Public finance stories from the Middle East and Africa you might have missed this week.

Jordan ‘to issue as much as $1.5bn in eurobonds'

Jordan is reviewing offers from a group of banks to manage a eurobond sale of as much as $1.5bn to help finance government spending, finance minister Suleiman Hafez said (Arabian Business).

IPSAS ‘to strengthen Nigerian public sector accounting'

The Federal Government has urged public sector accountants to develop their skills in the area of the International Public Accounting Standards, adding that the move would help to promote transparency in the management of government finances (Punch).

Ugandan prime minister's office commended over financial management

A risk assessment study has given the financial controls in the Office of the Prime Minister a thumbs-up (The Observer).

Egypt's PM to put economic focus on growth, deficit cut

Egypt’s new prime minister Hisham Kandil is finalising an economic reform plan that will rein in hefty consumer subsidies, he has revealed (Al Arabiya News).

Zimbabwe cash plea may fall on deaf ears in South Africa

South Africa’s Treasury has confirmed that Zimbabwean finance minister Tendai Biti will meet his counterpart Pravin Gordhan later this month after the cash-strapped country asked for support from South Africa (Business Day).