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12 Dec 16
The OECD has updated its anti-corruption standards for donor governments that are increasingly working with the private sector on aid and development.
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12 Dec 16
Venezuela’s largest bank note will be pulled from circulation this week in a surprise move announced by the country’s president Nicolas Maduro yesterday.
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9 Dec 16
International lawmakers have signed an open letter urging their governments to pursue greater tax transparency following a summit on the issue in the UK today.
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8 Dec 16
India’s central bank has defended the government’s decision to pull two high denomination rupee notes out of circulation, a move that sent the country into disarray.
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2 Dec 16
The European Union is set to crack down on overseas firms illegally shipping small items to customers within the bloc without charging VAT.
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21 Nov 16
Accountants have and will continue to play a critical role in combating fraud and corruption around the world, the chief of the International Federation of Accountants has told the pope.
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9 Nov 16
The Indian government withdrew 500 and 1000 rupee notes from circulation overnight in a surprise move aimed at curbing a booming economy in untaxed, black market cash.
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4 Nov 16
New laws currently under consideration in the UK could eliminate the country's role in global corruption as a hotbed of ill-gotten cash and assets, experts have told PF International.
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31 Oct 16
South Africa’s chief prosecutor has dropped fraud charges against the country’s finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
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18 Oct 16
Sierra Leone is set to launch a platform that will enable citizens to report incidences of bribery in the country, the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office announced yesterday.
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12 Oct 16
South African finance minister Pravin Gordhan has been summoned to court on fraud charges, sending the rand into a tailspin and sparking fresh unease around the political situation in Africa’s most...
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6 Sep 16
The European Union lost a "staggering" €160bn in value added tax revenues in 2014, according to European Commission data released today.
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1 Sep 16
European Union customs investigators will be able to combat fraud much more effectively from today following reforms enabling them to track the movement of goods electronically.
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19 Aug 16
Nigeria has long had a reputation for dishonest dealings. Last year, Muhammadu Buhari was voted back into power, promising to clean up the country in the teeth of some serious opposition. How much...
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12 Aug 16
Uganda has slashed more than 5,500 ‘ghost workers’ from its civil service payroll as the country attempts to crack down on endemic graft.
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28 Jul 16
Switzerland is one of ten countries said to have made sound progress toward greater tax transparency in recent years, according to the OECD.
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25 Jul 16
The European Commission has ordered Spain to recover illegal state aid it granted to a state-owned railway operator for the construction of a high speed train testing centre.
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7 Jul 16
The Asian Development Bank has updated its anti-corruption policy to help member countries address the methods of tax secrecy and evasion unearthed in leaks like the Panama Papers.
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6 Jul 16
The European Commission has announced plans for further measures to clamp down on tax avoidance and secretive companies in response to the publication of the Panama Papers.
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14 Jun 16
Corruption is everybody’s problem. Public finance staff need to join civil society and businesses in ensuring it is stamped out.
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26 May 16
Japanese economists and experts have urged G7 governments to take the lead on ending tax havens as the countries’ leaders convene in Japan today.
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26 May 16
European Union finance ministers yesterday failed to agree on rules to crack down on tax avoidance by multinational companies.
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23 May 16
There is improved awareness of the contribution public financial management makes to good governance and facing down corruption. However, accrual-based information must be deployed
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16 May 16
Tanzania has slashed 10,000 “ghost workers” from its public sector payroll, saving government coffers more than $2m a month.
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13 May 16
Several humanitarian aid operations funded by the US development agency to deliver aid to Syrians have been halted, following reports of corruption, the agency has announced.
12 Dec 16The OECD has updated its anti-corruption standards for donor governments that are increasingly working with the private sector on aid and development.
12 Dec 16Venezuela’s largest bank note will be pulled from circulation this week in a surprise move announced by the country’s president Nicolas Maduro yesterday.
9 Dec 16International lawmakers have signed an open letter urging their governments to pursue greater tax transparency following a summit on the issue in the UK today.
8 Dec 16India’s central bank has defended the government’s decision to pull two high denomination rupee notes out of circulation, a move that sent the country into disarray.
2 Dec 16The European Union is set to crack down on overseas firms illegally shipping small items to customers within the bloc without charging VAT.
21 Nov 16Accountants have and will continue to play a critical role in combating fraud and corruption around the world, the chief of the International Federation of Accountants has told the pope.
4 Nov 16New laws currently under consideration in the UK could eliminate the country's role in global corruption as a hotbed of ill-gotten cash and assets, experts have told PF International.
31 Oct 16South Africa’s chief prosecutor has dropped fraud charges against the country’s finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
18 Oct 16Sierra Leone is set to launch a platform that will enable citizens to report incidences of bribery in the country, the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office announced yesterday.
19 Aug 16Nigeria has long had a reputation for dishonest dealings. Last year, Muhammadu Buhari was voted back into power, promising to clean up the country in the teeth of some serious opposition. How much...
12 Aug 16Uganda has slashed more than 5,500 ‘ghost workers’ from its civil service payroll as the country attempts to crack down on endemic graft.
28 Jul 16Switzerland is one of ten countries said to have made sound progress toward greater tax transparency in recent years, according to the OECD.
25 Jul 16The European Commission has ordered Spain to recover illegal state aid it granted to a state-owned railway operator for the construction of a high speed train testing centre.
7 Jul 16The Asian Development Bank has updated its anti-corruption policy to help member countries address the methods of tax secrecy and evasion unearthed in leaks like the Panama Papers.
6 Jul 16The European Commission has announced plans for further measures to clamp down on tax avoidance and secretive companies in response to the publication of the Panama Papers.
14 Jun 16Corruption is everybody’s problem. Public finance staff need to join civil society and businesses in ensuring it is stamped out.
23 May 16There is improved awareness of the contribution public financial management makes to good governance and facing down corruption. However, accrual-based information must be deployed
16 May 16Tanzania has slashed 10,000 “ghost workers” from its public sector payroll, saving government coffers more than $2m a month.
13 May 16Several humanitarian aid operations funded by the US development agency to deliver aid to Syrians have been halted, following reports of corruption, the agency has announced.
