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31 Oct 22
Government exposure to cyber attacks is growing because so many of their operations have become digital, and with such attacks becoming a significant feature of geopolitics the risk to public...
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16 Mar 22
Hidden risks threaten public sector balance sheets because of policies introduced in response to the pandemic and its economic impact, a World Bank report has warned.
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1 Feb 22
Experts predict the next 'black swan' event that could shake global public finances.
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30 Nov 21
The world’s local and regional governments will need to return their focus to issues that long predate Covid-19 as they look to shore up their post-pandemic finances, write S&P Global Ratings’...
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8 Nov 21
More than half of all public sector organisations do not have specific policies to combat fraud in the Canadian province of British Columbia, a survey has found.
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27 Aug 21
Australia’s Future Fund has reported a return of 22% - its highest ever - during the last fiscal year, with its portfolio ending up worth $197bn (£105bn).
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10 Aug 21
With increasing projections of a post-Covid-19 rise in inflation, what would ballooning prices mean for public sector finances?
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24 Oct 19
Struggling South African power company Eskom has been given an additional 59bn rand (£3.1bn) by the country’s government to help service its debt and stop power cuts.
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30 May 19
Tax havens luring companies engaged in cross-border trade with rock-bottom rates are destroying the century-old global corporate tax system, says an international network.
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29 May 19
Now that we have professionalised the management of debt and the management of interest rates then why not do the same with assets? Financial adviser Dag Detter asks.
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3 May 19
Kenya’s government is preparing to borrow further on international capital markets amid concerns about spiralling debts.
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3 May 19
It has traditionally been difficult for investors to assess the credit risk of investing in renewable energy of the Pacific nations - but that could be about to change, explains the Asian Development...
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26 Mar 19
The World Bank is handing Mozambique $90m to help the government build resilience to natural disasters.
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8 Nov 18
African countries can avoid debt distress if they ensure there is an ideal balance between revenues and expenditure, a former president of the African Development Bank has told a conference.
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7 Nov 18
Sub-Saharan African countries are “not immune” to global risks even though economic growth in the area is rising, the IMF has said.
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8 Oct 18
Private public partnerships drain the public purse and international lenders should support countries to find other ways of financing public services, an umbrella group has warned.
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4 Sep 18
Cybersecurity tops the list of concerns for internal audit professionals across Europe, a survey 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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1 Jun 18
Global reforms are needed to ensure the current strength of the worldwide economy is sustainable as risks are looming, the OECD has warned.
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10 May 18
Looting of public resources has left South Africa on the brink of becoming a failed state, according to the Treasury’s director general.
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14 Nov 17
International local governments cope with economic shock in different ways, explains Ileana Steccolini, but to improve financial resilience they must learn lessons from one another.
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10 Nov 17
A business school and philanthropic organisation are teaming up to find ways of identifying the risk of governments becoming unwilling or unable to meet loan obligations.
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9 Nov 17
Accountants from across the globe consider grant misspending to be the top public sector fraud risk, according to research co-released by CIPFA today.
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13 Mar 17
Strengthening the notion of civil service as a vocation in developing countries is critical to building the institutions needed for sound economic governance, an International Monetary Fund official...
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10 Mar 17
Switching to accrual accounting can secure better credit ratings for governments, Fergus McCormick, chief economist and co-head of sovereign ratings at agency DBRS has said.
31 Oct 22Government exposure to cyber attacks is growing because so many of their operations have become digital, and with such attacks becoming a significant feature of geopolitics the risk to public...
16 Mar 22Hidden risks threaten public sector balance sheets because of policies introduced in response to the pandemic and its economic impact, a World Bank report has warned.
1 Feb 22Experts predict the next 'black swan' event that could shake global public finances.
30 Nov 21The world’s local and regional governments will need to return their focus to issues that long predate Covid-19 as they look to shore up their post-pandemic finances, write S&P Global Ratings’...
8 Nov 21More than half of all public sector organisations do not have specific policies to combat fraud in the Canadian province of British Columbia, a survey has found.
27 Aug 21Australia’s Future Fund has reported a return of 22% - its highest ever - during the last fiscal year, with its portfolio ending up worth $197bn (£105bn).
10 Aug 21With increasing projections of a post-Covid-19 rise in inflation, what would ballooning prices mean for public sector finances?
24 Oct 19Struggling South African power company Eskom has been given an additional 59bn rand (£3.1bn) by the country’s government to help service its debt and stop power cuts.
30 May 19Tax havens luring companies engaged in cross-border trade with rock-bottom rates are destroying the century-old global corporate tax system, says an international network.
3 May 19Kenya’s government is preparing to borrow further on international capital markets amid concerns about spiralling debts.
3 May 19It has traditionally been difficult for investors to assess the credit risk of investing in renewable energy of the Pacific nations - but that could be about to change, explains the Asian Development...
26 Mar 19The World Bank is handing Mozambique $90m to help the government build resilience to natural disasters.
8 Nov 18African countries can avoid debt distress if they ensure there is an ideal balance between revenues and expenditure, a former president of the African Development Bank has told a conference.
7 Nov 18Sub-Saharan African countries are “not immune” to global risks even though economic growth in the area is rising, the IMF has said.
8 Oct 18Private public partnerships drain the public purse and international lenders should support countries to find other ways of financing public services, an umbrella group has warned.
4 Sep 18Cybersecurity tops the list of concerns for internal audit professionals across Europe, a survey 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...
1 Jun 18Global reforms are needed to ensure the current strength of the worldwide economy is sustainable as risks are looming, the OECD has warned.
10 May 18Looting of public resources has left South Africa on the brink of becoming a failed state, according to the Treasury’s director general.
14 Nov 17International local governments cope with economic shock in different ways, explains Ileana Steccolini, but to improve financial resilience they must learn lessons from one another.
9 Nov 17Accountants from across the globe consider grant misspending to be the top public sector fraud risk, according to research co-released by CIPFA today.
13 Mar 17Strengthening the notion of civil service as a vocation in developing countries is critical to building the institutions needed for sound economic governance, an International Monetary Fund official...
10 Mar 17Switching to accrual accounting can secure better credit ratings for governments, Fergus McCormick, chief economist and co-head of sovereign ratings at agency DBRS has said.
