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24 Jul 18
Public sector accountants are in the front line of the battle against corruption, a global accountancy body spearheading a new anti-graft initiative has told PF International.
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19 Jul 18
The G20 is encouraging the public sector to improve oversight and management of public-private partnerships that are up and running.
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23 Mar 18
A number of public sector workers went on strike across France yesterday over the government’s plans to reform labour laws.
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24 Nov 17
Digitalisation in government finance is losing the “arms race” as it is years behind its private counterparts, according to a professor from the London School of Economics.
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13 Jun 17
Italy must press ahead with reforms to its public sector in order to foster stronger growth, the International Monetary Fund has stressed.
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11 May 17
A pledge to create 810,000 new public sector jobs in South Korea could be realised following the election of new president Moon Jae-in this week.
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10 Oct 16
The International Monetary Fund has slashed its budget deficit projections for oil-exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa over the next five years, by over $230bn.
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27 Sep 16
Saudi Arabia has announced sudden cuts to pay and perks for government employees as the oil-dependent kingdom struggles to balance the books and adjust to low commodity prices.
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19 Sep 16
The G20 did not make strong enough commitments towards rebuilding public trust and integrity in government and public sector institutions, IFAC chief executive Fayez Choudhury has told PF.
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10 May 16
CIPFA is to help strengthen the capacity of public sector accountancy in Zimbabwe, it was announced yesterday.
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3 May 16
Nearly one in three public service users in the Middle East and North Africa had to pay a bribe to access basic services in the last year, Transparency International has found.
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20 Apr 16
Argentina has returned to the international bond market for the first time since its sovereign debt default in 2001 with a $16.5bn issue.
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7 Mar 16
Reforming Serbia’s expensive public sector will be key to accelerating the country’s accession to the European Union, the World Bank regional vice president has said.
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21 Jan 16
Canada has the highest proportion of women among its senior central government officials of all the G20 countries, followed by Australia, South Africa, the UK and Brazil, according to research from...