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30 Jul 15
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has launched a consultation on the creation of the new accounting standard on social and welfare spending.
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24 Jul 15
US & Canada round-up: Canadian government facing $1bn deficit, and more
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21 Jul 15
As the guardians of good governance, auditors need to show that they too are efficient, effective and transparent. We need to move away from paper and embrace technology.
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17 Jul 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
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16 Jul 15
The Greek parliament yesterday approved a series of austerity measures to save the country from collapse and enable an €86bn three-year bailout package to go ahead.
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13 Jul 15
Europe’s track record in public finance accounting “is not that good” and lessons must be learnt now, the chief executive of the Federation of European Accountants told CIPFA’...
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10 Jul 15
The former president of Nigeria’s accounting institute has called for a strategy to ensure politicians and other decision makers can understand financial statements.
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10 Jul 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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7 Jul 15
Fayez Choudhury has told delegates at today’s CIPFA International Seminar that accountants have a moral duty to ensure their governments are properly scrutinised.
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7 Jul 15
Millionaire investor Paul Kazarian, who is buying up Greek bonds, has said that any future prosperity in the country is dependent on the government being clear about its debt levels to increase trust...
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7 Jul 15
CIPFA International chair Ian Ball has urged governments across the world to use balance sheets and accrual accounting to improve the transparency of their public finances.
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25 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.
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25 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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25 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
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23 Jun 15
Seven countries in east Africa have developed plans, backed by the International Monetary Fund, to improve the quality of public sector debt statistics as the region moves towards monetary union.
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21 Jun 15
Cyprus has made “better-than-expected” progress in stabilising its economy with its public finances exceeding targets, the International Monetary Fund said as it handed the country $278....
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18 Jun 15
An emergency summit of eurozone leaders will take place on Monday for urgent, high-level discussions about the situation in Greece after talks collapsed last night.
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18 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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18 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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9 Jun 15
Spain’s economy is expanding rapidly and is set to grow by 3.1% this year, the International Monetary Fund has said, but it warned that vulnerabilities remain in the country due to “deep...
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5 Jun 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed
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5 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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5 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacificyou might have missed.
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5 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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4 Jun 15
Greece has told the International Monetary Fund that it will delay the repayment of a €300m debt due today until the end of the month.