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27 Jan 17
Mexico has hit back at US president Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for his promised border wall.
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26 Jan 17
Two executive orders drafted by Donald Trump contain plans to reduce the voluntary contributions of the US to international bodies by 40%, and also cut the nation’s “burdensome” commitment to the...
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24 Jan 17
US president Donald Trump has blocked US aid to foreign organisations that promote or perform abortions overseas, continuing a rapid-fire first week in office that has also seen him pull America out...
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23 Jan 17
President Trump can learn from Britain as he aims to fulfil his promise of being “the greatest jobs producer that God ever created”, the Resolution Foundation think-tank argues today.
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20 Jan 17
Incoming US president Donald Trump is reportedly eyeing $10tn worth of cuts to government spending over the next decade.
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18 Jan 17
Barack Obama’s administration in the US has approved a grant worth $500m for the UN-affiliated Green Climate Fund, three days before the president leaves office.
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1 Dec 16
The election of incoming US president Donald Trump looks set to hurt Africa’s access to finance for key projects at a time when economic growth is already slowing, the UK’s Overseas Development...
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22 Nov 16
The US Federal Reserve’s second in command has hinted that some of president-elect Donald Trump’s fiscal policies could help the bank and the US economy.
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21 Nov 16
Debt-laden Puerto Rico has been advised on what is set to be the biggest debt restructuring in the municipal bond market, and told it will no longer be able to rely on the US for support.
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9 Nov 16
The Republican candidate Donald Trump has won a surprise victory in this year’s US presidential race, pledging unity and increased government infrastructure spending in his victory speech.
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1 Nov 16
The World Bank has appointed the European Commission’s vice president for budget and human resources to the newly created role of chief executive.
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31 Oct 16
The European Union and Canada have signed a long-delayed trade deal after all EU member states managed to reach consensus on the controversial and widely opposed agreement.
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3 Oct 16
The process of designing the world’s first multi-country development impact bond is to get under way with the intention of improving the lives of Syrian refugees who have been dispersed in the Middle...
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13 Sep 16
The US Securities and Exchange Commission should require greater tax disclosure from multinational companies in order to protect investors as well as the public, according to the Financial...
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31 Aug 16
The US government forwent $1.23 trillion in revenue last year, yet nowhere is this reflected in the federal government’s financial report. A FASAB-proposed accounting standard aims to change...
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17 Aug 16
US municipal bond issuance fell by almost a third last month according to a new trend update released today.
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3 Aug 16
Foreign homebuyers in Vancouver have to pay a 15% property tax as of yesterday in an effort to make homes in the Canadian city more affordable.
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1 Aug 16
The president of the US Federal Reserve Bank of New York has called for caution before going ahead with another increase in interest rates in light of risks to the nation’s economy.
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5 Jul 16
European Union governments will be able to ratify a new trade deal between the EU and Canada in their national parliaments after the European Commission bowed to pressure and scrapped plans to fast-...
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23 Jun 16
The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecasts for the US economy, warning of threats from high rates of poverty and inequality and sluggish productivity.
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14 Jun 16
Canada’s government continues to have a strong fiscal position despite global fall in commodity prices, but more investment is needed to support long-term economic growth, a review from the...
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18 May 16
The US has slapped a 522% tax on Chinese steel after accusing the nation of distorting the market by flooding it with cheap product.
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6 May 16
The US government has announced a host of new measures to crack down on secretive companies after the Panama Papers unveiled the scale of tax evasion worldwide.
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29 Mar 16
Auditors in the United States have raised concerns about the Internal Revenue Service’s handling of financial and taxpayer data, warning that both the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive...
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21 Mar 16
Mortimer Dittenhofer, a global authority on public sector audit standards and one of the co-founders of the International Consortium on Government Financial Management (ICGFM), died on 4 March at the...
27 Jan 17Mexico has hit back at US president Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for his promised border wall.
26 Jan 17Two executive orders drafted by Donald Trump contain plans to reduce the voluntary contributions of the US to international bodies by 40%, and also cut the nation’s “burdensome” commitment to the...
24 Jan 17US president Donald Trump has blocked US aid to foreign organisations that promote or perform abortions overseas, continuing a rapid-fire first week in office that has also seen him pull America out...
23 Jan 17President Trump can learn from Britain as he aims to fulfil his promise of being “the greatest jobs producer that God ever created”, the Resolution Foundation think-tank argues today.
18 Jan 17Barack Obama’s administration in the US has approved a grant worth $500m for the UN-affiliated Green Climate Fund, three days before the president leaves office.
1 Dec 16The election of incoming US president Donald Trump looks set to hurt Africa’s access to finance for key projects at a time when economic growth is already slowing, the UK’s Overseas Development...
22 Nov 16The US Federal Reserve’s second in command has hinted that some of president-elect Donald Trump’s fiscal policies could help the bank and the US economy.
21 Nov 16Debt-laden Puerto Rico has been advised on what is set to be the biggest debt restructuring in the municipal bond market, and told it will no longer be able to rely on the US for support.
1 Nov 16The World Bank has appointed the European Commission’s vice president for budget and human resources to the newly created role of chief executive.
31 Oct 16The European Union and Canada have signed a long-delayed trade deal after all EU member states managed to reach consensus on the controversial and widely opposed agreement.
3 Oct 16The process of designing the world’s first multi-country development impact bond is to get under way with the intention of improving the lives of Syrian refugees who have been dispersed in the Middle...
13 Sep 16The US Securities and Exchange Commission should require greater tax disclosure from multinational companies in order to protect investors as well as the public, according to the Financial...
31 Aug 16The US government forwent $1.23 trillion in revenue last year, yet nowhere is this reflected in the federal government’s financial report. A FASAB-proposed accounting standard aims to change...
3 Aug 16Foreign homebuyers in Vancouver have to pay a 15% property tax as of yesterday in an effort to make homes in the Canadian city more affordable.
1 Aug 16The president of the US Federal Reserve Bank of New York has called for caution before going ahead with another increase in interest rates in light of risks to the nation’s economy.
5 Jul 16European Union governments will be able to ratify a new trade deal between the EU and Canada in their national parliaments after the European Commission bowed to pressure and scrapped plans to fast-...
23 Jun 16The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecasts for the US economy, warning of threats from high rates of poverty and inequality and sluggish productivity.
14 Jun 16Canada’s government continues to have a strong fiscal position despite global fall in commodity prices, but more investment is needed to support long-term economic growth, a review from the...
18 May 16The US has slapped a 522% tax on Chinese steel after accusing the nation of distorting the market by flooding it with cheap product.
29 Mar 16Auditors in the United States have raised concerns about the Internal Revenue Service’s handling of financial and taxpayer data, warning that both the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive...
21 Mar 16Mortimer Dittenhofer, a global authority on public sector audit standards and one of the co-founders of the International Consortium on Government Financial Management (ICGFM), died on 4 March at the...
