public financial management
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9 May 19Ensuring a diverse workforce will improve public financial management and foster creativity, writes Gillian Fawcett of Public Finance by Women.
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18 May 18Indonesia should continue to strengthen its public financial management in the face of slower growth and rising inequality in the country, a World Bank report has said.
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30 Apr 18Cambodia’s prime minister has announced a new strategy for budget reform to improve the management of public funds.
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18 Apr 18Government in China is increasingly having to carry out duties with no money provided and un-budgeted public debts have built up in the country, an International Monetary Fund working paper has said.
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31 Oct 17Public financial management had to start effectively from scratch following years of conflict in Afghanistan. The country, which still relies heavily on foreign aid, had to stamp out waste and...
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26 Sep 17In political turmoil and with an impoverished economy, Zimbabwe has struggled to feed its own people since 2000 and faced heavy sanctions from the EU and US. CIPFA fellow David Watkins led an...
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27 Sep 16Improving people’s lives in developing countries requires strong public financial management. Without this, money is wasted and fraud can thrive
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15 Sep 16Improved 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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13 Apr 16Public sector and accountancy professionals have convened in the Caribbean in hopes of strengthening the region’s public financial management.
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4 Apr 16The fall in oil prices has “decimated” Nigerian government revenues and slashed the country’s GDP growth from 6.3% in 2014 to an estimated 2.7% last year, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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22 Mar 16Local public services in Indonesia stand to be improved after a “bottom up” model to spot problems and enact solutions was successfully tested.
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19 Feb 16The World Bank is to work with Tajikistan towards improvements in its public financial management through a $20m project, part funded by the UK.
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9 Feb 16The European Union is to support the delivery of public services and encourage better public financial management in Liberia with financing agreements totalling $64m.
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5 Feb 16Zimbabwe will need to make substantial improvements in the allocation and efficiency of public spending to shore up its economy against headwinds and ensure growth is inclusive, the World Bank has...
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22 Dec 15The World Bank has confirmed a $1bn loan will be made to Egypt to support a reform programme being undertaken in collaboration with the African Development Bank that includes reductions in government...
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18 Dec 15The African Development Bank will loan Egypt $500m to support a programme of fiscal reforms in the country, as well as steps to improve the energy sector and business environment.
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14 Dec 15Public finance reforms in Madagascar are to receive a $55m helping hand from the World Bank.
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8 Dec 15China has made good progress in implementing accrual accounting, but big challenges remain.