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1 Oct 18
Audit reports can be used as a tool to enhance accountability and tackle corruption if governments take their recommendations seriously, according to a senior policy analyst.
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30 Aug 18
Participatory budgeting offers a way for governments to repair fractured public trust but successful implementation is not without challenges, reports Simone Rensch.
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30 Aug 18
A top US official has quit as head of the students loan watchdog over apparent unethical leadership while higher education debt soars in the country.
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21 Aug 18
The finance ministry of Egypt has started the implementation of a new system to monitor state agencies’ financial transactions.
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2 Aug 18
A Nigerian accountancy body is pushing for accountability and enhanced management of public funds at all levels of the government through its new index.
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31 Jul 18
More of the money donated to international charities – including from governments around the world - should go towards making it easier to whistleblow against charity sector abuse.
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27 Jul 18
Noor Akbar of the Centre for Peaceful Solutions asks whether the former cricketer can deliver a ‘New Pakistan’ after a turbulent chapter in the country’s history.
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25 Jul 18
Tunisia’s prime minister Youssef Chahed said yesterday that changing the government would hurt the country’s economy and risk damaging the confidence of international lenders.
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24 Jul 18
Public sector accountants are in the front line of the battle against corruption, a global accountancy body spearheading a new anti-graft initiative has told PF International.
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20 Jul 18
The World Bank and its development partners have launched a $12m fund to help countries increase government transparency and boost public participation.
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17 Jul 18
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria plans to introduce an accountability performance assessment index for the public sector.
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6 Jul 18
The IMF must rethink its loan conditions to put stronger focus on protecting human rights, tackling inequality and backing sustainable development, according to a coalition of economists, academics...
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3 Jul 18
Last week’s Fijian budget was a “missed opportunity” to promote gender equality through fiscal policies, a social development adviser has told PF International.
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27 Jun 18
The World Bank has approved $30m to help Grenada strengthen climate resilience and support its transition to a ‘blue economy’, focused on conserving marine resources.
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22 Jun 18
The way the UK spends its international aid budget will be “reset” to help the world’s poor and win back the trust of “sceptical” British taxpayers, Penny Mordaunt has said.
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20 Jun 18
Global aid transparency has improved but donors still need to make it easier to follow overseas assistance, a global index has warned.
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12 Jun 18
Nigeria’s government has been urged by a non-governmental organisation to hasten implementation of the delayed 2018 budget and ensure it improves welfare.
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5 Jun 18
Kenyan government procurement and accounting chiefs have been told to stop working in order to take lie-detector tests in a move to root out corruption.
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29 May 18
Rachel Grimes is never stumped when asked about global opportunities or why accountancy needs to play with a straight bat. PF International’s Simone Rensch speaks to the outgoing IFAC president.
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24 May 18
The EU could spend less on green policies in 2021-27 than promised by the European Commission, a climate change campaigning group has warned.
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4 May 18
Government and organisations around the world should do more to ensure accountants are trained to common international standards, an International Federation of Accountants report has said.
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26 Apr 18
Accrual accounting is “fundamental for informed decision-making”, Jamaica’s auditor general has said, as she called for greater adoption of international accountancy standards.
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24 Apr 18
CIPFA member and consultant David Goldsworthy reflects on a recent meeting of international accountancy professionals, convened to find ways to boost the profession in fragile and conflict-affected...
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21 Mar 18
Future farm spending in the EU should be based on performance targets and achieve the union’s definition of ‘added value’, European auditors have said.
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15 Mar 18
Accountants who help companies dodge tax by shifting profits to low-tax countries could risk fines, under new European proposals to tackle avoidance and improve transparency.
1 Oct 18Audit reports can be used as a tool to enhance accountability and tackle corruption if governments take their recommendations seriously, according to a senior policy analyst.
30 Aug 18Participatory budgeting offers a way for governments to repair fractured public trust but successful implementation is not without challenges, reports Simone Rensch.
30 Aug 18A top US official has quit as head of the students loan watchdog over apparent unethical leadership while higher education debt soars in the country.
21 Aug 18The finance ministry of Egypt has started the implementation of a new system to monitor state agencies’ financial transactions.
2 Aug 18A Nigerian accountancy body is pushing for accountability and enhanced management of public funds at all levels of the government through its new index.
31 Jul 18More of the money donated to international charities – including from governments around the world - should go towards making it easier to whistleblow against charity sector abuse.
27 Jul 18Noor Akbar of the Centre for Peaceful Solutions asks whether the former cricketer can deliver a ‘New Pakistan’ after a turbulent chapter in the country’s history.
25 Jul 18Tunisia’s prime minister Youssef Chahed said yesterday that changing the government would hurt the country’s economy and risk damaging the confidence of international lenders.
24 Jul 18Public sector accountants are in the front line of the battle against corruption, a global accountancy body spearheading a new anti-graft initiative has told PF International.
20 Jul 18The World Bank and its development partners have launched a $12m fund to help countries increase government transparency and boost public participation.
17 Jul 18The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria plans to introduce an accountability performance assessment index for the public sector.
6 Jul 18The IMF must rethink its loan conditions to put stronger focus on protecting human rights, tackling inequality and backing sustainable development, according to a coalition of economists, academics...
3 Jul 18Last week’s Fijian budget was a “missed opportunity” to promote gender equality through fiscal policies, a social development adviser has told PF International.
27 Jun 18The World Bank has approved $30m to help Grenada strengthen climate resilience and support its transition to a ‘blue economy’, focused on conserving marine resources.
22 Jun 18The way the UK spends its international aid budget will be “reset” to help the world’s poor and win back the trust of “sceptical” British taxpayers, Penny Mordaunt has said.
5 Jun 18Kenyan government procurement and accounting chiefs have been told to stop working in order to take lie-detector tests in a move to root out corruption.
29 May 18Rachel Grimes is never stumped when asked about global opportunities or why accountancy needs to play with a straight bat. PF International’s Simone Rensch speaks to the outgoing IFAC president.
24 May 18The EU could spend less on green policies in 2021-27 than promised by the European Commission, a climate change campaigning group has warned.
4 May 18Government and organisations around the world should do more to ensure accountants are trained to common international standards, an International Federation of Accountants report has said.
26 Apr 18Accrual accounting is “fundamental for informed decision-making”, Jamaica’s auditor general has said, as she called for greater adoption of international accountancy standards.
24 Apr 18CIPFA member and consultant David Goldsworthy reflects on a recent meeting of international accountancy professionals, convened to find ways to boost the profession in fragile and conflict-affected...
21 Mar 18Future farm spending in the EU should be based on performance targets and achieve the union’s definition of ‘added value’, European auditors have said.
15 Mar 18Accountants who help companies dodge tax by shifting profits to low-tax countries could risk fines, under new European proposals to tackle avoidance and improve transparency.
