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27 Feb 19
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26 Feb 19
The South African opposition has promised to tackle corruption in a bid to take on the country’s ruling administration in the May elections.
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14 Jan 19
The ex-minister Emmanuel Macron had picked to lead the national debate in France on tax, living costs and democracy has stepped down after controversy over her pay.
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8 Jan 19
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim has resigned from his post three years before he was due to leave.
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7 Jan 19
US president Donald Trump has said he may declare a national emergency over immigration amid a partial government shutdown caused by a dispute about funds for a wall on the southern border with...
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4 Jan 19
Three-quarters of French people are unhappy with the actions taken by president Emmanuel Macron and his government to boost household incomes, a poll has suggested.
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2 Jan 19
The Lebanese prime minister-designate is “determined” to form a government and tackle the country’s economic issues amid political wrangling over cabinet seats.
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21 Dec 18
The French government has caved into demands for a pay rise and overtime payments to the police following weeks of protests.
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10 Dec 18
Mexico’s supreme court has suspended a new law that would cut all public sector salaries to below the president’s new reduced salary.
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10 Dec 18
Armenia’s acting prime minister has won the majority of the vote in the country’s snap election on a promise to tackle corruption and reform the economy.
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7 Dec 18
IPSASB’s social benefits standard has finally been approved after 16 years but this is just the start and it is likely to be reviewed after a few years of use, says the board’s Paul Mason.
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27 Nov 18
To run a truly global foreign policy, the ultimate challenge for China is winning hearts and minds rather than showering cash, says Chatham House’s Dr Yu Jie.
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19 Nov 18
For the first time, world leaders wrapped up an Asian economic summit without a formal joint statement because of trade tensions between the US and China.
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14 Nov 18
Spain’s Court of Auditors has ordered former Catalan leader Artur Mas to repay €4.9m of public money spent organising a non-binding independence vote four years ago.
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5 Nov 18
Brazil’s president-elect has appointed a prominent anti-corruption judge to join his parliament as head of the justice ministry.
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5 Nov 18
Jon Blackburn tells Public Finance how Sydney Opera House is evolving to attract new audiences in a digital age, while a major renovation prepares the venue for the 21st century.
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30 Oct 18
We risk missing out on the potential Artificial Intelligence has to improve public services if people don’t trust what governments are up to, says the Centre for Public Impact’s Danny Buerkli.
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26 Oct 18
Facts and figures from the international edition of Public Finance magazine on homicide, spending on unemployment benefits and the rise in urban living.
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9 Oct 18
Malta’s audit office has launched a five-year strategy focused on improving governance across the public sector – a first since the institution became independent 20 years ago.
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4 Oct 18
Alexander Stubb, a former Finnish premier and finance minister, has put in a bid to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as the head of the European Commission.
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1 Oct 18
The US, Canada and Mexico have reached a “new, modernised trade agreement” to replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement.
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27 Sep 18
World leaders have pledged to give $15bn a year by 2022 to fund tuberculosis prevention and care programme.
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20 Sep 18
The former Malaysian prime minister has been charged with 21 additional counts of money laundering and four counts of abuse of power.
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19 Sep 18
Canada should scale up its international aid to match its commitment to development, the OECD Development Assistance Committee has urged.
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19 Sep 18
The US and China have imposed new tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of goods, marking the biggest round of US tariffs so far in the escalating trade war.
27 Feb 19
26 Feb 19The South African opposition has promised to tackle corruption in a bid to take on the country’s ruling administration in the May elections.
14 Jan 19The ex-minister Emmanuel Macron had picked to lead the national debate in France on tax, living costs and democracy has stepped down after controversy over her pay.
8 Jan 19World Bank president Jim Yong Kim has resigned from his post three years before he was due to leave.
7 Jan 19US president Donald Trump has said he may declare a national emergency over immigration amid a partial government shutdown caused by a dispute about funds for a wall on the southern border with...
4 Jan 19Three-quarters of French people are unhappy with the actions taken by president Emmanuel Macron and his government to boost household incomes, a poll has suggested.
2 Jan 19The Lebanese prime minister-designate is “determined” to form a government and tackle the country’s economic issues amid political wrangling over cabinet seats.
21 Dec 18The French government has caved into demands for a pay rise and overtime payments to the police following weeks of protests.
10 Dec 18Mexico’s supreme court has suspended a new law that would cut all public sector salaries to below the president’s new reduced salary.
10 Dec 18Armenia’s acting prime minister has won the majority of the vote in the country’s snap election on a promise to tackle corruption and reform the economy.
7 Dec 18IPSASB’s social benefits standard has finally been approved after 16 years but this is just the start and it is likely to be reviewed after a few years of use, says the board’s Paul Mason.
27 Nov 18To run a truly global foreign policy, the ultimate challenge for China is winning hearts and minds rather than showering cash, says Chatham House’s Dr Yu Jie.
19 Nov 18For the first time, world leaders wrapped up an Asian economic summit without a formal joint statement because of trade tensions between the US and China.
14 Nov 18Spain’s Court of Auditors has ordered former Catalan leader Artur Mas to repay €4.9m of public money spent organising a non-binding independence vote four years ago.
5 Nov 18Brazil’s president-elect has appointed a prominent anti-corruption judge to join his parliament as head of the justice ministry.
5 Nov 18Jon Blackburn tells Public Finance how Sydney Opera House is evolving to attract new audiences in a digital age, while a major renovation prepares the venue for the 21st century. soh-hl...
30 Oct 18We risk missing out on the potential Artificial Intelligence has to improve public services if people don’t trust what governments are up to, says the Centre for Public Impact’s Danny Buerkli.
26 Oct 18Facts and figures from the international edition of Public Finance magazine on homicide, spending on unemployment benefits and the rise in urban living.
9 Oct 18Malta’s audit office has launched a five-year strategy focused on improving governance across the public sector – a first since the institution became independent 20 years ago.
4 Oct 18Alexander Stubb, a former Finnish premier and finance minister, has put in a bid to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as the head of the European Commission.
1 Oct 18The US, Canada and Mexico have reached a “new, modernised trade agreement” to replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement.
27 Sep 18World leaders have pledged to give $15bn a year by 2022 to fund tuberculosis prevention and care programme.
20 Sep 18The former Malaysian prime minister has been charged with 21 additional counts of money laundering and four counts of abuse of power.
19 Sep 18Canada should scale up its international aid to match its commitment to development, the OECD Development Assistance Committee has urged.
19 Sep 18The US and China have imposed new tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of goods, marking the biggest round of US tariffs so far in the escalating trade war.
