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31 May 19
A cross-party group of UK MPs has called on the chancellor to seek an agreement for a ‘registry of loans’ to governments at this month’s G20 meeting.
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30 May 19
Brazil’s senate has voted to approve president Jair Bolsonaro’s revamp of executive government and to keep the government’s anti-money laundering department out of the control of the justice ministry.
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30 May 19
Tax havens luring companies engaged in cross-border trade with rock-bottom rates are destroying the century-old global corporate tax system, says an international network.
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30 May 19
Taking tax reform to an election is always difficult but there are lessons from the recent Australian election, writes Institute for Government’s Sarah Nickson.
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30 May 19
The EU has written to the Italian government asking it to explain a deterioration in its public finances, amid reports Brussels is ready to launch disciplinary action against Rome.
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29 May 19
Now that we have professionalised the management of debt and the management of interest rates then why not do the same with assets? Financial adviser Dag Detter asks.
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28 May 19
The man widely described as ‘Romania’s most powerful politician’ has been jailed on corruption charges relating to a fake jobs scandal.
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28 May 19
Lebanon’s cabinet has approved an austerity budget in an attempt to balance its books, the country’s finance minister has announced.
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21 May 19
The Czech government has dismissed concerns about a slowing economy and growing spending commitments and says it will stick to a planned deficit target.
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21 May 19
An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
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21 May 19
The UK’s new international secretary Rory Stewart has got off to a good start but there is still much he can do to improve the department, says the ODI’s Simon Gill.
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20 May 19
Japan has defied the gloomy expectations of analysts that the world’s third biggest economy could shrink in the first quarter of this year.
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20 May 19
Innovative sources of funding are at the heart of calls by African countries for a new approach to alleviate heavy indebtedness on the continent.
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17 May 19
New Zealand will place child poverty, domestic violence, and addressing mental health problems at the heart of its pioneering “wellbeing budget”.
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14 May 19
Public service workers in Lebanon have launched a series of protests to denounce proposed government austerity measures.
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14 May 19
The US deficit is continuing to rise following President Donald Trump’s extensive tax cuts despite record federal revenues in April.
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14 May 19
Anti-corruption officials have arrested 75 Kenyan tax agency staff on suspicion of abetting tax evasion and bribery.
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13 May 19
Critics of the country’s progressive president were quick to react to a short-term setback while ignoring the bigger picture, writes Gavin O’Toole.
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9 May 19
Ensuring a diverse workforce will improve public financial management and foster creativity, writes Gillian Fawcett of Public Finance by Women.
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9 May 19
Red-faced officials at Australia’s central bank will be holding their heads down under after spelling out a glitch in the country’s monetary policy.
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9 May 19
Fintech promises to slash the cost of sending remittances home for Latin American migrant workers in other countries.
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7 May 19
The budget of the European Union is too small and is being “stretched” by the challenges of integration and technological change, according to the OECD.
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7 May 19
Public finance officials will be key beneficiaries of an $11.1m loan to support Zambia’s efforts to restore fiscal stability.
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3 May 19
Kenya’s government is preparing to borrow further on international capital markets amid concerns about spiralling debts.
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2 May 19
South Africa’s president has pledged to intensify the battle against corruption in the final phase of campaigning for general elections next week.
31 May 19A cross-party group of UK MPs has called on the chancellor to seek an agreement for a ‘registry of loans’ to governments at this month’s G20 meeting.
30 May 19Brazil’s senate has voted to approve president Jair Bolsonaro’s revamp of executive government and to keep the government’s anti-money laundering department out of the control of the justice ministry.
30 May 19Tax havens luring companies engaged in cross-border trade with rock-bottom rates are destroying the century-old global corporate tax system, says an international network.
30 May 19Taking tax reform to an election is always difficult but there are lessons from the recent Australian election, writes Institute for Government’s Sarah Nickson.
30 May 19The EU has written to the Italian government asking it to explain a deterioration in its public finances, amid reports Brussels is ready to launch disciplinary action against Rome.
28 May 19The man widely described as ‘Romania’s most powerful politician’ has been jailed on corruption charges relating to a fake jobs scandal.
28 May 19Lebanon’s cabinet has approved an austerity budget in an attempt to balance its books, the country’s finance minister has announced.
21 May 19The Czech government has dismissed concerns about a slowing economy and growing spending commitments and says it will stick to a planned deficit target.
21 May 19An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
21 May 19The UK’s new international secretary Rory Stewart has got off to a good start but there is still much he can do to improve the department, says the ODI’s Simon Gill.
20 May 19Japan has defied the gloomy expectations of analysts that the world’s third biggest economy could shrink in the first quarter of this year.
20 May 19Innovative sources of funding are at the heart of calls by African countries for a new approach to alleviate heavy indebtedness on the continent.
17 May 19New Zealand will place child poverty, domestic violence, and addressing mental health problems at the heart of its pioneering “wellbeing budget”.
14 May 19The US deficit is continuing to rise following President Donald Trump’s extensive tax cuts despite record federal revenues in April.
14 May 19Anti-corruption officials have arrested 75 Kenyan tax agency staff on suspicion of abetting tax evasion and bribery.
13 May 19Critics of the country’s progressive president were quick to react to a short-term setback while ignoring the bigger picture, writes Gavin O’Toole.
9 May 19Ensuring a diverse workforce will improve public financial management and foster creativity, writes Gillian Fawcett of Public Finance by Women.
9 May 19Red-faced officials at Australia’s central bank will be holding their heads down under after spelling out a glitch in the country’s monetary policy.
9 May 19Fintech promises to slash the cost of sending remittances home for Latin American migrant workers in other countries.
7 May 19The budget of the European Union is too small and is being “stretched” by the challenges of integration and technological change, according to the OECD.
7 May 19Public finance officials will be key beneficiaries of an $11.1m loan to support Zambia’s efforts to restore fiscal stability.
3 May 19Kenya’s government is preparing to borrow further on international capital markets amid concerns about spiralling debts.
2 May 19South Africa’s president has pledged to intensify the battle against corruption in the final phase of campaigning for general elections next week.
