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23 Oct 20
Public finance management reforms in the Pakistani state of Punjab have been boosted by $304m of World Bank financing as the government hopes to generate savings and create fiscal space for growth-...
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23 Oct 20
The Omani Sultan has approved a medium-term fiscal plan in the hope of balancing the country’s public finances and decreasing its dependence on oil revenue.
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23 Sep 20
Cambodia will work to improve public financial management among its local governments, after obtaining a loan from the Asian Development Bank.
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17 Sep 20
Public financial management is vital for the long-term sustainability of public services, explains CIPFA’s head of international relations Salema Hafiz, and coming together as a profession to...
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14 Sep 20
The US has reached a record budget deficit of $3trn this year as the government fights the health and economic crises caused by Covid-19.
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7 Sep 20
The Netherlands is launching a national growth fund to help boost the country’s future prosperity and fortify the economy against future downturns.
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7 Sep 20
Sweden plans to invest billions of kronor in healthcare and help for the elderly, along with giving local governments large cash boosts, as the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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28 Aug 20
The US Federal Reserve has adopted a new monetary policy strategy, which will be more accommodating of temporary increases in inflation.
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19 Aug 20
CIPFA’s Alan Edwards has been appointed as chair of a committee working to improve public financial management in the Asia Pacific region.
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18 Aug 20
Denmark will tax banks and its richest citizens to pay for an early retirement scheme for physical labourers.
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18 Aug 20
Poor countries’ debt payments have reached their highest level since 2001, having grown by 115% in the past decade, new analysis has found.
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13 Aug 20
Higher funding needs from responding to Covid-19 along with declining oil sales will lead to greater sukuk issuance this year by the largest sovereign issuers, despite its decline as an overall share...
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31 Jul 20
Japan has pushed its budget surplus target back because of the impact Covid-19 has had on the government’s finances.
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21 Jul 20
EU leaders have agreed a “massive” €750bn Covid-19 recovery package to help the 27 member states’ economies bounce back after the pandemic.
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14 Jul 20
Urgent reforms could save the Algerian government $20bn by the end of the year, the country’s president has told ministers.
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10 Jul 20
More than 1bn rubles earmarked by the Russian government for cultural projects have been redirected to its reserves as the country battles the Covid-19 crisis.
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10 Jul 20
France must look to spending cuts rather than tax increases to help cap public debt during its economic recovery from the pandemic, the country’s central bank head has said.
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6 Jul 20
Sovereign wealth and pension funds should seek investments that couple financial returns with societal and environmental benefits, researchers from the Inter-American Development Bank have argued.
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3 Jul 20
Black Lives Matter protests show there is a fiscal element to social justice, and should force governments to think about how to involve marginalised people in budget-setting, a transparency...
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1 Jul 20
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted structural problems in the financial relationship between Pakistan’s federal and provincial governments, according to Muhammad Afnan Alam.
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30 Jun 20
France should undertake an “in-depth review” of its public spending policies in order to rebuild its economy and stop government debt spiralling, the country’s state auditor has said.
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24 Jun 20
Covid-19 has more than doubled South Africa’s projected consolidated budget deficit, the country’s finance minister said, as he delivered a special adjustment budget to deal with the virus.
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16 Jun 20
No new taxes have been levied to deal with the public finance toll of Covid-19 in Pakistan’s new budget, in which the government outlined a huge stimulus package and a sizeable hike in defence...
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5 Jun 20
Local governments in Finland are set to be given a higher share of corporation tax receipts than usual, to help them to continue to provide services amid the Covid-19 crisis.
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2 Jun 20
The shock of Covid-19 combined with years of declining foreign aid has left the Palestinian Authority with a “monumental task” to save its economy and protect its public finances, a World Bank...
23 Oct 20Public finance management reforms in the Pakistani state of Punjab have been boosted by $304m of World Bank financing as the government hopes to generate savings and create fiscal space for growth-...
23 Oct 20The Omani Sultan has approved a medium-term fiscal plan in the hope of balancing the country’s public finances and decreasing its dependence on oil revenue.
23 Sep 20Cambodia will work to improve public financial management among its local governments, after obtaining a loan from the Asian Development Bank.
17 Sep 20Public financial management is vital for the long-term sustainability of public services, explains CIPFA’s head of international relations Salema Hafiz, and coming together as a profession to...
14 Sep 20The US has reached a record budget deficit of $3trn this year as the government fights the health and economic crises caused by Covid-19.
7 Sep 20The Netherlands is launching a national growth fund to help boost the country’s future prosperity and fortify the economy against future downturns.
7 Sep 20Sweden plans to invest billions of kronor in healthcare and help for the elderly, along with giving local governments large cash boosts, as the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
28 Aug 20The US Federal Reserve has adopted a new monetary policy strategy, which will be more accommodating of temporary increases in inflation.
19 Aug 20CIPFA’s Alan Edwards has been appointed as chair of a committee working to improve public financial management in the Asia Pacific region.
18 Aug 20Denmark will tax banks and its richest citizens to pay for an early retirement scheme for physical labourers.
18 Aug 20Poor countries’ debt payments have reached their highest level since 2001, having grown by 115% in the past decade, new analysis has found.
13 Aug 20Higher funding needs from responding to Covid-19 along with declining oil sales will lead to greater sukuk issuance this year by the largest sovereign issuers, despite its decline as an overall share...
31 Jul 20Japan has pushed its budget surplus target back because of the impact Covid-19 has had on the government’s finances.
21 Jul 20EU leaders have agreed a “massive” €750bn Covid-19 recovery package to help the 27 member states’ economies bounce back after the pandemic.
14 Jul 20Urgent reforms could save the Algerian government $20bn by the end of the year, the country’s president has told ministers.
10 Jul 20More than 1bn rubles earmarked by the Russian government for cultural projects have been redirected to its reserves as the country battles the Covid-19 crisis.
10 Jul 20France must look to spending cuts rather than tax increases to help cap public debt during its economic recovery from the pandemic, the country’s central bank head has said.
6 Jul 20Sovereign wealth and pension funds should seek investments that couple financial returns with societal and environmental benefits, researchers from the Inter-American Development Bank have argued.
3 Jul 20Black Lives Matter protests show there is a fiscal element to social justice, and should force governments to think about how to involve marginalised people in budget-setting, a transparency...
24 Jun 20Covid-19 has more than doubled South Africa’s projected consolidated budget deficit, the country’s finance minister said, as he delivered a special adjustment budget to deal with the virus.
5 Jun 20Local governments in Finland are set to be given a higher share of corporation tax receipts than usual, to help them to continue to provide services amid the Covid-19 crisis.
2 Jun 20The shock of Covid-19 combined with years of declining foreign aid has left the Palestinian Authority with a “monumental task” to save its economy and protect its public finances, a World Bank...
