A round-up of public finance stories from Africa you might have missed this week (November 19–23)

Uganda vows to 'defeat these thieves' in bid to reassure aid donors

The Ugandan government has promised to claw back misused aid money in a bid to regain support from international donors that have suspended funding over allegations of corruption (The Guardian, UK).

Rounding off figures won't affect budget, says Zambian finance minister

Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda says rounding-off decimalised figures in the yellow book will not affect the 2013 national budget (Zambia Daily Mail).

Zimbabwe's budget should focus on growth, says MP

Parliamentary Committee on Budget, Finance and Investment chair Paddy Zhanda has called on Finance Minister Tendai Biti to explore measures to grow the economy in order to increase revenue for state coffers (All Africa).

EU and Malawi sign MK40bn budget support agreement

The European Union and Malawian government have signed a financing agreement worth MK37.9bn (€98m) for general budget support for the next three years (Nyasa Times).

Electronic governance ‘leads to more effective government'

Electronic governance is key to achieving reforms in public administration, said Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma (All Africa).