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5 May 15
Like many African countries, Nigeria struggles to collect the taxes it needs to fund its social and economic ambitions. Judith Ugwumadu reports on barriers to better revenue raising
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21 Apr 15
Ministers from across Africa have said additional funding for low-carbon energy schemes across the continent must be part of any global deal to tackle climate change reached later this year.
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1 Apr 15
The government of Tunisia must become more transparent if it is to complete its economic transformation following the Arab Spring, a senior International Monetary Fund figure has said.
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25 Mar 15
CIPFA has been confirmed as the first official global media partner for the African Congress of Accountants (ACOA).
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20 Mar 15
CIPFA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to boost public financial management in the West African country.
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10 Mar 15
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa underlined the importance of preparedness – those countries with plans and systems in place contained the disease relatively successfully. Judith Ugwumadu reports on...
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10 Mar 15
The IMF has said that Nigeria needs to broaden its revenue base. Introducing parking charges would be a good first step.
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10 Mar 15
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa underlined the importance of preparedness – those countries with plans and systems in place contained the disease relatively successfully. Judith Ugwumadu...
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12 Nov 14
Africa is still rising, just more slowly, says the billionaire behind an index that measures its annual progress. And now it's got Ebola to contend with too
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7 Oct 14
Africa’s successful growth story is partly down to improvements in economic and financial management, the new executive director of the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of...
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24 Jun 14
Big-data analytics has been making a major impact on cities as far apart as New York and Baghdad, saving lives and money in the process. Now the latest stage in the information revolution looks set...
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5 Jun 14
A round-up of recent public finance news articles from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
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27 May 14
The value for money agenda that drives the outsourcing of public services is also changing the way development money is spent globally. Could results-based financing be the future of aid?
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18 Feb 14
Local government finance in the Philippines is to be reviewed and reformed in order to boost the amount of revenue raised through municipal agencies
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9 Jan 14
Zimbabwe has failed in its bid to qualify for a new loan from international lenders and has been told to clear its arrears before it can receive funds
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9 Oct 13
South Africa’s Department of Social Development received a clean audit report for the 2012/13 fiscal year, a senior government minister revealed today.
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7 Oct 13
Governments across Africa need to encourage the creation of jobs through an expansion in public private partnerships, Uganda’s minister for finance, planning and economic development said today