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19 Nov 18
Timor-Leste needs to “sustainably manage” its public finances to ensure it doesn’t spend too much too quickly as its natural resources run low, the World Bank has warned.
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19 Nov 18
The Irish prime minister has pledged to cut incomes taxes paid by average earners.
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15 Nov 18
The Italian government has decided to go ahead with its controversial big spending plans, despite being told by Brussels to revise the draft budget.
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15 Nov 18
Civil servants in Greece went on a 24-hour strike demanding increases in wages and pensions from the government, which exited its bailout programme in August.
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14 Nov 18
The City of Vancouver in Canada has received an award for its “clear and engaging” budget documents.
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13 Nov 18
It’s time to provide clarity on legal definitions to improve Macedonia’s VAT system, says professor of economics Marjan Petreski.
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12 Nov 18
Governments in sub-Saharan Africa need to better understand the contracts they sign with private lenders, a conference has heard.
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9 Nov 18
Some 10,000 Orthodox church employees could come off the Greek state payroll, ending the status of priests and bishops as civil servants.
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8 Nov 18
African countries can avoid debt distress if they ensure there is an ideal balance between revenues and expenditure, a former president of the African Development Bank has told a conference.
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7 Nov 18
Corruption and money laundering are the “biggest hurdles” stopping Pakistan from developing and pulling people out of poverty, prime minister Imran Khan has warned.
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7 Nov 18
Sub-Saharan African countries are “not immune” to global risks even though economic growth in the area is rising, the IMF has said.
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5 Nov 18
The new Malaysian government has allocated 227.5m ringgit ($54.39) to increase the number of accountants in the country, in its budget last week.
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5 Nov 18
Jon Blackburn tells Public Finance how Sydney Opera House is evolving to attract new audiences in a digital age, while a major renovation prepares the venue for the 21st century.
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4 Nov 18
Almost two thirds of governments around the world will shift to accrual-based accounting within the next five years, CIPFA and the International Federation of Accountants have predicted.
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2 Nov 18
Mongolia has secured an extra $36m from the IMF after successfully implementing reforms and complying with loan conditions.
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2 Nov 18
China has indicated it will support Pakistan as the country struggles with a “very difficult” economic situation.
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1 Nov 18
Egypt has secured an extra $2bn payout under its loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.
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31 Oct 18
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s tax and revenue collection is lagging behind other African countries, a joint report from multinational bodies has revealed.
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30 Oct 18
Brazil’s newly elected populist president Jair Bolsonaro has pledged to reform government finances and tackle corruption.
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30 Oct 18
The International Monetary Fund has approved an extra $5.7bn to help Argentina with its economic crisis.
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26 Oct 18
Saudi Arabia has agreed to a $6bn rescue package for Pakistan to help it deal with debt problems.
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25 Oct 18
The European Commission has told Italy to revise its budget for next year to rein in spending - the first time it has taken such an action.
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22 Oct 18
Italy’s plans for increased public spending will be in the interest of the “entire European economy”, the country has told Brussels in a response to criticism of its draft budget.
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22 Oct 18
Child poverty is on the rise in advanced economies since the financial crisis, the OECD has warned.
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19 Oct 18
Malaysia will shift to accrual accounting within the next three years as part of reforms to stop the “excesses of the past”.
19 Nov 18Timor-Leste needs to “sustainably manage” its public finances to ensure it doesn’t spend too much too quickly as its natural resources run low, the World Bank has warned.
19 Nov 18The Irish prime minister has pledged to cut incomes taxes paid by average earners.
15 Nov 18The Italian government has decided to go ahead with its controversial big spending plans, despite being told by Brussels to revise the draft budget.
15 Nov 18Civil servants in Greece went on a 24-hour strike demanding increases in wages and pensions from the government, which exited its bailout programme in August.
14 Nov 18The City of Vancouver in Canada has received an award for its “clear and engaging” budget documents.
13 Nov 18It’s time to provide clarity on legal definitions to improve Macedonia’s VAT system, says professor of economics Marjan Petreski.
12 Nov 18Governments in sub-Saharan Africa need to better understand the contracts they sign with private lenders, a conference has heard.
9 Nov 18Some 10,000 Orthodox church employees could come off the Greek state payroll, ending the status of priests and bishops as civil servants.
8 Nov 18African countries can avoid debt distress if they ensure there is an ideal balance between revenues and expenditure, a former president of the African Development Bank has told a conference.
7 Nov 18Corruption and money laundering are the “biggest hurdles” stopping Pakistan from developing and pulling people out of poverty, prime minister Imran Khan has warned.
7 Nov 18Sub-Saharan African countries are “not immune” to global risks even though economic growth in the area is rising, the IMF has said.
5 Nov 18The new Malaysian government has allocated 227.5m ringgit ($54.39) to increase the number of accountants in the country, in its budget last week.
5 Nov 18Jon Blackburn tells Public Finance how Sydney Opera House is evolving to attract new audiences in a digital age, while a major renovation prepares the venue for the 21st century. soh-hl...
4 Nov 18Almost two thirds of governments around the world will shift to accrual-based accounting within the next five years, CIPFA and the International Federation of Accountants have predicted.
2 Nov 18Mongolia has secured an extra $36m from the IMF after successfully implementing reforms and complying with loan conditions.
2 Nov 18China has indicated it will support Pakistan as the country struggles with a “very difficult” economic situation.
1 Nov 18Egypt has secured an extra $2bn payout under its loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.
31 Oct 18The Democratic Republic of Congo’s tax and revenue collection is lagging behind other African countries, a joint report from multinational bodies has revealed.
30 Oct 18Brazil’s newly elected populist president Jair Bolsonaro has pledged to reform government finances and tackle corruption.
30 Oct 18The International Monetary Fund has approved an extra $5.7bn to help Argentina with its economic crisis.
22 Oct 18Child poverty is on the rise in advanced economies since the financial crisis, the OECD has warned.
