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17 Feb 17
Growth in West Africa is at risk due to governments continually shelving plans to cut spending and raise taxes, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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17 Feb 17
Significant changes to the operation of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund have been outlined in proposals from the Norwegian government.
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16 Feb 17
Falling health funding in Timor-Leste must be met with better planning and policies to manage rising costs, the World Bank has said.
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13 Feb 17
Countries can “leapfrog” periods of slower development by linking tax policy reform with measures to improve collection and administration, Christine Lagarde has said.
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10 Feb 17
Australia’s plan to eliminate its deficit risks being overly ambitious and doing more harm than good in an economy stuck in a “new mediocre”, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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8 Feb 17
The rift over the Greek bailout programme has deepened after the country’s government and European leaders hit back at a “pessimistic” International Monetary Fund report published yesterday.
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7 Feb 17
Two UK government aid funds worth a combined £2.3bn ($2.9bn) have come under fire today for a lack of transparency and "serious risks" around value for money.
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2 Feb 17
A more credible system of penalising European Union member states that break the bloc’s budgetary rules is needed, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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1 Feb 17
Argentina is set to increase the price of electricity by up to 90% as part of another subsidy cull, the country’s energy minister has announced.
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1 Feb 17
The Indian government is to cap cash transactions at around $4,500 and halve tax rates for the lowest earners, continuing its campaign against ‘black money’, or untaxed wealth.
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31 Jan 17
Saudi Arabia is to implement a VAT in the kingdom for the first time in an effort to cut Riyadh’s budget deficit.
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31 Jan 17
During 2016’s political upheavals, IPSASB stayed on course, working with standard setters around the world and on its own governance
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27 Jan 17
Time is running out to break an impasse over the next stage of the €86bn Greek bailout deal, French finance minister Michel Sapin warned after a Eurogroup meeting yesterday.
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26 Jan 17
CIPFA is to help strengthen public financial management in India in collaboration with the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
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25 Jan 17
Egypt has raised $4bn from its first public bond issuance since securing $12bn in aid from the International Monetary Fund, it was announced yesterday.
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23 Jan 17
The former president of The Gambia has allegedly made off with $11m in public money after going into exile over the weekend.
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20 Jan 17
Incoming US president Donald Trump is reportedly eyeing $10tn worth of cuts to government spending over the next decade.
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20 Jan 17
The European Central Bank has kept its extraordinary monetary policy unchanged after its latest monetary policy meeting yesterday.
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19 Jan 17
The European Commission has called on Italy to reduce its 2017 deficit by around €3.4bn ($3.64bn) to avoid potential sanctions for breaking European Union spending rules.
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19 Jan 17
The International Monetary Fund has slashed Saudi Arabia’s 2017 growth forecast by 1.6 percentage points this week, as OPEC-agreed cuts to oil production weigh on the country’s already struggling...
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17 Jan 17
Mozambique will miss a $60m interest payment on Irish-listed eurobonds due tomorrow, the country’s finance ministry has said.
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13 Jan 17
“Management weaknesses” in the European Commission have contributed to reducing the effectiveness of recent EU aid to Honduras, according to a report published yesterday by the European Court of...
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13 Jan 17
Australia is to set up an independent body to monitor parliamentary expenses after the country’s health minister resigned amid a scandal over travel costs she is alleged to have claimed...
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10 Jan 17
Around a fifth of all health spending is probably ineffective or wasteful, an OECD deputy director has estimated at the launch of a report looking at inefficiencies in the world’s health systems.
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9 Jan 17
Minimum wages and pensions are to rise by 50% in Venezuela as part of government attempts to combat runaway inflation.
17 Feb 17Growth in West Africa is at risk due to governments continually shelving plans to cut spending and raise taxes, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
17 Feb 17Significant changes to the operation of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund have been outlined in proposals from the Norwegian government.
16 Feb 17Falling health funding in Timor-Leste must be met with better planning and policies to manage rising costs, the World Bank has said.
13 Feb 17Countries can “leapfrog” periods of slower development by linking tax policy reform with measures to improve collection and administration, Christine Lagarde has said.
10 Feb 17Australia’s plan to eliminate its deficit risks being overly ambitious and doing more harm than good in an economy stuck in a “new mediocre”, according to the International Monetary Fund.
8 Feb 17The rift over the Greek bailout programme has deepened after the country’s government and European leaders hit back at a “pessimistic” International Monetary Fund report published yesterday.
7 Feb 17Two UK government aid funds worth a combined £2.3bn ($2.9bn) have come under fire today for a lack of transparency and "serious risks" around value for money.
2 Feb 17A more credible system of penalising European Union member states that break the bloc’s budgetary rules is needed, according to the International Monetary Fund.
1 Feb 17Argentina is set to increase the price of electricity by up to 90% as part of another subsidy cull, the country’s energy minister has announced.
1 Feb 17The Indian government is to cap cash transactions at around $4,500 and halve tax rates for the lowest earners, continuing its campaign against ‘black money’, or untaxed wealth.
31 Jan 17Saudi Arabia is to implement a VAT in the kingdom for the first time in an effort to cut Riyadh’s budget deficit.
31 Jan 17During 2016’s political upheavals, IPSASB stayed on course, working with standard setters around the world and on its own governance
26 Jan 17CIPFA is to help strengthen public financial management in India in collaboration with the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
25 Jan 17Egypt has raised $4bn from its first public bond issuance since securing $12bn in aid from the International Monetary Fund, it was announced yesterday.
23 Jan 17The former president of The Gambia has allegedly made off with $11m in public money after going into exile over the weekend.
20 Jan 17Incoming US president Donald Trump is reportedly eyeing $10tn worth of cuts to government spending over the next decade.
20 Jan 17The European Central Bank has kept its extraordinary monetary policy unchanged after its latest monetary policy meeting yesterday.
17 Jan 17Mozambique will miss a $60m interest payment on Irish-listed eurobonds due tomorrow, the country’s finance ministry has said.
13 Jan 17Australia is to set up an independent body to monitor parliamentary expenses after the country’s health minister resigned amid a scandal over travel costs she is alleged to have claimed...
10 Jan 17Around a fifth of all health spending is probably ineffective or wasteful, an OECD deputy director has estimated at the launch of a report looking at inefficiencies in the world’s health systems.
9 Jan 17Minimum wages and pensions are to rise by 50% in Venezuela as part of government attempts to combat runaway inflation.
