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23 Aug 18
Ghana’s finance minister has said the country will keep its public spending open to IMF scrutiny after its bailout programme ends next year.
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21 Aug 18
China will be asked to write off debts owed by Pacific island countries as repayments are a huge burden, Tonga’s prime minister has said.
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20 Aug 18
Pakistan’s new prime minister has called for the rich to start paying taxes to cut public debt – and pledged to live a “simple life”.
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20 Aug 18
Greece has successfully exited its final, three-year eurozone bailout package to tackle its debt crisis, which was part of the world’s biggest financial rescue.
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20 Aug 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $300m loan to support the Philippines’ efforts in improving infrastructure through public-private partnerships.
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17 Aug 18
Counties in Kenya have to make some “critical decisions” to ensure that their wage bills do not take too much money away from development projects, public finance professionals have warned.
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16 Aug 18
Italy’s central government will make at least €5m available to the north-western Liguria region after a motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday leaving 39 dead.
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15 Aug 18
India is on track to become the world’s fastest-growing economy as reforms begin to pay off, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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15 Aug 18
Efforts to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are inadequate, according to a think-tank report.
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15 Aug 18
Ghana’s auditor general has slammed an economic crime agency after it kept more than one million Ghanaian cedi recovered from individuals and organisations.
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13 Aug 18
The National Prosecution Authority in Kenya has charged two government officials with fraud over the building of a $3.2bn Chinese-funded railway line.
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13 Aug 18
Combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority for African countries to transition to ‘middle income status’, the executive secretary of the United Nation Economic...
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13 Aug 18
The Indian finance ministry is sending officials on a dedicated ‘capacity building programme’ to enable them to keep up with the changes in the global economic environment.
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13 Aug 18
Stakeholders may not always understand financial reporting but this could be improved by taking a leaf out of the book of organisations such as Windows, which made IT much more accessible with...
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10 Aug 18
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has agreed to move forward with the majority view on a new standard on accounting for social benefits following months of consultation.
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9 Aug 18
Pakistan’s new prime minister Imran Khan, who pledged to fight corruption during his election campaign, has been questioned over the misuse of government helicopters.
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9 Aug 18
Botswana’s finance ministry has unveiled long-term plans to further boost the economy and avoid the risk of unsustainable public spending in “rough times”.
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9 Aug 18
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has charged the former prime minister Najib Razak with three cases of money laundering after billions of dollars went missing from a state fund during his term.
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9 Aug 18
The UK has pledged to help Ethiopia transform its tax system and become less reliant on aid, the Department for International Development has announced.
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8 Aug 18
Argentina’s former vice president has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison after being found guilty of corruption while he was a public servant.
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7 Aug 18
The Australian government has announced a A$190m aid package for farmers affected by a drought on the east coast.
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6 Aug 18
Ukraine is losing more than €4bn a year as a result of corruption schemes at customs, an investigative report has revealed.
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2 Aug 18
Effective auditing and good governance play a key role in the war on corruption, Ghana’s president has told a conference.
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2 Aug 18
A Nigerian accountancy body is pushing for accountability and enhanced management of public funds at all levels of the government through its new index.
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27 Jul 18
The African Union and Pan African Federation of Accountants have signed an agreement to improve public financial management and governance in the region.
23 Aug 18Ghana’s finance minister has said the country will keep its public spending open to IMF scrutiny after its bailout programme ends next year.
21 Aug 18China will be asked to write off debts owed by Pacific island countries as repayments are a huge burden, Tonga’s prime minister has said.
20 Aug 18Pakistan’s new prime minister has called for the rich to start paying taxes to cut public debt – and pledged to live a “simple life”.
20 Aug 18Greece has successfully exited its final, three-year eurozone bailout package to tackle its debt crisis, which was part of the world’s biggest financial rescue.
20 Aug 18The Asian Development Bank has approved a $300m loan to support the Philippines’ efforts in improving infrastructure through public-private partnerships.
17 Aug 18Counties in Kenya have to make some “critical decisions” to ensure that their wage bills do not take too much money away from development projects, public finance professionals have warned.
16 Aug 18Italy’s central government will make at least €5m available to the north-western Liguria region after a motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday leaving 39 dead.
15 Aug 18India is on track to become the world’s fastest-growing economy as reforms begin to pay off, the International Monetary Fund has said.
15 Aug 18Efforts to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are inadequate, according to a think-tank report.
15 Aug 18Ghana’s auditor general has slammed an economic crime agency after it kept more than one million Ghanaian cedi recovered from individuals and organisations.
13 Aug 18The National Prosecution Authority in Kenya has charged two government officials with fraud over the building of a $3.2bn Chinese-funded railway line.
13 Aug 18Combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority for African countries to transition to ‘middle income status’, the executive secretary of the United Nation Economic...
13 Aug 18The Indian finance ministry is sending officials on a dedicated ‘capacity building programme’ to enable them to keep up with the changes in the global economic environment.
13 Aug 18Stakeholders may not always understand financial reporting but this could be improved by taking a leaf out of the book of organisations such as Windows, which made IT much more accessible with...
10 Aug 18The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has agreed to move forward with the majority view on a new standard on accounting for social benefits following months of consultation.
9 Aug 18Botswana’s finance ministry has unveiled long-term plans to further boost the economy and avoid the risk of unsustainable public spending in “rough times”.
9 Aug 18Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has charged the former prime minister Najib Razak with three cases of money laundering after billions of dollars went missing from a state fund during his term.
9 Aug 18The UK has pledged to help Ethiopia transform its tax system and become less reliant on aid, the Department for International Development has announced.
8 Aug 18Argentina’s former vice president has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison after being found guilty of corruption while he was a public servant.
7 Aug 18The Australian government has announced a A$190m aid package for farmers affected by a drought on the east coast.
6 Aug 18Ukraine is losing more than €4bn a year as a result of corruption schemes at customs, an investigative report has revealed.
2 Aug 18Effective auditing and good governance play a key role in the war on corruption, Ghana’s president has told a conference.
2 Aug 18A Nigerian accountancy body is pushing for accountability and enhanced management of public funds at all levels of the government through its new index.
