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8 Dec 16
India’s central bank has defended the government’s decision to pull two high denomination rupee notes out of circulation, a move that sent the country into disarray.
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21 Nov 16
Leaders from Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the US have vowed to fight against all forms of protectionism in the face of a new US adminstration potentially hostile to free trade.
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9 Nov 16
The Indian government withdrew 500 and 1000 rupee notes from circulation overnight in a surprise move aimed at curbing a booming economy in untaxed, black market cash.
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4 Nov 16
New laws currently under consideration in the UK could eliminate the country's role in global corruption as a hotbed of ill-gotten cash and assets, experts have told PF International.
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6 Oct 16
Governments around the world pledged $15.2bn in aid for Afghanistan until 2020 at an EU-hosted conference in Brussels yesterday.
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5 Oct 16
The speed with which anti-corruption laws are being implemented in Afghanistan must be increased in order to safeguard aid from the international community and alleviate the suffering of citizens, a...
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30 Sep 16
Brazil should pursue tougher austerity policies to bridge its substantial fiscal gap and pull its economy out of a painful recession, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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15 Sep 16
Improved public management has helped keep Tanzania on track to hit 7.2% growth in 2016, according to the governor of the country’s central bank.
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12 Sep 16
Russia will vote against the release of the next tranche of an International Monetary Fund loan to Ukraine, the country’s finance minister Anton Siluanov said today.
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19 Aug 16
Nigeria has long had a reputation for dishonest dealings. Last year, Muhammadu Buhari was voted back into power, promising to clean up the country in the teeth of some serious opposition. How much...
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16 Aug 16
A major Ukrainian effort to stem official corruption and thus unlock the next tranche of IMF bailout funds got off to a difficult start after campaigners highlighted systemic loopholes and condemned...
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12 Aug 16
Uganda has slashed more than 5,500 ‘ghost workers’ from its civil service payroll as the country attempts to crack down on endemic graft.
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12 Aug 16
The United Nations will help Iraq root out the endemic corruption that has infected the war-torn nation’s economy and institutions, including by improving the training of auditors.
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3 Aug 16
The OECD has praised the recent introduction of “game changing” anti-corruption laws in Mexico, which it said would substantially transform the nation’s graft-fighting architecture.
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7 Jul 16
The Asian Development Bank has updated its anti-corruption policy to help member countries address the methods of tax secrecy and evasion unearthed in leaks like the Panama Papers.
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4 Jul 16
Afghanistan looks set to secure almost half a million dollars from the International Monetary Fund after reaching an agreement with its staff.
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15 Jun 16
Fighting corruption requires renewed global coordination and more effective mechanisms that make use of novel technology, information and opportunities for openness, the World Bank’s managing...
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14 Jun 16
Corruption is everybody’s problem. Public finance staff need to join civil society and businesses in ensuring it is stamped out.
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27 May 16
G7 leaders have said pursuing strong global growth will be their “urgent priority” following a two-day summit that wrapped up today.
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19 May 16
Ukraine has secured initial approval for the release of $1.7bn worth of long-awaited bailout funds from the International Monetary Fund in July.
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16 May 16
Tanzania has slashed 10,000 “ghost workers” from its public sector payroll, saving government coffers more than $2m a month.
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13 May 16
Yesterday’s Anti-Corruption Summit saw world leaders vow to double down on what UK prime minister David Cameron dubbed the “cancer” of corruption – however only a handful of countries announced firm...
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12 May 16
Foreign companies in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Nigeria and Afghanistan are to be forced to reveal their true owners following today’s Anti-Corruption Summit in London.
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12 May 16
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has called for the return of billions of dollars which he said has been stolen from Nigeria and routed through the UK.
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11 May 16
Panama has agreed to share its financial account information automatically in order to tackle tax evasion and avoidance.