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29 Sep 17
Governments in Europe and the EU continue to subsidise and finance fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal, despite their commitment to climate change and the Paris Agreement, the Overseas...
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29 Sep 17
The Egyptian government’s attempt to restore economic stability and higher long-term growth is off to a “good start”, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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29 Sep 17
Progress in financial accountability in different countries can be seen at a glance and compared using a new international index, says CIPFA's Steven Cain.
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28 Sep 17
Citizen participation has become a political football in Brazil, as austerity turns back its progress. Gavin O'Toole reports.
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8 Sep 17
Donald Trump’s decision to scrap a programme giving temporary immigration status to around 800,000 young people could cost the US billions, says a report.
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24 Aug 17
Brazil has launched a large-scale privatisation plan to sell off highways, ports and the country’s mint in an attempt to raise government revenue and improve infrastructure investment.
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24 Aug 17
The World Bank has approved a $20m tranche of funding to modernise government services in Moldova.
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22 Aug 17
Bahrain urgently requires an additional sizable and frontloaded fiscal adjustment to reduce its large fiscal and external financing needs, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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21 Aug 17
The World Bank has signed a zero-interest $200m credit with Myanmar to help with programmes that include better public debt management, increased tax collection and stronger public finance management.
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7 Aug 17
Tunisia’s growth is slowly improving, but strong consumption is fuelling inflation and the public sector wage bill is among the world’s highest by proportion of GDP, the International...
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21 Jul 17
Argentina to enhance its early years education provision by using a $200m loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
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14 Jul 17
Government spending has risen across OECD countries since the global financial crash, according to the institute’s latest snapshot survey of public expenditure
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7 Jul 17
G20 governments are giving nearly four times more public finance to fossil fuels than green energy, according to campaigners.
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30 Jun 17
France’s new government must make cuts to tackle the country’s deficit after the last administration over spend its budget in the final months, the French public audit office has said.
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30 Jun 17
European Union funds intended to support young farmers are not being well targeted or linked to any defined outcomes or results, auditors have found.
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21 Jun 17
Bold measures to reform Zimbabwe’s public spending are needed to lift the country out of financial crisis and sustain growth, the World Bank has said.
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20 Jun 17
A shift away from strict austerity could help power strong growth across 20 of the world’s key economies, according to Fitch.
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19 Jun 17
Public spending to support the Japanese economy should continue beyond 2018 in order to maintain growth, the International Monetary Fund has recommended.
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19 Jun 17
French president Emmanuel Macron’s newly formed party has won a clear majority in the country’s parliament.
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6 Jun 17
Nigeria’s total public debt rose to $62.9bn at the end of March this year, as the country struggles to deliver its spending plans amid its first recession in a quarter of a century.
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30 May 17
Moving to a system of universal basic income would produce more winners than losers among low-income groups but prove ineffective in reducing poverty, the OECD has found.
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25 May 17
New Zealand expects a surplus of around $5bn by 2021, according to its 2017 budget, which plans lower taxes and investment in services and infrastructure to make the most of this position.
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24 May 17
US president Donald Trump has proposed dramatic cuts to the US’s overseas aid spending in his budget for the 2018 fiscal year.
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19 May 17
Japan has enjoyed its longest growth streak since 2006, with its economy expanding for the fifth consecutive quarter in the first three months of this year.
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18 May 17
Saudi Arabia could slow down its efforts to balance the budget, but still needs a substantial programme of tax increases and spending cuts in the long run, the International Monetary Fund has said.
29 Sep 17Governments in Europe and the EU continue to subsidise and finance fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal, despite their commitment to climate change and the Paris Agreement, the Overseas...
29 Sep 17The Egyptian government’s attempt to restore economic stability and higher long-term growth is off to a “good start”, the International Monetary Fund has said.
29 Sep 17Progress in financial accountability in different countries can be seen at a glance and compared using a new international index, says CIPFA's Steven Cain.
28 Sep 17Citizen participation has become a political football in Brazil, as austerity turns back its progress. Gavin O'Toole reports.
8 Sep 17Donald Trump’s decision to scrap a programme giving temporary immigration status to around 800,000 young people could cost the US billions, says a report.
24 Aug 17Brazil has launched a large-scale privatisation plan to sell off highways, ports and the country’s mint in an attempt to raise government revenue and improve infrastructure investment.
24 Aug 17The World Bank has approved a $20m tranche of funding to modernise government services in Moldova.
22 Aug 17Bahrain urgently requires an additional sizable and frontloaded fiscal adjustment to reduce its large fiscal and external financing needs, the International Monetary Fund has said.
21 Aug 17The World Bank has signed a zero-interest $200m credit with Myanmar to help with programmes that include better public debt management, increased tax collection and stronger public finance management.
7 Aug 17Tunisia’s growth is slowly improving, but strong consumption is fuelling inflation and the public sector wage bill is among the world’s highest by proportion of GDP, the International...
21 Jul 17Argentina to enhance its early years education provision by using a $200m loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
14 Jul 17Government spending has risen across OECD countries since the global financial crash, according to the institute’s latest snapshot survey of public expenditure
7 Jul 17G20 governments are giving nearly four times more public finance to fossil fuels than green energy, according to campaigners.
30 Jun 17France’s new government must make cuts to tackle the country’s deficit after the last administration over spend its budget in the final months, the French public audit office has said.
30 Jun 17European Union funds intended to support young farmers are not being well targeted or linked to any defined outcomes or results, auditors have found.
21 Jun 17Bold measures to reform Zimbabwe’s public spending are needed to lift the country out of financial crisis and sustain growth, the World Bank has said.
20 Jun 17A shift away from strict austerity could help power strong growth across 20 of the world’s key economies, according to Fitch.
19 Jun 17Public spending to support the Japanese economy should continue beyond 2018 in order to maintain growth, the International Monetary Fund has recommended.
19 Jun 17French president Emmanuel Macron’s newly formed party has won a clear majority in the country’s parliament.
6 Jun 17Nigeria’s total public debt rose to $62.9bn at the end of March this year, as the country struggles to deliver its spending plans amid its first recession in a quarter of a century.
25 May 17New Zealand expects a surplus of around $5bn by 2021, according to its 2017 budget, which plans lower taxes and investment in services and infrastructure to make the most of this position.
24 May 17US president Donald Trump has proposed dramatic cuts to the US’s overseas aid spending in his budget for the 2018 fiscal year.
18 May 17Saudi Arabia could slow down its efforts to balance the budget, but still needs a substantial programme of tax increases and spending cuts in the long run, the International Monetary Fund has said.
