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3 Apr 18
Attendees at an IPSASB roundtable in Brussels questioned the addition of accounting for natural resources as a priority for the standard setter’s work from 2019 to 2023.
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27 Mar 18
The European Union has unveiled its strategy to reform the financial system in support of a “greener and cleaner” economy.
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22 Mar 18
The government of Zimbabwe has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing as accruals based accounting system to enhance transparency and accountability.
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22 Mar 18
The UK could be punished by the European Union if it tries to lower corporate tax to attract business after leaving the bloc, tax campaigner Dame Margaret Hodge has told PF International.
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21 Mar 18
Future farm spending in the EU should be based on performance targets and achieve the union’s definition of ‘added value’, European auditors have said.
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15 Mar 18
The French central bank has revised up its 2018 economic growth forecast to 1.9%, following the strongest growth in six years.
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15 Mar 18
Accountants who help companies dodge tax by shifting profits to low-tax countries could risk fines, under new European proposals to tackle avoidance and improve transparency.
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13 Mar 18
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe and finance minister Taro Aso are under pressure over suspected cover-up of a cronyism scandal.
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20 Feb 18
South Africa has launched an online budget data portal to make information more accessible ahead of the finance minister’s budget speech on Wednesday.
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13 Feb 18
Women in the American public sector earn 10% less than men, an analysis of government documents obtained through freedom of information requests have revealed.
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8 Feb 18
South Africa’s budget speech should still go ahead on 21 February, despite the president’s state of the nation address being postponed, the parliament has said.
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8 Feb 18
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board is asking for feedback on proposed updates to its requirements for lease accounting.
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6 Feb 18
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board is seeking views on its draft strategy and work plan for the period 2019-23.
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31 Jan 18
CIPFA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal to help boost public financial management in the Asian country.
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30 Jan 18
Efforts to make budgets more transparent have stalled for the first time in a decade, a survey by the International Budget Partnership has found.
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29 Jan 18
The Pakistani government has introduced public sector auditing reforms to align its accounting procedures with international standards.
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23 Jan 18
Global growth could see a short-term boost as a result of US tax policy changes attracting corporate investments, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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4 Jan 18
The Catalan independence crisis has likely cost Spain a billion euros, according to the country’s economy minister.
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7 Dec 17
The prime minister of Bahamas has announced plans to fully switch to accrual-based accounting, claiming that the current accounting system is “woefully lacking” when it comes to providing an overview...
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6 Dec 17
The European Council has published its ‘blacklist’ of 17 countries classified as tax havens, which could lose access to funds from the bloc.
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28 Nov 17
Global economic performance is still weaker than a decade ago and “remains below the pre-crisis period and that of past recoveries”, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation...
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28 Nov 17
Portugal’s parliament has approved the 2018 budget that seeks to trim the deficit, six weeks after it was first presented to lawmakers.
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17 Nov 17
Japan’s economy has experienced the longest period of uninterrupted growth in more than a decade, with faster growth than expected in the third quarter.
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17 Nov 17
Russia has agreed to a $3.15bn restructuring deal of Venezuela’s debt over a 10-year period, Russia’s Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
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17 Nov 17
The EU’s member states should suspend the rollout of harmonised public sector accounting standards across the bloc and plough the money saved back into budgets, German auditors have said.
3 Apr 18Attendees at an IPSASB roundtable in Brussels questioned the addition of accounting for natural resources as a priority for the standard setter’s work from 2019 to 2023.
27 Mar 18The European Union has unveiled its strategy to reform the financial system in support of a “greener and cleaner” economy.
22 Mar 18The government of Zimbabwe has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing as accruals based accounting system to enhance transparency and accountability.
22 Mar 18The UK could be punished by the European Union if it tries to lower corporate tax to attract business after leaving the bloc, tax campaigner Dame Margaret Hodge has told PF International.
21 Mar 18Future farm spending in the EU should be based on performance targets and achieve the union’s definition of ‘added value’, European auditors have said.
15 Mar 18The French central bank has revised up its 2018 economic growth forecast to 1.9%, following the strongest growth in six years.
15 Mar 18Accountants who help companies dodge tax by shifting profits to low-tax countries could risk fines, under new European proposals to tackle avoidance and improve transparency.
13 Mar 18Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe and finance minister Taro Aso are under pressure over suspected cover-up of a cronyism scandal.
20 Feb 18South Africa has launched an online budget data portal to make information more accessible ahead of the finance minister’s budget speech on Wednesday.
13 Feb 18Women in the American public sector earn 10% less than men, an analysis of government documents obtained through freedom of information requests have revealed.
8 Feb 18The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board is asking for feedback on proposed updates to its requirements for lease accounting.
6 Feb 18The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board is seeking views on its draft strategy and work plan for the period 2019-23.
31 Jan 18CIPFA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal to help boost public financial management in the Asian country.
30 Jan 18Efforts to make budgets more transparent have stalled for the first time in a decade, a survey by the International Budget Partnership has found.
29 Jan 18The Pakistani government has introduced public sector auditing reforms to align its accounting procedures with international standards.
23 Jan 18Global growth could see a short-term boost as a result of US tax policy changes attracting corporate investments, the International Monetary Fund has said.
4 Jan 18The Catalan independence crisis has likely cost Spain a billion euros, according to the country’s economy minister.
7 Dec 17The prime minister of Bahamas has announced plans to fully switch to accrual-based accounting, claiming that the current accounting system is “woefully lacking” when it comes to providing an overview...
28 Nov 17Global economic performance is still weaker than a decade ago and “remains below the pre-crisis period and that of past recoveries”, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation...
28 Nov 17Portugal’s parliament has approved the 2018 budget that seeks to trim the deficit, six weeks after it was first presented to lawmakers.
17 Nov 17Japan’s economy has experienced the longest period of uninterrupted growth in more than a decade, with faster growth than expected in the third quarter.
17 Nov 17Russia has agreed to a $3.15bn restructuring deal of Venezuela’s debt over a 10-year period, Russia’s Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
17 Nov 17The EU’s member states should suspend the rollout of harmonised public sector accounting standards across the bloc and plough the money saved back into budgets, German auditors have said.
