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21 Aug 19
Strong public sector balance sheets make governments more resilient against recessions, a working paper from the International Monetary Fund has suggested.
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21 Aug 19
Poor water quality has reduced economic growth in some areas of the globe by a third, according to the World Bank.
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20 Aug 19
The IMF explains how scaling back on energy subsidies would leave more money for governments to spend on areas such as education and healthcare.
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19 Aug 19
Scammers have increasingly been using the World Bank’s name to give authenticity to ‘advance fee' fraud schemes.
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16 Aug 19
US bond yields have fallen below 2% for the first time in history, producing an ‘inverted yield curve’, which can often signal a recession.
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12 Aug 19
While some progress has been made on improving international ethical standards across the public finance sector there is still much to do, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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26 Jul 19
The World Bank is scaling up its support for Uzbekistan and has praised reforms aimed at fostering a market economy.
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25 Jul 19
The appointment of Alok Sharma as the UK’s new international development secretary appears to have scotched uncertainty over the department’s future.
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25 Jul 19
Between 2010 and 2017 60% - £4.6bn - of the UK’s support for energy in developing countries went towards fossil fuel sources, according to analysis by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development....
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23 Jul 19
Former US Treasury official Christina Ho asks how far the world - and most particularly its greatest economy, the US - has advanced with gender equality.
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19 Jul 19
A series of sex scandals at organisations such as Oxfam and Save the Children have prompted the OECD to create the first ever framework for governments to tackle sexual expoitation, abuse and...
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19 Jul 19
The race is on to find a successor to Christine Lagarde, who has resigned as managing director of the International Monetary Fund after being nominated to become the next president of the European...
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19 Jul 19
An influential Parliamentary committee has condemned the way in which Britain has reported on its progress in meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, accusing the government of not taking the...
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19 Jul 19
Some 820 million people - more than one in ten globally - do not have enough to eat and this figure is rising, a major new report by the United Nations has warned.
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19 Jul 19
A leading voice in the aid sector has warned of an “alarming” lack of funding for the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
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16 Jul 19
Global health chiefs have added their weight to calls for a ban on added sugar in baby foods which pose a risk to long-term health.
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16 Jul 19
Children continue to suffer poverty more intensely than adults and are more likely to lack essentials such as clean water, sanitation, adequate nutrition or primary education.
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8 Jul 19
The composite leading indicators that aim to forecast trends six to nine months ahead point to “stabilising growth momentum” in OECD countries.
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8 Jul 19
The UK government is claiming progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the country and abroad amid continuing criticism of its efforts.
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5 Jul 19
Climate change lawsuits have been launched in at least 28 countries around the world, say academics.
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5 Jul 19
Lack of political leadership has been cited by accountants as a major obstacle to meeting infrastructure needs around the world.
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4 Jul 19
The use of overseas aid to enhance trade is beneficial to the economies of recipient countries, a new report has said.
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2 Jul 19
Trade tensions continue to hold back the global economy despite the resumption of talks between the United States and China.
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1 Jul 19
Global efforts to reform massive state aid to farmers worth $528bn per year have largely stalled, says the OECD.
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28 Jun 19
Ileana Steccolini, who is speaking at the CIPFA conference on 10 July, asks whether organisational capacities make a difference to local government financial resilience.
21 Aug 19Strong public sector balance sheets make governments more resilient against recessions, a working paper from the International Monetary Fund has suggested.
21 Aug 19Poor water quality has reduced economic growth in some areas of the globe by a third, according to the World Bank.
20 Aug 19The IMF explains how scaling back on energy subsidies would leave more money for governments to spend on areas such as education and healthcare.
19 Aug 19Scammers have increasingly been using the World Bank’s name to give authenticity to ‘advance fee' fraud schemes.
16 Aug 19US bond yields have fallen below 2% for the first time in history, producing an ‘inverted yield curve’, which can often signal a recession.
12 Aug 19While some progress has been made on improving international ethical standards across the public finance sector there is still much to do, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
26 Jul 19The World Bank is scaling up its support for Uzbekistan and has praised reforms aimed at fostering a market economy.
25 Jul 19The appointment of Alok Sharma as the UK’s new international development secretary appears to have scotched uncertainty over the department’s future.
25 Jul 19Between 2010 and 2017 60% - £4.6bn - of the UK’s support for energy in developing countries went towards fossil fuel sources, according to analysis by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development....
23 Jul 19Former US Treasury official Christina Ho asks how far the world - and most particularly its greatest economy, the US - has advanced with gender equality.
19 Jul 19A series of sex scandals at organisations such as Oxfam and Save the Children have prompted the OECD to create the first ever framework for governments to tackle sexual expoitation, abuse and...
19 Jul 19The race is on to find a successor to Christine Lagarde, who has resigned as managing director of the International Monetary Fund after being nominated to become the next president of the European...
19 Jul 19An influential Parliamentary committee has condemned the way in which Britain has reported on its progress in meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, accusing the government of not taking the...
19 Jul 19Some 820 million people - more than one in ten globally - do not have enough to eat and this figure is rising, a major new report by the United Nations has warned.
19 Jul 19A leading voice in the aid sector has warned of an “alarming” lack of funding for the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
16 Jul 19Global health chiefs have added their weight to calls for a ban on added sugar in baby foods which pose a risk to long-term health.
16 Jul 19Children continue to suffer poverty more intensely than adults and are more likely to lack essentials such as clean water, sanitation, adequate nutrition or primary education.
8 Jul 19The composite leading indicators that aim to forecast trends six to nine months ahead point to “stabilising growth momentum” in OECD countries.
5 Jul 19Climate change lawsuits have been launched in at least 28 countries around the world, say academics.
5 Jul 19Lack of political leadership has been cited by accountants as a major obstacle to meeting infrastructure needs around the world.
2 Jul 19Trade tensions continue to hold back the global economy despite the resumption of talks between the United States and China.
1 Jul 19Global efforts to reform massive state aid to farmers worth $528bn per year have largely stalled, says the OECD.
28 Jun 19Ileana Steccolini, who is speaking at the CIPFA conference on 10 July, asks whether organisational capacities make a difference to local government financial resilience.
