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22 Mar 19
Former Brazilian president Michel Temer has been arrested as part of a major corruption investigation.
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22 Mar 19
Zimbabwe’s public sector workers have accepted a 20% salary increase for the lowest paid employees, unions have said.
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21 Mar 19
The devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in southeast Africa is “getting bigger by the hour”, the United Nations has warned, as it calls for immediate funding and support.
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19 Mar 19
Governments in low-income countries are spending nearly 10% less than they promised in their budgets, weakening public trust and transparency, public financial management experts have warned. ...
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19 Mar 19
Germany’s budget for next year calls for a 1.7% hike in overall spending to €362.6bn – but its defence spending will be less than NATO’s target.
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19 Mar 19
The African Development Bank’s Uyoyo Edosio explains how an ICT programme is helping young people in Kenya become more employable.
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15 Mar 19
Russia’s parliament has approved new fines for insulting public authorities online and spreading ‘fake news’.
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14 Mar 19
Europe could be “pushed down the road of accruals” next year as proposals for public sector accounting standards for the EU will be brought to the European Commission, the head of the initiative has...
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13 Mar 19
US president Donald Trump has sent Congress a record $4.75 trillion budget plan, which calls for bigger military spending - but slashes funds for domestic programmes.
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13 Mar 19
Governments around the world need to step up efforts to prepare people and policies for a digital world if they want their economies to benefit from advancements, the OECD has urged.
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12 Mar 19
The Finnish government has resigned ahead of the general election because it said it could not deliver a healthcare reform package seen as crucial to sustainable public finances.
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12 Mar 19
China donates more international aid than any other country. But is it really the force for good it claims to be? Victor Smart investigates.
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11 Mar 19
The French government should link pension rises to inflation for the poorest citizens, the party led by president Emmanuel Macron has said.
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11 Mar 19
The Norwegian government has announced its intention to sell its trillian-dollar sovereign wealth fund’s stakes in oil and gas exploration and production.
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8 Mar 19
The Indian state of Chhattisgarh is pushing on with its public financial management reforms with the support of a $25.2m loan from the World Bank.
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8 Mar 19
The European Union has “lost its nerve” over naming and shaming tax havens as it plans to give nine countries a “clean bill of health”, according to Oxfam.
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8 Mar 19
Fears have been growing in South Africa over the safety of public sector auditors since their work was given greater teeth.
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6 Mar 19
The Swedish national employment agency will close more than half of its local job centres across the country after funding was slashed.
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5 Mar 19
Providing infrastructure for the poor gives them opportunities for empowerment, says economist Fauziah Zen.
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5 Mar 19
US president Donald Trump has said he wants to end an arrangement with India, which allows $5.6bn worth of the South Asian country’s exports to enter the US duty free.
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1 Mar 19
The French ‘yellow vests’ protests have shaved 0.2 percentage points off the country’s economic growth since the end of last year, the country’s finance minister has said.
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1 Mar 19
The prime minister of Ethiopia is to host a fundraising dinner as part of a $1bn fundraising initiative aimed at paying for infrastructure in the country’s capital.
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27 Feb 19
An ex-mayor of Rome has been sentenced to six years in prison and given a lifetime ban on holding public office after being found guilty of corruption and illegal financing.
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27 Feb 19
US president Donald Trump has said he will delay imposing new tariffs on Chinese goods, which were due to kick in on 1 March.
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26 Feb 19
The South African opposition has promised to tackle corruption in a bid to take on the country’s ruling administration in the May elections.