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5 Dec 16
Blended finance could help tackle the funding gap faced by the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. But this will require new methods of financial reporting
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2 Dec 16
The mayors of four major capital cities have committed to taking all diesel-powered vehicles off their streets by 2025.
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1 Dec 16
Ratings agency Fitch has applauded oil cartel OPEC’s deal to cut production for the first time since the financial crisis as a big step towards stabilising depressed prices, but only if producers can...
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1 Dec 16
Mayors from across the Americas, Asia and beyond have pledged to lead the charge on climate change, and said they won’t let US president-elect Donald Trump get in their way.
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29 Nov 16
Hard-won gains in democracy and governance secured all over the world will be at risk when US president-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, experts at the UK’s Overseas Development Institute...
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28 Nov 16
A shift toward protectionism would dash any hopes that the global economy can be broken out of its “low-growth trap”, the OECD has warned.
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28 Nov 16
Demonstrating that the UK aid agency’s private sector arm makes a difference to the poorest people remains a “significant challenge”, the country’s National Audit Office has concluded.
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28 Nov 16
Diverse systems, narrow focus and a lack of capacity or experience are some of the key challenges in developing financial management and harmonised accounting standards highlighted by speakers at the...
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25 Nov 16
Good governance and accountability in public services requires a strong internal audit function, comprehensive external reporting and stakeholder engagement with that information, delegates at the...
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25 Nov 16
Performance and accountability institutions should lead by example and push for transformation in challenging times, former US comptroller general David Walker has told the CIPFA international...
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25 Nov 16
Two pervasive “mega volatilities” are set to throw emerging market government finances into cyclical disarray for years to come, global economics expert Nenad Pacek has told delegates at...
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25 Nov 16
CIPFA has awarded EY’s IPSAS lead Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger honorary membership to celebrate his “outstanding” contribution to raising the standards of global public financial management.
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24 Nov 16
Watch CIPFA’s International Seminar from Luxembourg live from 2pm CET today. Speakers at today’s sessions include CIPFA International chair Ian Ball, former US comptroller general David...
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23 Nov 16
The UK’s aid department is under fire for “astounding” plans to channel billions of pounds more through its controversial private sector arm, which regularly routes funds through tax havens.
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22 Nov 16
Fifty mayors and local leaders have launched a plan of action to tackle the systemic inequality flourishing in cities globally.
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21 Nov 16
Performance budgeting can be a useful tool if employed well, researchers have found, although doing this is complex, time consuming and may require a change of mindset.
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21 Nov 16
Accountants have and will continue to play a critical role in combating fraud and corruption around the world, the chief of the International Federation of Accountants has told the pope.
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18 Nov 16
Strengthening the world’s health systems will require engaging a diverse array of stakeholders at different levels both within and outside the health system in new forms of participatory leadership,...
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18 Nov 16
A for-profit education provider that has been ordered to close its schools in Uganda has been given an award for its work from an alliance of businesses and universities and KPMG.
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17 Nov 16
The impact of extreme natural disasters on poor people across the world is far greater than previously thought, according to analysis by the World Bank.
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17 Nov 16
Aid donors who allow contributions to be used in public-private finance schemes may not know enough about where the money is going to make an informed investment, a report has found.
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16 Nov 16
Christopher Nyong has been appointed to the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board, it was announced last week.
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16 Nov 16
Funding local aid organisations directly during a sudden onset emergency may not be the most appropriate response, the manager of an aid fund for Syria said today.
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16 Nov 16
Poor communication and relationship management weakened the process of ending the UK’s traditional aid relationships with countries including India, China and South Africa, a review has found.
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14 Nov 16
Donald Trump’s victory in last week’s US presidential election caught the world off guard. How might his policies and pledges play out across the global south?