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5 Nov 18
European governments are still making it too easy for multinational corporations to avoid paying corporation tax, campaigners have warned.
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31 Oct 18
Integrated reporting can improve governance, accountability, and rebuild trust in a post-crisis global economy, argues the IIRC’s Jonathan Labrey.
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19 Oct 18
British aid money is going to help launch a global register of sex offenders that aims to crack down on abuse in the sector.
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17 Oct 18
Although most countries are united in the desire to shift to accrual accounting, many fail in their aim. But there are some simple ways to keep the process on track, says international public...
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9 Oct 18
Kenya’s 47 counties have made some improvement in ensuring their budgets are transparent but there is still room for improvement, the International Budget Partnership's Kenya office’s Vivian Ntinyari...
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14 Sep 18
Civil society organisations have expressed disappointment the UK government has not heeded the advice of a group of MPs on aid spending.
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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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31 Jul 18
More of the money donated to international charities – including from governments around the world - should go towards making it easier to whistleblow against charity sector abuse.
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20 Jul 18
The World Bank and its development partners have launched a $12m fund to help countries increase government transparency and boost public participation.
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20 Jun 18
Global aid transparency has improved but donors still need to make it easier to follow overseas assistance, a global index has warned.
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8 Jun 18
The Asian Development Bank is lending Indonesia $1bn to strengthen reforms to public financial management and bring it in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.
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29 May 18
Rachel Grimes is never stumped when asked about global opportunities or why accountancy needs to play with a straight bat. PF International’s Simone Rensch speaks to the outgoing IFAC president.
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21 May 18
The UK must step up efforts to crack down on money laundering as Russian corruption is putting national security at risk, a group of MPs 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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26 Apr 18
Accrual accounting is “fundamental for informed decision-making”, Jamaica’s auditor general has said, as she called for greater adoption of international accountancy standards.
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19 Apr 18
The digital revolution and rapidly changing nature of work are fuelling instability and status anxiety. Policymakers need restore trust in welfare states, says the OECD’s Stefano Scarpetta.
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4 Apr 18
Improving transparency to regain lost trust in governments around the world is key to tackling corruption, OECD division heads have told PF International.
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27 Mar 18
Countries must fight corruption and restore public trust to help meet the sustainable development goals, an OECD forum in Paris heard this morning.
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15 Mar 18
Accountants who help companies dodge tax by shifting profits to low-tax countries could risk fines, under new European proposals to tackle avoidance and improve transparency.
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13 Feb 18
Women in the American public sector earn 10% less than men, an analysis of government documents obtained through freedom of information requests have revealed.
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7 Feb 18
The Department of International Development will help promote transparency in developing countries and international programmes to improve accountability through a new initiative.
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5 Feb 18
Liberia and the World Bank have signed a $24.67m grant agreement to boost economic transformation and governance in the west African country.
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30 Jan 18
Efforts to make budgets more transparent have stalled for the first time in a decade, a survey by the International Budget Partnership has found.
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22 Jan 18
Romania has made little progress to tackle corruption in state institutions, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body GRECO has said.
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4 Dec 17
The expansion of the middle-class changes the game for policymakers in emerging economies: ignore them at your peril, says Angel Melguizo of the OECD Development Centre.
5 Nov 18European governments are still making it too easy for multinational corporations to avoid paying corporation tax, campaigners have warned.
31 Oct 18Integrated reporting can improve governance, accountability, and rebuild trust in a post-crisis global economy, argues the IIRC’s Jonathan Labrey.
19 Oct 18British aid money is going to help launch a global register of sex offenders that aims to crack down on abuse in the sector.
17 Oct 18Although most countries are united in the desire to shift to accrual accounting, many fail in their aim. But there are some simple ways to keep the process on track, says international public...
9 Oct 18Kenya’s 47 counties have made some improvement in ensuring their budgets are transparent but there is still room for improvement, the International Budget Partnership's Kenya office’s Vivian Ntinyari...
14 Sep 18Civil society organisations have expressed disappointment the UK government has not heeded the advice of a group of MPs on aid spending.
30 Aug 18Participatory budgeting offers a way for governments to repair fractured public trust but successful implementation is not without challenges, reports Simone Rensch.
20 Jul 18The World Bank and its development partners have launched a $12m fund to help countries increase government transparency and boost public participation.
8 Jun 18The Asian Development Bank is lending Indonesia $1bn to strengthen reforms to public financial management and bring it in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.
29 May 18Rachel Grimes is never stumped when asked about global opportunities or why accountancy needs to play with a straight bat. PF International’s Simone Rensch speaks to the outgoing IFAC president.
21 May 18The UK must step up efforts to crack down on money laundering as Russian corruption is putting national security at risk, a group of MPs 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.
26 Apr 18Accrual accounting is “fundamental for informed decision-making”, Jamaica’s auditor general has said, as she called for greater adoption of international accountancy standards.
19 Apr 18The digital revolution and rapidly changing nature of work are fuelling instability and status anxiety. Policymakers need restore trust in welfare states, says the OECD’s Stefano Scarpetta.
4 Apr 18Improving transparency to regain lost trust in governments around the world is key to tackling corruption, OECD division heads have told PF International.
27 Mar 18Countries must fight corruption and restore public trust to help meet the sustainable development goals, an OECD forum in Paris heard this morning.
15 Mar 18Accountants who help companies dodge tax by shifting profits to low-tax countries could risk fines, under new European proposals to tackle avoidance and improve transparency.
13 Feb 18Women in the American public sector earn 10% less than men, an analysis of government documents obtained through freedom of information requests have revealed.
7 Feb 18The Department of International Development will help promote transparency in developing countries and international programmes to improve accountability through a new initiative.
5 Feb 18Liberia and the World Bank have signed a $24.67m grant agreement to boost economic transformation and governance in the west African country.
30 Jan 18Efforts to make budgets more transparent have stalled for the first time in a decade, a survey by the International Budget Partnership has found.
22 Jan 18Romania has made little progress to tackle corruption in state institutions, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body GRECO has said.
4 Dec 17The expansion of the middle-class changes the game for policymakers in emerging economies: ignore them at your peril, says Angel Melguizo of the OECD Development Centre.
