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Greece's Tsipras attacks creditors over 'absurd' reforms Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday attacked the country's creditors for insisting on what he described as "absurd" reforms.

02 June 2015

100 steps to reform: Kazakhstan develops comprehensive plan A comprehensive plan to implement Nazarbayev's five reforms has been released in Kazakhstan.

29 May 2015

Kazakhstan should choose - reforms or degradation: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said that challenges were awaiting the country and it had to choose between reforms and degradation.

30 April 2015

Nazarbayev foresees painful reforms in the government President Nursultan Nazarbayev predicts painful reforms in the government

29 April 2015

After charm offensive, EU pressure on Greece for reform results A charm offensive by Greece's prime minister this week calmed bruised relations with Germany, but pressure remains on Athens to deliver on promised reforms.

25 March 2015

Greece to submit new reform list within days: statement Greece has agreed to give creditors a new list of reforms within days in order to secure bailout funds.

20 March 2015

Two years and counting: Pope's opponents play waiting game Two years after Pope Francis swept into the Vatican vowing to shake up the Church, his opponents are playing a waiting game as they seek to put the brakes on his reform drive.

12 March 2015

Nazarbayev speaks reforms, including moving powers from President to Parliament President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about five institutional reforms he envisions for Kazakhstan that would ensure its move towards a developed and harmonious society.

11 March 2015

IMF approves 1.2 bn euro credit line for Serbia The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved a 1.2 billion euro ($1.4 billion) credit line for Serbia to support its structural and economic reforms.

24 February 2015

Top Muslim cleric urges education reform to curb extremism The head of Al-Azhar called for education reform in Muslim countries in an effort to contain the spread of religious extremism.

23 February 2015

French MPs to vote on controversial reform plan Millions of tourists in Paris will be able to shop all-week long if French MPs pass a controversial set of reforms seen as vital to unblock its stuttering economy.

17 February 2015

French economy minister says received death threats over reforms France's economy minister said he had received death threats from "certain officials" furious over his plans to reform parts of the closed-shop economy.

03 February 2015

Transition to 12-year education postponed: Kazakhstan's Education Minister Transition to 12-year education will be postponed in Kazakhstan.

23 January 2015

Jeb Bush champions US education reform ahead of 2016 Ex-president George W. Bush's younger brother Jeb, who is mulling a 2016 White House run, called for a revolution in the US education system.

21 November 2014

Embattled French government scrapes through confidence vote France's crisis-hit government narrowly won a crunch parliamentary vote of confidence in its economic reform path.

17 September 2014

HK pro-government activists rally against Occupy protest Thousands of people marched through Hong Kong to protest against a pro-democracy campaign to blockade the business district .

18 August 2014

Mexican president signs landmark energy reform Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto signed a package of landmark energy reform bills.

12 August 2014

Pension reform concept approved in Kazakhstan The Concept of modernization of Kazakhstan’s pension system until 2030 has been approved.

16 July 2014

Billionaire trio unite for US immigration reform Three of the world's richest men -- Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Sheldon Adelson -- put aside their political differences to unite in scathing condemnation of US lawmakers' failure to implement immigration reform.

12 July 2014

Pension reform may spawn shadow economy in Kazakhstan: expert The new coil of the pension reform in Kazakhstan may create a spike in the shadow economy.

03 July 2014

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