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28 Apr 22
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party is reportedly looking to sell or close some of its state-owned enterprises after they were “destroyed” by a decade of corruption.
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20 Apr 22
Many believe that the public sector could operate with far lower levels of office space. But does selling off buildings present a risk?
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28 Jan 22
A revolution in economic research methodology has been rewarded by Nobel Prize judges. How could work on ‘natural experiments’ help the public sector?
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15 Oct 21
The Algerian government wants to reform its expensive system of subsidies next year as it tries to cut its deficit.
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11 Oct 21
The Australian Treasury has revealed it paid out $27bn (£14.6bn) in Covid-19 support payments to businesses that did not meet the criteria, but said it did not ask for the money back to protect the...
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11 Sep 20
Finland hopes to make public procurement more responsible, increasing its positive impact on the environment, society and the economy.
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26 May 20
Public procurement could provide Kazakhstan with the means to restart its economy following the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank has claimed.
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17 Jan 20
Brazil wants to privatise R$150bn of state assets in 2020, as the right-wing government continues its mission to shrink the state.
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13 Dec 19
Australia needs to push through fiscal reforms as its economic growth is not as strong as it could be, the IMF has said.
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12 Dec 19
“Drastic steps” will be taken to restore South Africa’s struggling state-owned enterprises to health, the country’s president has promised.
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12 Nov 19
Ukraine’s president has approved a wide-ranging package of reforms and deregulations he hopes will create significant economic growth in the Eastern European country.
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8 Nov 19
Jamaica’s economy has been strengthened by a six-year IMF reform programme, which finished this week, the fund has announced.
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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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7 Oct 19
The German government has announced a €54bn package to meet its climate change targets in a way that is both “economically sustainable and socially equitable”.
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3 Oct 19
No major donor country is “doing well overall” when it comes to aid, according to an organisation that has given 21 countries ‘scores’ for the size and effectiveness of their international...
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2 Oct 19
The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions to tackling climate change. Calum Rutter examines whether they are spending the money in the right way and being transparent about...
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20 Sep 19
More sustainable public finances are “vital” if North Macedonia’s economy is to grow long-term, the World Bank has said.
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17 Sep 19
French public sector workers took to the streets for the second time in a few days to protest pension changes that could see them working longer.
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13 Sep 19
The UK government must do more to ensure departments better understand how to spend aid more efficiently, a watchdog has found.
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6 Sep 19
The Estonian government has launched a review of the state budget to improve the process of drafting its expenditure in the future.
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28 Aug 19
Top civil servants broadly have two strategies to choose between when deciding on efficiency cutbacks but must bear in mind the values that motivate the decisions, explains Leiden University’s Eduard...
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25 Jul 19
Between 2010 and 2017 60% - £4.6bn - of the UK’s support for energy in developing countries went towards fossil fuel sources, according to analysis by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development....
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8 Jul 19
The UK government is claiming progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the country and abroad amid continuing criticism of its efforts.
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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.
28 Apr 22South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party is reportedly looking to sell or close some of its state-owned enterprises after they were “destroyed” by a decade of corruption.
20 Apr 22Many believe that the public sector could operate with far lower levels of office space. But does selling off buildings present a risk?
28 Jan 22A revolution in economic research methodology has been rewarded by Nobel Prize judges. How could work on ‘natural experiments’ help the public sector?
15 Oct 21The Algerian government wants to reform its expensive system of subsidies next year as it tries to cut its deficit.
11 Oct 21The Australian Treasury has revealed it paid out $27bn (£14.6bn) in Covid-19 support payments to businesses that did not meet the criteria, but said it did not ask for the money back to protect the...
11 Sep 20Finland hopes to make public procurement more responsible, increasing its positive impact on the environment, society and the economy.
26 May 20Public procurement could provide Kazakhstan with the means to restart its economy following the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank has claimed.
17 Jan 20Brazil wants to privatise R$150bn of state assets in 2020, as the right-wing government continues its mission to shrink the state.
12 Dec 19“Drastic steps” will be taken to restore South Africa’s struggling state-owned enterprises to health, the country’s president has promised.
12 Nov 19Ukraine’s president has approved a wide-ranging package of reforms and deregulations he hopes will create significant economic growth in the Eastern European country.
8 Nov 19Jamaica’s economy has been strengthened by a six-year IMF reform programme, which finished this week, the fund has announced.
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.
7 Oct 19The German government has announced a €54bn package to meet its climate change targets in a way that is both “economically sustainable and socially equitable”.
3 Oct 19No major donor country is “doing well overall” when it comes to aid, according to an organisation that has given 21 countries ‘scores’ for the size and effectiveness of their international...
2 Oct 19The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions to tackling climate change. Calum Rutter examines whether they are spending the money in the right way and being transparent about...
20 Sep 19More sustainable public finances are “vital” if North Macedonia’s economy is to grow long-term, the World Bank has said.
17 Sep 19French public sector workers took to the streets for the second time in a few days to protest pension changes that could see them working longer.
13 Sep 19The UK government must do more to ensure departments better understand how to spend aid more efficiently, a watchdog has found.
6 Sep 19The Estonian government has launched a review of the state budget to improve the process of drafting its expenditure in the future.
28 Aug 19Top civil servants broadly have two strategies to choose between when deciding on efficiency cutbacks but must bear in mind the values that motivate the decisions, explains Leiden University’s Eduard...
25 Jul 19Between 2010 and 2017 60% - £4.6bn - of the UK’s support for energy in developing countries went towards fossil fuel sources, according to analysis by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development....
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.
