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11 Oct 19
Governments must ready themselves for a global economic downturn and help stimulate their economies if necessary, CIPFA has told PF International.
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11 Oct 19
The Irish government has allocated more than €1bn in its Budget for 2020 to be spent in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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11 Oct 19
The Jubilee Debt Campaign has accused the IMF of acting against its own policies and incentivising reckless lending.
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10 Oct 19
Auditors have issued a qualified opinion on EU expenditure for the third year running after finding errors relating to over €4bn in payments.
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9 Oct 19
India has received for the first time data about Swiss bank accounts held by its residents in a major breakthrough in the country’s war against black money.
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9 Oct 19
The new head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that a coordinated fiscal response may be needed in the face of a “synchronised slowdown” in the world economy.
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8 Oct 19
The New Zealand government has been accused of failing to fix its rental market to focus on its now-abandoned mass housebuilding project.
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8 Oct 19
Cyprus must strengthen its financial sector to improve the country’s chances of greater economic growth, the IMF has said.
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7 Oct 19
A troubled oil field partially owned by the Norwegian government has been hit by further cost increases and a delay of up to six months.
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7 Oct 19
The German government has announced a €54bn package to meet its climate change targets in a way that is both “economically sustainable and socially equitable”.
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7 Oct 19
With heads of state sharing the platform at the UN to proclaim their commitment to universal health coverage, Chatham House’s Rob Yates asks country will be the next to socialise its health financing...
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7 Oct 19
In the wake of Italy’s worst roadbridge disaster, an emerging new structure symbolises much-needed professionalisation of the country’s infrastructure management, writes PF International reporters...
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4 Oct 19
Collaboration and professionalisation via strong accountancy organisations is the key to improving public sector accounting around the world, says IFAC’s Joseph Bryson.
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3 Oct 19
Thulani Mpofu looks at whether Zimbabwe is any better off two years after triumphant scenes that ushered in a new president and ended a 37-year dictatorship.
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2 Oct 19
Boris Johnson’s ‘two borders’ plan for Northern Ireland after Brexit appeared to be rejected by Ireland and the EU before he even made his speech.
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2 Oct 19
The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions to tackling climate change. Calum Rutter examines whether they are spending the money in the right way and being transparent about...
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1 Oct 19
The new Italian government is hoping to avoid a looming clash with the EU over budget targets.
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30 Sep 19
Health and education spending “will be key” to unlocking the productive potential of Sri Lanka, according to the World Bank.
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30 Sep 19
Public trust in humanitarian aid is being “eroded” as its definition has been transformed over the years, an aid specialist has warned.
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30 Sep 19
The road to ending corruption in Honduras is far from linear, says The Association for a More Just Society’s Andreas Daugaard.
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27 Sep 19
World leaders are discussing healthcare for all - whatever a person’s financial circumstances - at a time when the issue is increasingly politicised, says the Open Society Foundation’s Julia...
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27 Sep 19
Eighty-five per cent of people living in Latin America and the Caribbean believe corruption is a ‘big problem’, according to Transparency International.
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20 Sep 19
Global growth will slow to 2.9% in 2019 and 3% in 2020 because of the trade war between China and the US, and uncertainty caused by the UK’s departure from the EU.
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19 Sep 19
Jamaica’s efforts to reform its economy have been hailed as a success after a visit by International Monetary Fund staff.
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17 Sep 19
Anti-corruption efforts in Indonesia could be damaged by a change in the law passed by the parliament in the Southeast Asian country today, activists have claimed.