Topic: Finance Ministry

The International Monetary Fund said it has reached a staff-level agreement to provide Ukraine with $15.6 billion, a much-needed four-year loan to aid the country in continuing to function amid war with Russia.

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled in favor of Ukraine in an ongoing fiscal dispute over $3 billion in bonds. The court decision means Russia's conduct towards Ukraine will be scrutinized in the dispute.

Britain said it will impose further economic, trade and transport sanctions against Belarus on Tuesday over its support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The United States blacklisted a Hamas finance official and an expansive network of facilitators and companies across the Middle East and North Africa that generate funds for the Palestinian militant organization.

For the first time in Sri Lanka's history, the economically ailing nation has defaulted on its debts amid an ongoing financial and political crisis exacerbated by the Ukrainian war and COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials have declared a state of emergency in Costa Rica after government computers there were targeted by a crippling ransomware attack, authorities said.

The United States and several of its democratic allies have launched an international task force with the mission to crack down on Russian oligarchs violating sanctions.

For the first time, the UAE is introducing a corporate tax rate -- a shift for the Middle East country that's known for attracting some of the world's largest corporations because of its long-held exempt status.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a new finance minister on Thursday after the last man in the post resigned amid a steep decline in value of Turkey's national currency.

The Japanese government on Tuesday proposed a record level of defense spending for next year -- almost $50 billion -- to counter rising influence and aggression from China in the region.