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19 Nov 18
Timor-Leste needs to “sustainably manage” its public finances to ensure it doesn’t spend too much too quickly as its natural resources run low, the World Bank has warned.
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19 Nov 18
For the first time, world leaders wrapped up an Asian economic summit without a formal joint statement because of trade tensions between the US and China.
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19 Nov 18
No developing country will fall into a ‘debt trap’ by working with Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry has said in response to US criticism.
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12 Nov 18
A former deputy labour minister in Vietnam has been arrested on allegations of financial mismanagement as part of a crackdown on corruption.
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12 Nov 18
Australia’s prime minister has announced a multi-billion-dollar fund for Pacific island nations to build infrastructure.
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12 Nov 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $500m loan to improve electricity supply in Turkmenistan.
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7 Nov 18
Corruption and money laundering are the “biggest hurdles” stopping Pakistan from developing and pulling people out of poverty, prime minister Imran Khan has warned.
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5 Nov 18
The new Malaysian government has allocated 227.5m ringgit ($54.39) to increase the number of accountants in the country, in its budget last week.
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5 Nov 18
Jon Blackburn tells Public Finance how Sydney Opera House is evolving to attract new audiences in a digital age, while a major renovation prepares the venue for the 21st century.
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2 Nov 18
Mongolia has secured an extra $36m from the IMF after successfully implementing reforms and complying with loan conditions.
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2 Nov 18
China has indicated it will support Pakistan as the country struggles with a “very difficult” economic situation.
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1 Nov 18
Central Asian countries will see growth easing this year and next because of efforts to reduce deficits and a fall in commodity prices.
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30 Oct 18
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been charged with six counts of criminal breach of trust related to a case where billions of dollars went missing from a state fund.
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26 Oct 18
Saudi Arabia has agreed to a $6bn rescue package for Pakistan to help it deal with debt problems.
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26 Oct 18
Vietnam has shrugged off the ravages of war followed by decades of crippling sanctions to embrace an unashamedly digital future, John Thornton explains.
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25 Oct 18
The Asian Development Bank has announced a grant and loan package worth $50m to support Sri Lanka’s health care system.
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22 Oct 18
The Chinese economy is growing at the slowest pace in a decade as the trade war with the US escalates.
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19 Oct 18
Malaysia will shift to accrual accounting within the next three years as part of reforms to stop the “excesses of the past”.
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19 Oct 18
PF International caught up with bid and programme manager Sara Breen about progress on CIPFA's work to modernise the supreme audit institution in Tajikistan. ...
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17 Oct 18
The World Bank is giving Indonesia up to $1bn in loans to help the government’s relief and reconstruction efforts in the areas hit by an earthquake and tsunami last month.
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16 Oct 18
Wide-ranging reforms are needed to make Indonesia’s economy more sustainable and resilient, the OECD has said.
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15 Oct 18
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced a sales tax hike in 2019 to address public debt caused by ballooning social security costs.
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12 Oct 18
The wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been charged with money laundering and tax evasion as part of a corruption investigation.
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12 Oct 18
Pakistan has appealed to the International Monetary Fund for a bailout package to help it out of economic turmoil.
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12 Oct 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved $20.5m in grants to support the government of Bhutan in improving the country’s health system.
19 Nov 18Timor-Leste needs to “sustainably manage” its public finances to ensure it doesn’t spend too much too quickly as its natural resources run low, the World Bank has warned.
19 Nov 18For the first time, world leaders wrapped up an Asian economic summit without a formal joint statement because of trade tensions between the US and China.
19 Nov 18No developing country will fall into a ‘debt trap’ by working with Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry has said in response to US criticism.
12 Nov 18A former deputy labour minister in Vietnam has been arrested on allegations of financial mismanagement as part of a crackdown on corruption.
12 Nov 18The Asian Development Bank has approved a $500m loan to improve electricity supply in Turkmenistan.
7 Nov 18Corruption and money laundering are the “biggest hurdles” stopping Pakistan from developing and pulling people out of poverty, prime minister Imran Khan has warned.
5 Nov 18The new Malaysian government has allocated 227.5m ringgit ($54.39) to increase the number of accountants in the country, in its budget last week.
5 Nov 18Jon Blackburn tells Public Finance how Sydney Opera House is evolving to attract new audiences in a digital age, while a major renovation prepares the venue for the 21st century. soh-hl...
2 Nov 18Mongolia has secured an extra $36m from the IMF after successfully implementing reforms and complying with loan conditions.
2 Nov 18China has indicated it will support Pakistan as the country struggles with a “very difficult” economic situation.
1 Nov 18Central Asian countries will see growth easing this year and next because of efforts to reduce deficits and a fall in commodity prices.
30 Oct 18Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been charged with six counts of criminal breach of trust related to a case where billions of dollars went missing from a state fund.
26 Oct 18Vietnam has shrugged off the ravages of war followed by decades of crippling sanctions to embrace an unashamedly digital future, John Thornton explains.
25 Oct 18The Asian Development Bank has announced a grant and loan package worth $50m to support Sri Lanka’s health care system.
22 Oct 18The Chinese economy is growing at the slowest pace in a decade as the trade war with the US escalates.
19 Oct 18PF International caught up with bid and programme manager Sara Breen about progress on CIPFA's work to modernise the supreme audit institution in Tajikistan. ...
17 Oct 18The World Bank is giving Indonesia up to $1bn in loans to help the government’s relief and reconstruction efforts in the areas hit by an earthquake and tsunami last month.
16 Oct 18Wide-ranging reforms are needed to make Indonesia’s economy more sustainable and resilient, the OECD has said.
15 Oct 18Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced a sales tax hike in 2019 to address public debt caused by ballooning social security costs.
12 Oct 18The wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been charged with money laundering and tax evasion as part of a corruption investigation.
12 Oct 18The Asian Development Bank has approved $20.5m in grants to support the government of Bhutan in improving the country’s health system.
