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31 Aug 18
The International Monetary Fund’s loan conditions for debt-ridden countries such as Greece are counterproductive and can make their economies worse, finance experts have warned.
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30 Aug 18
Participatory budgeting offers a way for governments to repair fractured public trust but successful implementation is not without challenges, reports Simone Rensch.
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30 Aug 18
A top US official has quit as head of the students loan watchdog over apparent unethical leadership while higher education debt soars in the country.
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30 Aug 18
The European Union is considering tightening up regulations around cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ripple and Ether, it has been reported.
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29 Aug 18
Vladimir Putin has watered down his controversial pension reforms as he suffers his lowest approval ratings for four years.
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28 Aug 18
China is proposing a shake up of income tax law as part of revisions to its civil code.
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24 Aug 18
The Canadian government is introducing a national ‘poverty line’ for the first time and will enshrine in law a goal to halve the number of people living in poverty by 2030.
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24 Aug 18
Argentinian police have begun raiding the country’s former president’s properties as part of a major corruption investigation.
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24 Aug 18
The African Development Bank has signed a $218m loan to boost economic governance in Namibia.
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13 Aug 18
The Indian finance ministry is sending officials on a dedicated ‘capacity building programme’ to enable them to keep up with the changes in the global economic environment.
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9 Aug 18
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has charged the former prime minister Najib Razak with three cases of money laundering after billions of dollars went missing from a state fund during his term.
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8 Aug 18
Argentina’s former vice president has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison after being found guilty of corruption while he was a public servant.
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6 Aug 18
Ukraine is losing more than €4bn a year as a result of corruption schemes at customs, an investigative report has revealed.
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6 Aug 18
The G20 has come up with a plan to develop an ‘infrastructure asset class’ to boost global infrastructure. But this is wrong and the focus should be on investing more public money into...
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6 Aug 18
The ruler of Dubai has said the results of a government employee satisfaction survey are “unacceptable” and must be improved within six months.
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3 Aug 18
Greece must be realistic about its economic goals despite successful progress since its fiscal crisis, the IMF has warned.
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2 Aug 18
A Nigerian accountancy body is pushing for accountability and enhanced management of public funds at all levels of the government through its new index.
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30 Jul 18
Mexico’s newly elected president has pledged to boost the country’s long-neglected oil sector, he announced on Friday.
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27 Jul 18
Noor Akbar of the Centre for Peaceful Solutions asks whether the former cricketer can deliver a ‘New Pakistan’ after a turbulent chapter in the country’s history.
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26 Jul 18
The US will give $45m to Egypt to help with its economic reforms and give a boost to health, education, governance and agriculture.
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25 Jul 18
Tunisia’s prime minister Youssef Chahed said yesterday that changing the government would hurt the country’s economy and risk damaging the confidence of international lenders.
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24 Jul 18
Sri Lanka’s president will accept an unconditional $295m “gift” to his country from China despite having formerly suspended Chinese-backed projects over corruption fears.
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24 Jul 18
Argentina is stepping up the fight against financial crime by launching an academy with the OECD to train law enforcement officers.
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24 Jul 18
Public private partnerships need to be managed actively and effectively throughout the life of the contract if value is to be realised, says Morag Baird of the Global Infrastructure Hub
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20 Jul 18
The World Bank and its development partners have launched a $12m fund to help countries increase government transparency and boost public participation.