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11 Aug 20
Accounting standards are changing all the time, and new ones are being released frequently. Here’s how to think through the impact on your organisation and prepare well using a three-stage approach.
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7 Aug 20
The world’s largest multilateral development banks committed $61.6bn of climate finance in 2019, a joint report has shown.
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4 Aug 20
CIPFA’s chief economist Jeffrey Matsu argues that the pandemic represents “time for a reboot” in the way we think about development.
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24 Jul 20
The economic damage caused by Covid-19 has led to the UK cutting its international aid budget for 2020 by £2.9bn.
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24 Jul 20
As in any crisis, financial criminals have been making the most of COVID-19 to profit for themselves, repurposing tried and tested fraud techniques to take advantage of this current situation. As...
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17 Jul 20
Some coronavirus loans from the IMF are effectively being used to pay back loans from private lenders, without any of the money being used by the countries themselves to respond to the pandemic, a...
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9 Jul 20
Governments and organisations, including multilateral development banks, are funding tens of billions of dollars in development projects and programs to help countries respond to Covid-19. The...
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7 Jul 20
Global poverty is rising despite “triumphalism” about its perceived decline, according to a global report from a former United Nations official, who also released specific reports on Malaysia and...
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7 Jul 20
Proponents of universal basic income believe their case has been strengthened by the sudden shock of the pandemic, with several countries implementing emergency schemes, but what form should it take...
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6 Jul 20
Sovereign wealth and pension funds should seek investments that couple financial returns with societal and environmental benefits, researchers from the Inter-American Development Bank have argued.
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3 Jul 20
Black Lives Matter protests show there is a fiscal element to social justice, and should force governments to think about how to involve marginalised people in budget-setting, a transparency...
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25 Jun 20
Global growth is expected to be -4.9% in 2020, 1.9 percentage points lower than the previous projection in April, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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19 Jun 20
Global talks aimed at creating an international tax system able to deal with huge multinational digital companies such as Facebook and Amazon will continue without the US, after it pulled out of...
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19 Jun 20
The world of work is changing rapidly and accountants are not exempt from the effects. While it’s impossible to predict exactly what the future holds for the profession, examining broad trends can...
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16 Jun 20
Development organisations have criticised the UK government’s decision to merge its Department for International Development with its Foreign Office, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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12 Jun 20
People are more likely to pay tax if the social good of the public services they pay for is highlighted, which could give governments in developing countries a lifeline, a World Bank study has...
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9 Jun 20
EU members failed to meet their international aid targets in 2019, and the European Council has confirmed that greater efforts are now needed in light of the Covid-19 pandemic’s economic impact on...
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9 Jun 20
The Covid-19 pandemic is set to push the global economy into the worst recession since the end of the Second World War, according to a report from the World Bank.
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5 Jun 20
The US government has taken a step towards introducing tariffs to retaliate against digital taxes on ‘internet giants’ that are being pursued by several other countries as well as the European Union.
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2 Jun 20
Investment in education and public health will be vital for post-coronavirus recovery, the World Bank has claimed.
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2 Jun 20
Budget transparency is more important than ever amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but most governments fail to reach a decent standard of openness, an expert and advocate for accountability has told PFF.
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2 Jun 20
Treasury management is a fast-moving and ever-changing discipline. Understanding the environment that you are operating in and developing an effective strategy is essential to identifying and...
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22 May 20
The Covid-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on governments around the world. With many local governments struggling to find the money to continue to provide frontline services at a time when...
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19 May 20
Find out how a finance business partner can become a trusted advisor within an organisation, and how you can adopt similar practices whatever your role.
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5 May 20
Efforts to fix the perceived problems posed by big digital businesses to the global tax system remain on track despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the OECD has said.
11 Aug 20Accounting standards are changing all the time, and new ones are being released frequently. Here’s how to think through the impact on your organisation and prepare well using a three-stage approach.
7 Aug 20The world’s largest multilateral development banks committed $61.6bn of climate finance in 2019, a joint report has shown.
4 Aug 20CIPFA’s chief economist Jeffrey Matsu argues that the pandemic represents “time for a reboot” in the way we think about development.
24 Jul 20The economic damage caused by Covid-19 has led to the UK cutting its international aid budget for 2020 by £2.9bn.
24 Jul 20As in any crisis, financial criminals have been making the most of COVID-19 to profit for themselves, repurposing tried and tested fraud techniques to take advantage of this current situation. As...
17 Jul 20Some coronavirus loans from the IMF are effectively being used to pay back loans from private lenders, without any of the money being used by the countries themselves to respond to the pandemic, a...
9 Jul 20Governments and organisations, including multilateral development banks, are funding tens of billions of dollars in development projects and programs to help countries respond to Covid-19. The...
7 Jul 20Global poverty is rising despite “triumphalism” about its perceived decline, according to a global report from a former United Nations official, who also released specific reports on Malaysia and...
7 Jul 20Proponents of universal basic income believe their case has been strengthened by the sudden shock of the pandemic, with several countries implementing emergency schemes, but what form should it take...
6 Jul 20Sovereign wealth and pension funds should seek investments that couple financial returns with societal and environmental benefits, researchers from the Inter-American Development Bank have argued.
3 Jul 20Black Lives Matter protests show there is a fiscal element to social justice, and should force governments to think about how to involve marginalised people in budget-setting, a transparency...
25 Jun 20Global growth is expected to be -4.9% in 2020, 1.9 percentage points lower than the previous projection in April, according to the International Monetary Fund.
19 Jun 20Global talks aimed at creating an international tax system able to deal with huge multinational digital companies such as Facebook and Amazon will continue without the US, after it pulled out of...
19 Jun 20The world of work is changing rapidly and accountants are not exempt from the effects. While it’s impossible to predict exactly what the future holds for the profession, examining broad trends can...
12 Jun 20People are more likely to pay tax if the social good of the public services they pay for is highlighted, which could give governments in developing countries a lifeline, a World Bank study has...
9 Jun 20EU members failed to meet their international aid targets in 2019, and the European Council has confirmed that greater efforts are now needed in light of the Covid-19 pandemic’s economic impact on...
9 Jun 20The Covid-19 pandemic is set to push the global economy into the worst recession since the end of the Second World War, according to a report from the World Bank.
5 Jun 20The US government has taken a step towards introducing tariffs to retaliate against digital taxes on ‘internet giants’ that are being pursued by several other countries as well as the European Union.
2 Jun 20Investment in education and public health will be vital for post-coronavirus recovery, the World Bank has claimed.
2 Jun 20Budget transparency is more important than ever amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but most governments fail to reach a decent standard of openness, an expert and advocate for accountability has told PFF.
2 Jun 20Treasury management is a fast-moving and ever-changing discipline. Understanding the environment that you are operating in and developing an effective strategy is essential to identifying and...
19 May 20Find out how a finance business partner can become a trusted advisor within an organisation, and how you can adopt similar practices whatever your role.
