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8 Feb 17
The portion of global investment flowing through tax havens has risen by $700bn in two years, according to an analysis by ActionAid.
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7 Feb 17
Two UK government aid funds worth a combined £2.3bn ($2.9bn) have come under fire today for a lack of transparency and "serious risks" around value for money.
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6 Feb 17
African nations have established a continent-wide public health organisation to help respond to emergencies such as Ebola.
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6 Feb 17
Mass protests are continuing across Romania despite the government rescinding an emergency decree that had repealed the country’s anti-corruption laws.
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2 Feb 17
Protests are growing in Romania after the government repealed key anti-corruption legislation by emergency decree.
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31 Jan 17
Uganda should avoid the “curse” of corruption and fraud that has plagued other African oil producers by ensuring transparency and accountability, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said...
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27 Jan 17
The UK should not reconsider its commitment to spending 0.7% of national income on overseas aid, the country's former prime minister Gordon Brown told a committee yesterday.
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26 Jan 17
Two executive orders drafted by Donald Trump contain plans to reduce the voluntary contributions of the US to international bodies by 40%, and also cut the nation’s “burdensome” commitment to the...
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26 Jan 17
CIPFA is to help strengthen public financial management in India in collaboration with the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
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25 Jan 17
Over a third of people in the world’s poorest countries could remain in extreme poverty by 2030 if growth in those economies stays on its current trajectory, the United Nations has warned.
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25 Jan 17
Growing levels of public sector corruption around the world have fuelled the rise of populist politicians, Transparency International said as it released its 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index.
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24 Jan 17
The United Nations is appealing for $550m in 2017 to support its humanitarian response plan for Afghanistan launched yesterday.
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24 Jan 17
The International Monetary Fund is expecting growth to rebound in Nepal this year and has added more than one percentage point to its prediction for the country in 2015/16.
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24 Jan 17
US president Donald Trump has blocked US aid to foreign organisations that promote or perform abortions overseas, continuing a rapid-fire first week in office that has also seen him pull America out...
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23 Jan 17
The United Nations’ environment agency has struck a deal with a Chinese financial technology company with the aim of stimulating technology innovation in the field of green finance.
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23 Jan 17
The former president of The Gambia has allegedly made off with $11m in public money after going into exile over the weekend.
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20 Jan 17
A British conservative think-tank has called on the country’s government to review its commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on overseas aid.
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19 Jan 17
An initiative to use ‘blue’ bonds to support marine conservation and climate change initiatives in small island nations has won a design grant from a blended finance platform.
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19 Jan 17
A coalition of governments, businesses and philanthropists has pledged $460m to create vaccines to halt diseases before they can spread.
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18 Jan 17
Barack Obama’s administration in the US has approved a grant worth $500m for the UN-affiliated Green Climate Fund, three days before the president leaves office.
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17 Jan 17
National statistical offices must be strengthened in order to meet the data challenge presented by the Sustainable Development Goals, a top United Nations official has told a forum of data experts.
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16 Jan 17
Just eight men hold the same wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, Oxfam has found in a report that aims to put rising global inequality into perspective.
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16 Jan 17
New investment in clean energy fell by 18% across the world last year in dollar terms, according to research published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance last week.
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13 Jan 17
“Management weaknesses” in the European Commission have contributed to reducing the effectiveness of recent EU aid to Honduras, according to a report published yesterday by the European Court of...
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13 Jan 17
The Nigerian government looks set to “imminently” launch its new development bank, which will focus on providing finance for micro, small and medium-sized firms.
8 Feb 17The portion of global investment flowing through tax havens has risen by $700bn in two years, according to an analysis by ActionAid.
7 Feb 17Two UK government aid funds worth a combined £2.3bn ($2.9bn) have come under fire today for a lack of transparency and "serious risks" around value for money.
6 Feb 17African nations have established a continent-wide public health organisation to help respond to emergencies such as Ebola.
6 Feb 17Mass protests are continuing across Romania despite the government rescinding an emergency decree that had repealed the country’s anti-corruption laws.
31 Jan 17Uganda should avoid the “curse” of corruption and fraud that has plagued other African oil producers by ensuring transparency and accountability, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said...
27 Jan 17The UK should not reconsider its commitment to spending 0.7% of national income on overseas aid, the country's former prime minister Gordon Brown told a committee yesterday.
26 Jan 17Two executive orders drafted by Donald Trump contain plans to reduce the voluntary contributions of the US to international bodies by 40%, and also cut the nation’s “burdensome” commitment to the...
26 Jan 17CIPFA is to help strengthen public financial management in India in collaboration with the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
25 Jan 17Over a third of people in the world’s poorest countries could remain in extreme poverty by 2030 if growth in those economies stays on its current trajectory, the United Nations has warned.
25 Jan 17Growing levels of public sector corruption around the world have fuelled the rise of populist politicians, Transparency International said as it released its 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index.
24 Jan 17The United Nations is appealing for $550m in 2017 to support its humanitarian response plan for Afghanistan launched yesterday.
24 Jan 17The International Monetary Fund is expecting growth to rebound in Nepal this year and has added more than one percentage point to its prediction for the country in 2015/16.
24 Jan 17US president Donald Trump has blocked US aid to foreign organisations that promote or perform abortions overseas, continuing a rapid-fire first week in office that has also seen him pull America out...
23 Jan 17The United Nations’ environment agency has struck a deal with a Chinese financial technology company with the aim of stimulating technology innovation in the field of green finance.
23 Jan 17The former president of The Gambia has allegedly made off with $11m in public money after going into exile over the weekend.
19 Jan 17An initiative to use ‘blue’ bonds to support marine conservation and climate change initiatives in small island nations has won a design grant from a blended finance platform.
19 Jan 17A coalition of governments, businesses and philanthropists has pledged $460m to create vaccines to halt diseases before they can spread.
18 Jan 17Barack Obama’s administration in the US has approved a grant worth $500m for the UN-affiliated Green Climate Fund, three days before the president leaves office.
17 Jan 17National statistical offices must be strengthened in order to meet the data challenge presented by the Sustainable Development Goals, a top United Nations official has told a forum of data experts.
16 Jan 17Just eight men hold the same wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, Oxfam has found in a report that aims to put rising global inequality into perspective.
16 Jan 17New investment in clean energy fell by 18% across the world last year in dollar terms, according to research published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance last week.
13 Jan 17“Management weaknesses” in the European Commission have contributed to reducing the effectiveness of recent EU aid to Honduras, according to a report published yesterday by the European Court of...
13 Jan 17The Nigerian government looks set to “imminently” launch its new development bank, which will focus on providing finance for micro, small and medium-sized firms.
