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19 Oct 17
Spain has cut its growth forecasts for 2018 as a result of the political crisis in Catalonia, the government has said.
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19 Oct 17
South Korea and China have extended a currency swap deal for another three years.
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19 Oct 17
Ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been indicted over corruption allegations linked to property in London.
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19 Oct 17
China’s economy grew by 6.8% between July and September, official data has shown.
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19 Oct 17
Technology is the “way forward” in the fight against corruption in Africa, the president of Mauritius has said.
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19 Oct 17
Almost a million dollars have been illegally removed from the Marshall Islands government’s US-based trust fund, officials have reportedly said.
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18 Oct 17
Stronger public financial management is key if the Guinea government is to better support its investments, the IMF has said.
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16 Oct 17
Governments should invest more in human beings and the social services that support them as means of growing their economies, the World Bank president has urged.
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16 Oct 17
Stronger financial protections for developing countries and policies to prevent a potential financial crisis should be prioritised, campaigners have said.
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13 Oct 17
US president Donald Trump will cut billions in subsidies to health insurance companies for low-income citizens.
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13 Oct 17
New Zealand has delivered a third fiscal surplus, worth NZ$4.1bn (£2.22bn), but this “should be interpreted with caution”, the country’s finance minister has said.
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11 Oct 17
The annual global medical bill for treating obesity could reach $1.2trn by 2025, experts have warned.
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11 Oct 17
Public-private partnerships are too expensive, high risk and “encourage corruption and bad decision-making”, civil society organisations said as they launched a campaign to stop their...
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11 Oct 17
Cambodia’s public finance management system has been “substantially strengthened” at a central level, the World Bank has reportedly said.
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10 Oct 17
The escalating levels of debt and growth of liquidity across the world could cause another financial crisis, the departing German finance minister has warned.
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10 Oct 17
Governments should change the way they account for minerals receipts to get a true picture of the revenue they bring in, says Rahul Basu and Daryl DaCosta from the Goa Foundation.
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9 Oct 17
The Cypriot economy still faces “sizeable downside risks”, with high private sector debt and a high proportion of non-performing loans.
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3 Oct 17
The UK has announced plans to clamp down on the risk of profiteering, excessive charges and unscrupulous practices as part of a new reform on aid suppliers.
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30 Sep 17
The Turks and Caicos Islands, a British overseas territory with a population of just 37,000, was hit by a multitude of economic events that led to its near financial collapse. CIPFA-qualified public...
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29 Sep 17
Saudi Arabia has raised $12.5bn from its third international bond sale this year to bridge a budget shortfall and weak oil prices.
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29 Sep 17
South Africa’s finance minister has said he won’t “dip into pensions” to bail out struggling state-owned companies, despite reports suggesting the treasury is seeking $7.50bn...
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29 Sep 17
A eurozone finance minister and a joint eurozone budget could be features of the European Union under plans being considered by the leaders of France and Germany.
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29 Sep 17
Progress in financial accountability in different countries can be seen at a glance and compared using a new international index, says CIPFA's Steven Cain.
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29 Sep 17
From Barcelona to Hamburg, senior city executives are coming together in Europe’s City Economic and Financial Governance Group to share learning and examine common public finance issues
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29 Sep 17
It will be a case of one small step interspersed with the occasional burst of rapid progress for new chief finance officers getting to grips with complicated environments, says CIPFA's Claire Lake....
19 Oct 17Spain has cut its growth forecasts for 2018 as a result of the political crisis in Catalonia, the government has said.
19 Oct 17South Korea and China have extended a currency swap deal for another three years.
19 Oct 17Ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been indicted over corruption allegations linked to property in London.
19 Oct 17China’s economy grew by 6.8% between July and September, official data has shown.
19 Oct 17Technology is the “way forward” in the fight against corruption in Africa, the president of Mauritius has said.
19 Oct 17Almost a million dollars have been illegally removed from the Marshall Islands government’s US-based trust fund, officials have reportedly said.
18 Oct 17Stronger public financial management is key if the Guinea government is to better support its investments, the IMF has said.
16 Oct 17Governments should invest more in human beings and the social services that support them as means of growing their economies, the World Bank president has urged.
16 Oct 17Stronger financial protections for developing countries and policies to prevent a potential financial crisis should be prioritised, campaigners have said.
13 Oct 17US president Donald Trump will cut billions in subsidies to health insurance companies for low-income citizens.
13 Oct 17New Zealand has delivered a third fiscal surplus, worth NZ$4.1bn (£2.22bn), but this “should be interpreted with caution”, the country’s finance minister has said.
11 Oct 17The annual global medical bill for treating obesity could reach $1.2trn by 2025, experts have warned.
11 Oct 17Public-private partnerships are too expensive, high risk and “encourage corruption and bad decision-making”, civil society organisations said as they launched a campaign to stop their...
11 Oct 17Cambodia’s public finance management system has been “substantially strengthened” at a central level, the World Bank has reportedly said.
10 Oct 17The escalating levels of debt and growth of liquidity across the world could cause another financial crisis, the departing German finance minister has warned.
9 Oct 17The Cypriot economy still faces “sizeable downside risks”, with high private sector debt and a high proportion of non-performing loans.
3 Oct 17The UK has announced plans to clamp down on the risk of profiteering, excessive charges and unscrupulous practices as part of a new reform on aid suppliers.
30 Sep 17The Turks and Caicos Islands, a British overseas territory with a population of just 37,000, was hit by a multitude of economic events that led to its near financial collapse. CIPFA-qualified public...
29 Sep 17Saudi Arabia has raised $12.5bn from its third international bond sale this year to bridge a budget shortfall and weak oil prices.
29 Sep 17South Africa’s finance minister has said he won’t “dip into pensions” to bail out struggling state-owned companies, despite reports suggesting the treasury is seeking $7.50bn...
29 Sep 17A eurozone finance minister and a joint eurozone budget could be features of the European Union under plans being considered by the leaders of France and Germany.
29 Sep 17From Barcelona to Hamburg, senior city executives are coming together in Europe’s City Economic and Financial Governance Group to share learning and examine common public finance issues
29 Sep 17It will be a case of one small step interspersed with the occasional burst of rapid progress for new chief finance officers getting to grips with complicated environments, says CIPFA's Claire Lake....
