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21 Jan 20
Ukrainian ministers have been told to take pay cuts until they improve the country’s ailing economy.
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17 Jan 20
Dutch auditors are helping Sudan’s National Audit Chamber to push for better public finance management and stamp out corruption.
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14 Jan 20
The Latvian government has been urged to develop a solution to tackle the country’s crumbling housing stock.
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14 Jan 20
The EU runs a trade surplus with itself of more than €300bn, a number that should be zero, and measurement errors alone are not a sufficient explanation, researchers have warned.
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14 Jan 20
Germany recorded its largest ever budget surplus in 2019, the ministry of finance has announced.
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13 Jan 20
A compromise on pension reform hoped to bring about the end of more than a month of strikes in France has been submitted to trade unions by the country’s prime minister.
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10 Jan 20
A flagship UK government programme hoped to prevent sexual violence globally is “at risk of letting survivors down” after its funding was cut drastically.
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8 Jan 20
A coalition of progressive parties will form Spain’s new government after nearly a year of political stalemate.
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7 Jan 20
Serbia has recorded four consecutive yearly budget surpluses for the first time in its history, with 2019’s its biggest ever, according to its minister of finance.
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7 Jan 20
Ireland’s highest ever corporation tax yield has been welcomed by its finance minister, but he warned that an over-reliance on one revenue source must be avoided.
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6 Jan 20
France will retaliate if the US imposes tariffs on its cheese and champagne, the country’s finance minister has warned.
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18 Dec 19
Finnish economic growth is expected to slow in the next few years as public finances weaken, according to the government’s economists.
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17 Dec 19
Estonia has been urged to use its robust economic growth and strong public finances to improve income equality and wellbeing.
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17 Dec 19
The draft Portuguese budget projects the first fiscal surplus since the country’s transition to democracy 45 years ago.
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17 Dec 19
French president Emmanuel Macron suffered a blow to his pension reform ambitions as the high commissioner for pensions resigned amid countrywide strikes.
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11 Dec 19
Campaigners have hit out at suggestions the Department for International Development could be rolled in the Foreign Office, warning it would “diminish” the UK’s global influence.
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9 Dec 19
The managing director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva has hailed Ukraine’s “impressive” economic progress and approved a $5.5bn loan over three years.
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6 Dec 19
France’s Court of Audit has given authorities in the country 11 recommendations to fight tax fraud.
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5 Dec 19
France is experiencing its biggest national strike in decades as angry workers demonstrate about proposed pension reforms.
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4 Dec 19
Ireland is on track for record corporation tax receipts this year, although the finance minister has warned the surge will not last forever.
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4 Dec 19
Auditors have called on the EU to impose stronger rules on its member countries’ budgets, to avoid future financial crises.
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3 Dec 19
Spending €1 on health initiatives for children aged between three and 11 leads to a return of €1.30 in the future, auditors in Lithuania have found.
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3 Dec 19
The US is likely to hit France with new tariffs on products including cheese and champagne to retaliate against the European country’s tax on ‘internet giants’, such as Google and Facebook.
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2 Dec 19
Ireland’s sovereign credit rating has been increased making Irish government bonds more attractive, according to the country’s National Treasury Management Agency.
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29 Nov 19
The UK should commit to spending £20bn to the UN climate fund until 2030 to pay its “fair share” based on the country’s historical contribution to carbon emissions, a think-tank has urged.