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9 Jul 20
Governments and organisations, including multilateral development banks, are funding tens of billions of dollars in development projects and programs to help countries respond to Covid-19. The...
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3 Jul 20
The EU risks overstating its climate spending without a reliable tracking method, the EU’s fiscal watchdog has warned.
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3 Jul 20
Black Lives Matter protests show there is a fiscal element to social justice, and should force governments to think about how to involve marginalised people in budget-setting, a transparency...
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25 Jun 20
Global growth is expected to be -4.9% in 2020, 1.9 percentage points lower than the previous projection in April, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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22 Jun 20
Many African countries struggling with the health and economic effects of Covid-19 are relying on rapid help from the IMF to get them through the crisis, but are being told to “keep the receipts” as...
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2 Jun 20
Budget transparency is more important than ever amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but most governments fail to reach a decent standard of openness, an expert and advocate for accountability has told PFF.
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26 May 20
Cranfield University School of Management lecturer Dr Matthias Nnadi explores how policies that encourage and protect whistleblowers could solve the problem of corruption in Africa.
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23 Apr 20
The coronavirus pandemic will have a long-lasting effect on public finances. Governments need the complete picture that modern accounting standards provide in order to navigate the recovery, argues...
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21 Apr 20
Quality information from accruals accounting will be vital for governments when navigating the post-coronavirus recovery, argues Professor Ian Ball from Victoria University of Wellington.
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15 Apr 20
CIPFA is to launch a financial management training programme in partnership with the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development.
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31 Mar 20
Unless anti-corruption measures are implemented during the coronavirus crisis, corruption will lead to people dying, according to campaign group Transparency International.
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20 Mar 20
Economic crises and natural disasters take a heavy toll on a country, but with strong public finance institutions in place, governments can continue to provide good services and a robust safety net....
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16 Mar 20
Nearly 300 Saudi officials have been arrested during a crackdown on corruption, accused of offences including bribery, embezzlement and abusing their public positions.
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10 Mar 20
Government bond yields across the world have plummeted, due to the combination of a sharp decline in oil prices and market uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.
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6 Mar 20
Humentum’s Sam Musoke discusses the difficulty faced by non-profit organisations because of a varying landscape of financial reporting requirements, and what should be prioritised during the ongoing...
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5 Mar 20
The Indian cabinet has given the green light to merge 10 public sector banks into four with effect from 1 April.
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3 Mar 20
A complete global transition to accrual accounting would result in better public services around the world, according to a new report.
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20 Feb 20
Huge amounts of international aid meant for some of the world’s poorest people is ending up in tax havens, according to a report by World Bank economists.
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4 Feb 20
As efforts to shape international standards for non-profit organisations continue, Humentum’s Tim Boyes-Watson makes the case for their creation and calls for people to join the group working to set...
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29 Jan 20
Moving from cash to accrual accounting is a key part of strengthening public financial management. But this is a big and often complex process. Here are some things to think about to ensure you make...
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28 Jan 20
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has withdrawn his request for immunity from charges during his corruption scandal.
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23 Jan 20
Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most corrupt region in the world, according to Transparency International.
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21 Jan 20
The Honduran president has insisted that he remains committed to the fight against corruption on the same day his government closed down an anti-graft organisation.
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17 Jan 20
Dutch auditors are helping Sudan’s National Audit Chamber to push for better public finance management and stamp out corruption.
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19 Dec 19
Angola has recovered more than $5bn in stolen assets in 2019 as a result of its efforts to stamp out corruption.
9 Jul 20Governments and organisations, including multilateral development banks, are funding tens of billions of dollars in development projects and programs to help countries respond to Covid-19. The...
3 Jul 20The EU risks overstating its climate spending without a reliable tracking method, the EU’s fiscal watchdog has warned.
3 Jul 20Black Lives Matter protests show there is a fiscal element to social justice, and should force governments to think about how to involve marginalised people in budget-setting, a transparency...
25 Jun 20Global growth is expected to be -4.9% in 2020, 1.9 percentage points lower than the previous projection in April, according to the International Monetary Fund.
22 Jun 20Many African countries struggling with the health and economic effects of Covid-19 are relying on rapid help from the IMF to get them through the crisis, but are being told to “keep the receipts” as...
2 Jun 20Budget transparency is more important than ever amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but most governments fail to reach a decent standard of openness, an expert and advocate for accountability has told PFF.
23 Apr 20The coronavirus pandemic will have a long-lasting effect on public finances. Governments need the complete picture that modern accounting standards provide in order to navigate the recovery, argues...
21 Apr 20Quality information from accruals accounting will be vital for governments when navigating the post-coronavirus recovery, argues Professor Ian Ball from Victoria University of Wellington.
15 Apr 20CIPFA is to launch a financial management training programme in partnership with the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development.
31 Mar 20Unless anti-corruption measures are implemented during the coronavirus crisis, corruption will lead to people dying, according to campaign group Transparency International.
20 Mar 20Economic crises and natural disasters take a heavy toll on a country, but with strong public finance institutions in place, governments can continue to provide good services and a robust safety net....
16 Mar 20Nearly 300 Saudi officials have been arrested during a crackdown on corruption, accused of offences including bribery, embezzlement and abusing their public positions.
10 Mar 20Government bond yields across the world have plummeted, due to the combination of a sharp decline in oil prices and market uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.
5 Mar 20The Indian cabinet has given the green light to merge 10 public sector banks into four with effect from 1 April.
20 Feb 20Huge amounts of international aid meant for some of the world’s poorest people is ending up in tax havens, according to a report by World Bank economists.
29 Jan 20Moving from cash to accrual accounting is a key part of strengthening public financial management. But this is a big and often complex process. Here are some things to think about to ensure you make...
28 Jan 20Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has withdrawn his request for immunity from charges during his corruption scandal.
21 Jan 20The Honduran president has insisted that he remains committed to the fight against corruption on the same day his government closed down an anti-graft organisation.
19 Dec 19Angola has recovered more than $5bn in stolen assets in 2019 as a result of its efforts to stamp out corruption.
