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21 Oct 20
Indonesia is to launch a sovereign wealth fund in January as part of government efforts to finance its huge infrastructure needs, including a new capital city.
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13 Oct 20
Auditors have urged France to cut spending on health insurance payments after projecting the social security system deficit will balloon by more than 20 times its size this year.
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6 Oct 20
The next Australian budget will see the government take on record amounts of debt, with treasurer Josh Frydenberg saying he wants to support businesses to keep people in jobs during and after the...
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5 Oct 20
More than 200 million doses of a purported vaccine for Covid-19 have been sold by Russia’s sovereign wealth fund to countries desperate for an end to the health crisis.
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29 Sep 20
The economic and health crises caused by Covid-19 led Germany’s overall public debt to its highest ever level in the first half of 2020, the country’s official statistics bureau Destatis has...
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23 Sep 20
Cambodia will work to improve public financial management among its local governments, after obtaining a loan from the Asian Development Bank.
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23 Sep 20
Zambia has asked to suspend debt service payments for six months to allow it to deal with the Covid-19 hit to its public finances.
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22 Sep 20
Covid-19 and lower yield from oil exports threatened to derail Angola’s efforts at economic recovery, but the IMF has lauded the government’s efforts to keep reforms on track.
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22 Sep 20
Developing economies have some breathing space to deal with Covid-19 thanks to intervention by global financial institutions. But will piling up debt make recovery prospects even more precarious?
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18 Sep 20
New Jersey has adopted a so-called ‘millionaires tax’ in light of the fiscal pressures of Covid-19.
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17 Sep 20
Public financial management is vital for the long-term sustainability of public services, explains CIPFA’s head of international relations Salema Hafiz, and coming together as a profession to...
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16 Sep 20
Africa needs fiscal space to deal with the pandemic, and it needs help from its creditors to get it, according to Senegalese president Micky Sall. Author NJ Ayuk explains why this doesn’t go far...
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14 Sep 20
The US has reached a record budget deficit of $3trn this year as the government fights the health and economic crises caused by Covid-19.
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11 Sep 20
European leaders have approved a €6.2bn increase to this year’s EU budget to fund the development of Covid-19 vaccines and address other effects of the pandemic.
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7 Sep 20
The Netherlands is launching a national growth fund to help boost the country’s future prosperity and fortify the economy against future downturns.
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7 Sep 20
Sweden plans to invest billions of kronor in healthcare and help for the elderly, along with giving local governments large cash boosts, as the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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3 Sep 20
Treasury management is as much about managing relationships as it is cash and risk. Together credibility, trust and understanding create the foundation upon which effective treasury management can be...
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2 Sep 20
Cambodia has received approval on a $250m loan from the Asian Development Bank, to help with the country’s response to Covid-19.
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28 Aug 20
The US Federal Reserve has adopted a new monetary policy strategy, which will be more accommodating of temporary increases in inflation.
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27 Aug 20
The Swedish Government is set to spend an “historic” SEK 100bn ($11.5bn) in its upcoming budget, in bid to help the country’s economic recovery from Covid-19.
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25 Aug 20
Bank of Zambia governor Denny Kalyalya was sacked by Zambian president Edgar Lungu over the weekend, as the country continues discussions with the International Monetary Fund.
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24 Aug 20
The European Commission has presented proposals to the European Council to grant financial support of €81.4bn to 15 member states.
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21 Aug 20
Muhammad Afnan Alam outlines the role Sukuks are expected to play this year and beyond in Asia and the Middle East, as Covid-19 and low oil prices shake economies.
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21 Aug 20
A £16bn pay rise for Brazilian civil servants has been blocked by the president and the government’s lower house, amid the country’s public finances suffering because of Covid-19.
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19 Aug 20
CIPFA’s Alan Edwards has been appointed as chair of a committee working to improve public financial management in the Asia Pacific region.
21 Oct 20Indonesia is to launch a sovereign wealth fund in January as part of government efforts to finance its huge infrastructure needs, including a new capital city.
13 Oct 20Auditors have urged France to cut spending on health insurance payments after projecting the social security system deficit will balloon by more than 20 times its size this year.
6 Oct 20The next Australian budget will see the government take on record amounts of debt, with treasurer Josh Frydenberg saying he wants to support businesses to keep people in jobs during and after the...
5 Oct 20More than 200 million doses of a purported vaccine for Covid-19 have been sold by Russia’s sovereign wealth fund to countries desperate for an end to the health crisis.
29 Sep 20The economic and health crises caused by Covid-19 led Germany’s overall public debt to its highest ever level in the first half of 2020, the country’s official statistics bureau Destatis has...
23 Sep 20Cambodia will work to improve public financial management among its local governments, after obtaining a loan from the Asian Development Bank.
23 Sep 20Zambia has asked to suspend debt service payments for six months to allow it to deal with the Covid-19 hit to its public finances.
22 Sep 20Covid-19 and lower yield from oil exports threatened to derail Angola’s efforts at economic recovery, but the IMF has lauded the government’s efforts to keep reforms on track.
22 Sep 20Developing economies have some breathing space to deal with Covid-19 thanks to intervention by global financial institutions. But will piling up debt make recovery prospects even more precarious?
18 Sep 20New Jersey has adopted a so-called ‘millionaires tax’ in light of the fiscal pressures of Covid-19.
17 Sep 20Public financial management is vital for the long-term sustainability of public services, explains CIPFA’s head of international relations Salema Hafiz, and coming together as a profession to...
16 Sep 20Africa needs fiscal space to deal with the pandemic, and it needs help from its creditors to get it, according to Senegalese president Micky Sall. Author NJ Ayuk explains why this doesn’t go far...
14 Sep 20The US has reached a record budget deficit of $3trn this year as the government fights the health and economic crises caused by Covid-19.
11 Sep 20European leaders have approved a €6.2bn increase to this year’s EU budget to fund the development of Covid-19 vaccines and address other effects of the pandemic.
7 Sep 20The Netherlands is launching a national growth fund to help boost the country’s future prosperity and fortify the economy against future downturns.
7 Sep 20Sweden plans to invest billions of kronor in healthcare and help for the elderly, along with giving local governments large cash boosts, as the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
3 Sep 20Treasury management is as much about managing relationships as it is cash and risk. Together credibility, trust and understanding create the foundation upon which effective treasury management can be...
28 Aug 20The US Federal Reserve has adopted a new monetary policy strategy, which will be more accommodating of temporary increases in inflation.
24 Aug 20The European Commission has presented proposals to the European Council to grant financial support of €81.4bn to 15 member states.
21 Aug 20Muhammad Afnan Alam outlines the role Sukuks are expected to play this year and beyond in Asia and the Middle East, as Covid-19 and low oil prices shake economies.
21 Aug 20A £16bn pay rise for Brazilian civil servants has been blocked by the president and the government’s lower house, amid the country’s public finances suffering because of Covid-19.
19 Aug 20CIPFA’s Alan Edwards has been appointed as chair of a committee working to improve public financial management in the Asia Pacific region.
