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1 Sep 16
Ahead of this weekend’s G20 summit, the International Federation of Accountants is calling for a host of accounting issues to rise higher up the global agenda
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1 Sep 16
The World Bank has launched its Special Drawing Rights-denominated bond programme, marking the first ever publicly issued SDR bond, and the bank’s inaugural issue on the Chinese market.
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30 Aug 16
International insurers with $1.2tn in assets under management have called on the G20 to commit to a specific timeline for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 at an upcoming summit.
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30 Aug 16
Over 100 countries are now participants in an OECD international cooperation initiative to combat tax avoidance and evasion, the think-tank has announced.
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30 Aug 16
Former Portuguese prime minister António Guterres has topped the third ballot in the race to succeed Ban Ki Moon as head of the United Nations.
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24 Aug 16
The World Bank has refused a staff request to overhaul its leadership selection process as current president Jim Yong Kim sets his eyes on a second five-year term.
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19 Aug 16
The World Bank unveiled its new procurement framework in Sri Lanka yesterday, which it said will help countries make the most of their public spending, strengthen national policies and improve...
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19 Aug 16
The United Nations has made its first public admission of blame for its role in a cholera outbreak that took hold in Haiti following the catastrophic earthquake in 2010, and has since killed around...
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18 Aug 16
Melbourne has been rated the world’s most liveable city for the sixth year running by the Economist’s Global Liveability Ranking 2016.
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16 Aug 16
Public funding for skills development initiatives should be tied to the programme’s labour market outcomes, the director of strategy and operations at the human development practice in the World Bank...
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16 Aug 16
The United Nations secretary general has said it is “high time” for a woman to lead the organisation after its more than 70 years of existence.
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11 Aug 16
A “crisis of leadership” at the World Bank has been highlighted in an open letter to its executive directors from an influential association of staff members.
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10 Aug 16
Over $80bn in climate finance was mobilised for projects funded by the world’s six largest development banks in 2015, a joint report from the banks has said.
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10 Aug 16
The World Bank has renewed its lending criteria, ditching or diluting some standards and adding new ones in. Does this bring the bank into the 21st century or mean it has walked away from its role as...
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8 Aug 16
Collaboration both within and outside of government is crucial to successfully building a smart city, the Inter-American Development Bank has stressed.
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4 Aug 16
An all-party parliamentary group in the UK has claimed the international proposals to combat global tax evasion do not go far enough and may create new loopholes that could be used to avoid paying...
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3 Aug 16
Economic growth next year will be lower than expected, due largely to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
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2 Aug 16
Australia, the UK and South Korea are world leaders in using e-government to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a United Nations survey.
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29 Jul 16
IPSASB has updated its accounting standard covering employee benefits, it was announced on Thursday.
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28 Jul 16
Switzerland is one of ten countries said to have made sound progress toward greater tax transparency in recent years, according to the OECD.
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28 Jul 16
IPSASB has launched a consultation seeking views on how to account for currency in circulation, monetary gold and International Monetary Fund quota subscriptions and its special drawing rights.
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27 Jul 16
Cash transfers do not discourage the world’s poorest and most vulnerable adults from working, research by the UK’s Overseas Development Institute has found.
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27 Jul 16
A new online platform launched this week by the United Nations Development Programme will directly address the needs of the urban poor, it is hoped.
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26 Jul 16
Enthusiastic commitment from governments is an “indispensible prerequisite” to building tax capacity in developing countries, four of the world’s most prominent international institutions have said.
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25 Jul 16
Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, must stand trial over accusations of negligence during her time as French finance minister, France’s highest appeals court ruled last week...
1 Sep 16Ahead of this weekend’s G20 summit, the International Federation of Accountants is calling for a host of accounting issues to rise higher up the global agenda
1 Sep 16The World Bank has launched its Special Drawing Rights-denominated bond programme, marking the first ever publicly issued SDR bond, and the bank’s inaugural issue on the Chinese market.
30 Aug 16International insurers with $1.2tn in assets under management have called on the G20 to commit to a specific timeline for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 at an upcoming summit.
30 Aug 16Over 100 countries are now participants in an OECD international cooperation initiative to combat tax avoidance and evasion, the think-tank has announced.
30 Aug 16Former Portuguese prime minister António Guterres has topped the third ballot in the race to succeed Ban Ki Moon as head of the United Nations.
24 Aug 16The World Bank has refused a staff request to overhaul its leadership selection process as current president Jim Yong Kim sets his eyes on a second five-year term.
19 Aug 16The World Bank unveiled its new procurement framework in Sri Lanka yesterday, which it said will help countries make the most of their public spending, strengthen national policies and improve...
19 Aug 16The United Nations has made its first public admission of blame for its role in a cholera outbreak that took hold in Haiti following the catastrophic earthquake in 2010, and has since killed around...
18 Aug 16Melbourne has been rated the world’s most liveable city for the sixth year running by the Economist’s Global Liveability Ranking 2016.
16 Aug 16Public funding for skills development initiatives should be tied to the programme’s labour market outcomes, the director of strategy and operations at the human development practice in the World Bank...
16 Aug 16The United Nations secretary general has said it is “high time” for a woman to lead the organisation after its more than 70 years of existence.
10 Aug 16Over $80bn in climate finance was mobilised for projects funded by the world’s six largest development banks in 2015, a joint report from the banks has said.
10 Aug 16The World Bank has renewed its lending criteria, ditching or diluting some standards and adding new ones in. Does this bring the bank into the 21st century or mean it has walked away from its role as...
8 Aug 16Collaboration both within and outside of government is crucial to successfully building a smart city, the Inter-American Development Bank has stressed.
4 Aug 16An all-party parliamentary group in the UK has claimed the international proposals to combat global tax evasion do not go far enough and may create new loopholes that could be used to avoid paying...
3 Aug 16Economic growth next year will be lower than expected, due largely to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
2 Aug 16Australia, the UK and South Korea are world leaders in using e-government to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a United Nations survey.
29 Jul 16IPSASB has updated its accounting standard covering employee benefits, it was announced on Thursday.
28 Jul 16Switzerland is one of ten countries said to have made sound progress toward greater tax transparency in recent years, according to the OECD.
27 Jul 16Cash transfers do not discourage the world’s poorest and most vulnerable adults from working, research by the UK’s Overseas Development Institute has found.
27 Jul 16A new online platform launched this week by the United Nations Development Programme will directly address the needs of the urban poor, it is hoped.
25 Jul 16Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, must stand trial over accusations of negligence during her time as French finance minister, France’s highest appeals court ruled last week...
