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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.
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22 Feb 19
The UK’s influence within the United Nations could hit “free fall territory” when it leaves the European Union next month, a report has warned.
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19 Feb 19
The UK government is to give a £47m package of support to developing countries to boost their tax systems.
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19 Feb 19
New Zealand plans to update its laws to tax revenues earned by huge digital firms, in line with international efforts to make multinational tech companies pay fair taxes.
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19 Feb 19
A coalition of 16 states in the US is suing president Donald Trump’s administration over his decision to declare a national emergency to pay for a wall on the Mexican border.
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18 Feb 19
The president of the Maldives has suspended two government ministers over financial transactions with a company linked to a $90m corruption scandal.
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18 Feb 19
Corruption weakens democratic institutions and populist leaders can take advantage of mistrust in public bodies, says Transparency International's Coralie Pring.
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13 Feb 19
The European Union has introduced new rules to fight financial criminals and terrorist financing by giving national law authorities access to bank accounts.
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12 Feb 19
Pakistan is on the way to securing an International Monetary Fund bailout package after prime minister Imran Khan promised to carry out structural reforms.
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12 Feb 19
More robust data is needed to better understand the relationship between public financial management reform and improved governance, says ODI’s Shakira Mustapha.
13 Mar 19Governments 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.
12 Mar 19The 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.
12 Mar 19China donates more international aid than any other country. But is it really the force for good it claims to be? Victor Smart investigates.
11 Mar 19The French government should link pension rises to inflation for the poorest citizens, the party led by president Emmanuel Macron has said.
11 Mar 19The Norwegian government has announced its intention to sell its trillian-dollar sovereign wealth fund’s stakes in oil and gas exploration and production.
8 Mar 19The 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.
8 Mar 19The 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.
8 Mar 19Fears have been growing in South Africa over the safety of public sector auditors since their work was given greater teeth.
6 Mar 19The Swedish national employment agency will close more than half of its local job centres across the country after funding was slashed.
5 Mar 19Providing infrastructure for the poor gives them opportunities for empowerment, says economist Fauziah Zen.
5 Mar 19US 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.
1 Mar 19The 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.
1 Mar 19The 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.
27 Feb 19An 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.
26 Feb 19The South African opposition has promised to tackle corruption in a bid to take on the country’s ruling administration in the May elections.
22 Feb 19The UK’s influence within the United Nations could hit “free fall territory” when it leaves the European Union next month, a report has warned.
19 Feb 19The UK government is to give a £47m package of support to developing countries to boost their tax systems.
19 Feb 19New Zealand plans to update its laws to tax revenues earned by huge digital firms, in line with international efforts to make multinational tech companies pay fair taxes.
19 Feb 19A coalition of 16 states in the US is suing president Donald Trump’s administration over his decision to declare a national emergency to pay for a wall on the Mexican border.
18 Feb 19The president of the Maldives has suspended two government ministers over financial transactions with a company linked to a $90m corruption scandal.
18 Feb 19Corruption weakens democratic institutions and populist leaders can take advantage of mistrust in public bodies, says Transparency International's Coralie Pring.
13 Feb 19The European Union has introduced new rules to fight financial criminals and terrorist financing by giving national law authorities access to bank accounts.
12 Feb 19Pakistan is on the way to securing an International Monetary Fund bailout package after prime minister Imran Khan promised to carry out structural reforms.
12 Feb 19More robust data is needed to better understand the relationship between public financial management reform and improved governance, says ODI’s Shakira Mustapha.
