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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...
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1 Feb 16
USAID has announced almost $100m in additional food assistance for drought-stricken communities in Ethiopia, who are still suffering from the impact of a powerful El Niño.
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8 Jan 16
American international development agency USAID has announced partnerships with two US companies to fight multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
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4 Dec 15
Switzerland’s EFG Bank is to pay a penalty of $29m to the US Department of Justice to avoid prosecution for helping its American account holders evade taxes.
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3 Dec 15
The European Commission is to investigate a suspected ‘sweetheart’ tax deal between Luxembourg and the fast-food multinational.
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2 Dec 15
The former president of a defence contractor has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for his role in providing $1.2m in bribe payments to US army contracting personnel.
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12 Nov 15
American development agency USAID announced $97m in additional emergency food assistance for those vulnerable to the effects of El Niño in Ethiopia on Tuesday.
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14 Oct 15
When Detroit filed for bankruptcy in 2013, it wasn’t the first time the city faced ruin. So how were its public finances restructured, and what can other cities learn from its experience?...
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29 Sep 15
The US and China have struck a co-operation deal on development issues.
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28 Sep 15
Money spent by the European Union on programmes to eliminate torture and the death penalty throughout the world are not well targeted and have limited scope because funding is thinly spread, the...
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25 Sep 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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11 Sep 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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28 Aug 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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24 Aug 15
The International Monetary Fund and the US Agency for International Development have reached an agreement to better coordinate their work on the newly agreed sustainable development goals.
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24 Jul 15
US & Canada round-up: Canadian government facing $1bn deficit, and more
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.
6 May 16The 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.
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...
1 Feb 16USAID has announced almost $100m in additional food assistance for drought-stricken communities in Ethiopia, who are still suffering from the impact of a powerful El Niño.
8 Jan 16American international development agency USAID has announced partnerships with two US companies to fight multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
4 Dec 15Switzerland’s EFG Bank is to pay a penalty of $29m to the US Department of Justice to avoid prosecution for helping its American account holders evade taxes.
3 Dec 15The European Commission is to investigate a suspected ‘sweetheart’ tax deal between Luxembourg and the fast-food multinational.
2 Dec 15The former president of a defence contractor has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for his role in providing $1.2m in bribe payments to US army contracting personnel.
12 Nov 15American development agency USAID announced $97m in additional emergency food assistance for those vulnerable to the effects of El Niño in Ethiopia on Tuesday.
14 Oct 15When Detroit filed for bankruptcy in 2013, it wasn’t the first time the city faced ruin. So how were its public finances restructured, and what can other cities learn from its experience?...
29 Sep 15The US and China have struck a co-operation deal on development issues.
28 Sep 15Money spent by the European Union on programmes to eliminate torture and the death penalty throughout the world are not well targeted and have limited scope because funding is thinly spread, the...
25 Sep 15A round-up of recent public finance stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
24 Aug 15The International Monetary Fund and the US Agency for International Development have reached an agreement to better coordinate their work on the newly agreed sustainable development goals.
