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25 Jun 24
The lead US regulator alerts on greenwash investing and warns AI will increase them
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17 May 24
As startling infringements on the independence of national public auditing authorities reflect a worrying global decline in democratic systems, INTOSAI and the OECD call for more hands on deck.
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30 Jan 24
Proposals to set global ethical standards for scrutinising sustainability information will help reduce greenwashing, a watchdog has said.
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5 Sep 23
The South African government is set to close the department that oversees state companies and launch a new holding company to improve management.
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6 Dec 22
Glencore will pay $180m to the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to “address the consequences of its past conduct” in the country, amid investigations into alleged corrupt practices there.
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4 Mar 22
Government officials in South Africa were paid millions of pounds in brides to award more than £100m of contracts to an outsourcing company, according to a corruption inquiry.
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20 Dec 21
Poor public finance management systems hinder growth in African countries and risk causing governments electoral troubles – or even violent unrest – in the near future, an academic has warned.
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22 Nov 21
The French government must adopt a framework which aims to reduce spending and improve governance, according to economists at the OECD.
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12 Oct 21
Kristalina Georgieva has the “full confidence” of the International Monetary Fund’s executive board despite an investigation alleging she worked to artificially improve influential data in China’s...
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21 Sep 21
A bewildering array of standards is hampering public bodies’ efforts to match private sector sustainability reporting.
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8 Jun 21
Criticisms of ‘mutant’ algorithms might help get politicians off the hook but they do little to help public understanding of a potentially useful policy tool.
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26 May 21
Widespread lapses in accountability plagued the global response to Covid-19 and recovery efforts will require far stronger oversight, the International Budget Partnership has found.
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24 Nov 20
After Covid-19, a potential shortening of supply chains, shrinking contracts and more rigorous due diligence could spell a rise in purchasing costs.
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20 Nov 20
Participatory budgeting can help marginalised communities respond to immediate local needs better than traditional public spending, a supporter of the concept has said after a US district funded a...
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27 Oct 20
Expanding basic services and increasing access will be crucial for Moldova during its recovery from the economic hit caused by Covid-19, the UN has said.
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19 May 20
Find out how a finance business partner can become a trusted advisor within an organisation, and how you can adopt similar practices whatever your role.
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21 Jan 20
Ukrainian ministers have been told to take pay cuts until they improve the country’s ailing economy.
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7 Jan 20
Protesters against George Weah’s Liberian government gathered in the capital yesterday, with demonstrators angry at his handling of the struggling economy.
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12 Nov 19
Accountancy organisations have played an important role in the high take-up of international accounting standards, a director at the International Federation of Accountants has told PF International.
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25 Oct 19
The chair of CIPFA Standards Ian Carruthers explains how a new initiative will help tackle the issue of fraud in the charity sector.
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10 Oct 19
Auditors have issued a qualified opinion on EU expenditure for the third year running after finding errors relating to over €4bn in payments.
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9 Oct 19
India has received for the first time data about Swiss bank accounts held by its residents in a major breakthrough in the country’s war against black money.
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6 Sep 19
“Major challenges” with the transparency and accountability of mining contracts are hampering the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ability to boost public spending.
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7 Aug 19
The Donald Trump campaign and the Republican Party are suing the state of California over a requirement for presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns.
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30 Jul 19
A team of South African experts has said some land should be expropriated but has held back from full-scale nationalisation.