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25 Jul 17
Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger has been elected chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board’s (IPSASB) Consultative Advisory Group (CAG).
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24 Jul 17
The proportion of the world’s population covered by anti-tobacco smoking measures has quadrupled in the past decade, the World Health Organisation has said.
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24 Jul 17
Global output is projected to grow by 3.5% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, the International Monetary Fund has said in its latest World Economic Outlook Update.
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18 Jul 17
Household goods manufacturer RB has rebutted claims by Oxfam that it set up an international structure to avoid tax in developing countries.
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18 Jul 17
Progress on many of the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) is too slow to meet the 2030 implementation target, a report for UN secretary general António Guterres has warned.
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18 Jul 17
The UK government needs to ensure all departments are supported to spend Office Development Assistance responsibly and effectively, national auditors said today.
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17 Jul 17
The International Federation of Accountants has joined with CIPFA to launch an accountability index to encourage public financial management reform around the world.
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14 Jul 17
Government spending has risen across OECD countries since the global financial crash, according to the institute’s latest snapshot survey of public expenditure
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11 Jul 17
The latest G20 summit in Hamburg achieved very little and left anti-poverty campaigners feeling frustrated
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10 Jul 17
The leaders of the world’s richest nations have reaffirmed their commitment to inclusive growth and efficient use of public resources.
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9 Jul 17
The world must respond to child marriage and adolescent pregnancy with the same urgency it showed in the fight against HIV, the Overseas Development Institute has warned.
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7 Jul 17
G20 governments are giving nearly four times more public finance to fossil fuels than green energy, according to campaigners.
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7 Jul 17
Canada has the world’s most effective civil service, an international survey has found.
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4 Jul 17
Global governments should invest in infrastructure that allows the easy passage of food around the world and avoids shortfalls and price spikes, according to a think-tank.
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4 Jul 17
The UK’s aid agency this week launches new funding schemes for small charities and projects focused on diversity, inclusion and eliminating the drivers of intolerance.
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30 Jun 17
Dutch funding for development is at risk from cuts as well as the reclassification of refugee costs and climate finance as official development assistance (ODA), the OECD has warned.
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28 Jun 17
Chinese premier Li Keqiang warned against shunning economic globalisation, which he said had been a “great facilitator” in China opening up over the past 30 years.
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27 Jun 17
The UK government has pledged to expand zero- or reduced-tariff trading relationships with developing countries post-Brexit.
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26 Jun 17
Developing countries looking to better protect their tax bases can access support through a toolkit backed by the International Monetary Fund, OECD, UN and World Bank.
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23 Jun 17
Information technology is set to amplify the evidence base used for approaches like results-based budgeting to an unprecedented degree, EY’s global public financial management leader has told...
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21 Jun 17
Global humanitarian aid grew at a slower pace than it has done in three years in 2016, despite continued increases in need around the world.
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20 Jun 17
A data portal, launched today to coincide with World Refugee Day, can help governments better allocate aid resources to the world’s 65 million displaced people.
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20 Jun 17
A shift away from strict austerity could help power strong growth across 20 of the world’s key economies, according to Fitch.
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20 Jun 17
There is a clear link between disability and poverty, so we need a better way of tracking aid spending in this area. Disability markers could do this
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19 Jun 17
The International Federation of Accountants has reiterated its call for better governance and public financial management to make it on to the G20’s agenda.
25 Jul 17Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger has been elected chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board’s (IPSASB) Consultative Advisory Group (CAG).
24 Jul 17The proportion of the world’s population covered by anti-tobacco smoking measures has quadrupled in the past decade, the World Health Organisation has said.
24 Jul 17Global output is projected to grow by 3.5% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, the International Monetary Fund has said in its latest World Economic Outlook Update.
18 Jul 17Household goods manufacturer RB has rebutted claims by Oxfam that it set up an international structure to avoid tax in developing countries.
18 Jul 17Progress on many of the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) is too slow to meet the 2030 implementation target, a report for UN secretary general António Guterres has warned.
18 Jul 17The UK government needs to ensure all departments are supported to spend Office Development Assistance responsibly and effectively, national auditors said today.
17 Jul 17The International Federation of Accountants has joined with CIPFA to launch an accountability index to encourage public financial management reform around the world.
14 Jul 17Government spending has risen across OECD countries since the global financial crash, according to the institute’s latest snapshot survey of public expenditure
11 Jul 17The latest G20 summit in Hamburg achieved very little and left anti-poverty campaigners feeling frustrated
10 Jul 17The leaders of the world’s richest nations have reaffirmed their commitment to inclusive growth and efficient use of public resources.
9 Jul 17The world must respond to child marriage and adolescent pregnancy with the same urgency it showed in the fight against HIV, the Overseas Development Institute has warned.
7 Jul 17G20 governments are giving nearly four times more public finance to fossil fuels than green energy, according to campaigners.
7 Jul 17Canada has the world’s most effective civil service, an international survey has found.
4 Jul 17Global governments should invest in infrastructure that allows the easy passage of food around the world and avoids shortfalls and price spikes, according to a think-tank.
4 Jul 17The UK’s aid agency this week launches new funding schemes for small charities and projects focused on diversity, inclusion and eliminating the drivers of intolerance.
30 Jun 17Dutch funding for development is at risk from cuts as well as the reclassification of refugee costs and climate finance as official development assistance (ODA), the OECD has warned.
28 Jun 17Chinese premier Li Keqiang warned against shunning economic globalisation, which he said had been a “great facilitator” in China opening up over the past 30 years.
27 Jun 17The UK government has pledged to expand zero- or reduced-tariff trading relationships with developing countries post-Brexit.
26 Jun 17Developing countries looking to better protect their tax bases can access support through a toolkit backed by the International Monetary Fund, OECD, UN and World Bank.
23 Jun 17Information technology is set to amplify the evidence base used for approaches like results-based budgeting to an unprecedented degree, EY’s global public financial management leader has told...
21 Jun 17Global humanitarian aid grew at a slower pace than it has done in three years in 2016, despite continued increases in need around the world.
20 Jun 17A data portal, launched today to coincide with World Refugee Day, can help governments better allocate aid resources to the world’s 65 million displaced people.
20 Jun 17A shift away from strict austerity could help power strong growth across 20 of the world’s key economies, according to Fitch.
20 Jun 17There is a clear link between disability and poverty, so we need a better way of tracking aid spending in this area. Disability markers could do this
19 Jun 17The International Federation of Accountants has reiterated its call for better governance and public financial management to make it on to the G20’s agenda.
