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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.
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5 Jul 19
A prominent Iraqi cleric has reportedly called for a “slow coup” to replace senior government officials for a failure to tackle growing corruption.
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5 Jul 19
Climate change lawsuits have been launched in at least 28 countries around the world, say academics.
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27 Jun 19
Governments of G20 countries gathering in Japan for a summit this week have more than doubled the subsidies they provide to coal power plants in just three years.
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17 Jun 19
Italy’s populist government has further tightened its tough policy towards migrants by threatening rescue boats with hefty fines.
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11 Jun 19
The world’s leading economies are edging closer towards a consensus on reforming the global tax system to ensure that multinational corporations pay their fair share.
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11 Jun 19
A senior White House official is seeking to delay restrictions on Chinese technology giant Huawei as they could prevent companies being able to supply the US government.
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30 May 19
Tax havens luring companies engaged in cross-border trade with rock-bottom rates are destroying the century-old global corporate tax system, says an international network.
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21 May 19
An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
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14 May 19
Anti-corruption officials have arrested 75 Kenyan tax agency staff on suspicion of abetting tax evasion and bribery.
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9 Apr 19
A decade after taking the oath as Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak has found himself in the dock on corruption charges.
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4 Apr 19
Resistance to new standards aimed at boosting transparency in the public sector is posing “challenges” to Zimbabwe’s government, a top official has revealed.
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18 Mar 19
Governments are becoming increasingly interested in giving the public more of a say over budgeting, the policy director of a not-for-profit corporation has told PF International.
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28 Feb 19
Public sector accountants are becoming “enemies of the people” because they are failing to produce clear financial reports that the public can understand, Zambia’s president has warned.
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7 Jan 19
Zambia’s accountant general has vowed to crackdown on public sector accountants found to be abusing taxpayers’ money and not “serving the nation”.
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6 Dec 18
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has reached a “major milestone”, approving the standard on accounting for social benefits after 16 years of discussion.
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6 Dec 18
The objectives of the European Union’s €4bn fund to promote long-term stability in Africa needs to be clearer and more focused, auditors have urged.
21 Jan 20Ukrainian ministers have been told to take pay cuts until they improve the country’s ailing economy.
7 Jan 20Protesters against George Weah’s Liberian government gathered in the capital yesterday, with demonstrators angry at his handling of the struggling economy.
12 Nov 19Accountancy 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.
25 Oct 19The chair of CIPFA Standards Ian Carruthers explains how a new initiative will help tackle the issue of fraud in the charity sector.
10 Oct 19Auditors have issued a qualified opinion on EU expenditure for the third year running after finding errors relating to over €4bn in payments.
9 Oct 19India 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.
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.
7 Aug 19The Donald Trump campaign and the Republican Party are suing the state of California over a requirement for presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns.
30 Jul 19A team of South African experts has said some land should be expropriated but has held back from full-scale nationalisation.
5 Jul 19A prominent Iraqi cleric has reportedly called for a “slow coup” to replace senior government officials for a failure to tackle growing corruption.
5 Jul 19Climate change lawsuits have been launched in at least 28 countries around the world, say academics.
27 Jun 19Governments of G20 countries gathering in Japan for a summit this week have more than doubled the subsidies they provide to coal power plants in just three years.
17 Jun 19Italy’s populist government has further tightened its tough policy towards migrants by threatening rescue boats with hefty fines.
11 Jun 19The world’s leading economies are edging closer towards a consensus on reforming the global tax system to ensure that multinational corporations pay their fair share.
11 Jun 19A senior White House official is seeking to delay restrictions on Chinese technology giant Huawei as they could prevent companies being able to supply the US government.
21 May 19An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
14 May 19Anti-corruption officials have arrested 75 Kenyan tax agency staff on suspicion of abetting tax evasion and bribery.
9 Apr 19A decade after taking the oath as Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak has found himself in the dock on corruption charges.
4 Apr 19Resistance to new standards aimed at boosting transparency in the public sector is posing “challenges” to Zimbabwe’s government, a top official has revealed.
18 Mar 19Governments are becoming increasingly interested in giving the public more of a say over budgeting, the policy director of a not-for-profit corporation has told PF International.
28 Feb 19Public sector accountants are becoming “enemies of the people” because they are failing to produce clear financial reports that the public can understand, Zambia’s president has warned.
7 Jan 19Zambia’s accountant general has vowed to crackdown on public sector accountants found to be abusing taxpayers’ money and not “serving the nation”.
6 Dec 18The objectives of the European Union’s €4bn fund to promote long-term stability in Africa needs to be clearer and more focused, auditors have urged.
