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31 Aug 18
The International Monetary Fund’s loan conditions for debt-ridden countries such as Greece are counterproductive and can make their economies worse, finance experts have warned.
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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
The European Union is considering tightening up regulations around cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ripple and Ether, it has been reported.
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29 Aug 18
Vladimir Putin has watered down his controversial pension reforms as he suffers his lowest approval ratings for four years.
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28 Aug 18
China is proposing a shake up of income tax law as part of revisions to its civil code.
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24 Aug 18
The Canadian government is introducing a national ‘poverty line’ for the first time and will enshrine in law a goal to halve the number of people living in poverty by 2030.
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24 Aug 18
Argentinian police have begun raiding the country’s former president’s properties as part of a major corruption investigation.
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24 Aug 18
The African Development Bank has signed a $218m loan to boost economic governance in Namibia.
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15 Aug 18
Ghana’s auditor general has slammed an economic crime agency after it kept more than one million Ghanaian cedi recovered from individuals and organisations.
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14 Aug 18
China’s foreign ministry has denied trying to exert control over the Pacific through aid after a think-tank revealed it has become the second-largest donor in the region.
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13 Aug 18
The Indian finance ministry is sending officials on a dedicated ‘capacity building programme’ to enable them to keep up with the changes in the global economic environment.
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9 Aug 18
Pakistan’s new prime minister Imran Khan, who pledged to fight corruption during his election campaign, has been questioned over the misuse of government helicopters.
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9 Aug 18
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has charged the former prime minister Najib Razak with three cases of money laundering after billions of dollars went missing from a state fund during his term.
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8 Aug 18
Argentina’s former vice president has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison after being found guilty of corruption while he was a public servant.
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6 Aug 18
Ukraine is losing more than €4bn a year as a result of corruption schemes at customs, an investigative report has revealed.
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6 Aug 18
The G20 has come up with a plan to develop an ‘infrastructure asset class’ to boost global infrastructure. But this is wrong and the focus should be on investing more public money into...
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6 Aug 18
The ruler of Dubai has said the results of a government employee satisfaction survey are “unacceptable” and must be improved within six months.
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3 Aug 18
Greece must be realistic about its economic goals despite successful progress since its fiscal crisis, the IMF has warned.
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2 Aug 18
Effective auditing and good governance play a key role in the war on corruption, Ghana’s president has told a conference.
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30 Jul 18
Mexico’s newly elected president has pledged to boost the country’s long-neglected oil sector, he announced on Friday.
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27 Jul 18
The African Union and Pan African Federation of Accountants have signed an agreement to improve public financial management and governance in the region.
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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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26 Jul 18
The US will give $45m to Egypt to help with its economic reforms and give a boost to health, education, governance and agriculture.
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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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18 Jul 18
The Tunisian parliament has approved a law to tackle illicit enrichment as part of its efforts to combat corruption.
31 Aug 18The International Monetary Fund’s loan conditions for debt-ridden countries such as Greece are counterproductive and can make their economies worse, finance experts have warned.
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 18The European Union is considering tightening up regulations around cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ripple and Ether, it has been reported.
29 Aug 18Vladimir Putin has watered down his controversial pension reforms as he suffers his lowest approval ratings for four years.
28 Aug 18China is proposing a shake up of income tax law as part of revisions to its civil code.
24 Aug 18The Canadian government is introducing a national ‘poverty line’ for the first time and will enshrine in law a goal to halve the number of people living in poverty by 2030.
24 Aug 18Argentinian police have begun raiding the country’s former president’s properties as part of a major corruption investigation.
24 Aug 18The African Development Bank has signed a $218m loan to boost economic governance in Namibia.
15 Aug 18Ghana’s auditor general has slammed an economic crime agency after it kept more than one million Ghanaian cedi recovered from individuals and organisations.
13 Aug 18The Indian finance ministry is sending officials on a dedicated ‘capacity building programme’ to enable them to keep up with the changes in the global economic environment.
9 Aug 18Pakistan’s new prime minister Imran Khan, who pledged to fight corruption during his election campaign, has been questioned over the misuse of government helicopters.
9 Aug 18Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has charged the former prime minister Najib Razak with three cases of money laundering after billions of dollars went missing from a state fund during his term.
8 Aug 18Argentina’s former vice president has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison after being found guilty of corruption while he was a public servant.
6 Aug 18Ukraine is losing more than €4bn a year as a result of corruption schemes at customs, an investigative report has revealed.
6 Aug 18The G20 has come up with a plan to develop an ‘infrastructure asset class’ to boost global infrastructure. But this is wrong and the focus should be on investing more public money into...
6 Aug 18The ruler of Dubai has said the results of a government employee satisfaction survey are “unacceptable” and must be improved within six months.
3 Aug 18Greece must be realistic about its economic goals despite successful progress since its fiscal crisis, the IMF has warned.
2 Aug 18Effective auditing and good governance play a key role in the war on corruption, Ghana’s president has told a conference.
30 Jul 18Mexico’s newly elected president has pledged to boost the country’s long-neglected oil sector, he announced on Friday.
27 Jul 18The African Union and Pan African Federation of Accountants have signed an agreement to improve public financial management and governance in the region.
26 Jul 18The US will give $45m to Egypt to help with its economic reforms and give a boost to health, education, governance and agriculture.
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.
18 Jul 18The Tunisian parliament has approved a law to tackle illicit enrichment as part of its efforts to combat corruption.
