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21 Feb 18
Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency raised $735m in the first day of a pre-sale, president Nicolas Maduro said yesterday.
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21 Feb 18
The UK’s current tax policy making process is not “fit for purpose” outside the European Union, a think-tank has said.
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20 Feb 18
Indonesia has to create more ‘quality jobs’ to increase productivity and competitiveness for sustained and inclusive growth, an Asian Development Bank study has shown.
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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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20 Feb 18
Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency, called the Petro, will go on sale today in a bid to help the country’s economic problems.
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19 Feb 18
Oxfam has agreed not to bid for any new UK government funding until it reforms after allegations of sexual misconduct by aid workers.
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16 Feb 18
South African’s ruling party leader Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in as the country’s new president after Jacob Zuma resigned amid pressure to step down.
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15 Feb 18
The US shows it is not as keen on free-market competition as it might like to appear in its attitude to China's investment in Latin America, writes Gavin O'Toole.
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14 Feb 18
This week’s New York summit offers an opportunity to start the process of fixing the broken tax system, argues David McNair of the ONE Campaign.
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12 Feb 18
Nations in the Arab world should cut their public sector pay bills and stop allocating jobs through cronyism if they want to grow economically, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine...
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9 Feb 18
The US Congress has passed a budget deal that will keep the federal government funded, following two recent shutdowns.
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8 Feb 18
The Social Democrats (SPD) will take charge of the finance ministry in the new German government, as it agreed a coalition deal with Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union.
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7 Feb 18
The Department of International Development will help promote transparency in developing countries and international programmes to improve accountability through a new initiative.
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6 Feb 18
The world has made improvements in the empowerment of women over the past 40 years but countries still have a long way to go and should mainstream gender budgeting, says the IMF’s Christine Lagarde....
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5 Feb 18
Gender budgeting can do more than advance equality – it can provide an economic boost. However, it requires resources and commitment. Simone Rensch reports.
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2 Feb 18
South African president Jacob Zuma has asked prosecutors to drop corruption charges against him, the state prosecutor said on Thursday.
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31 Jan 18
Saudi Arabia has said the government will seize more than $100bn through its corruption crack-down, with more than 50 royals and businessmen arrested.
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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
Liberia’s newly sworn-in president has pledged to cut his own salary by 25% to fix the country’s “broken” economy.
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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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25 Jan 18
The political fall out for the European Union and its members after Brexit has not yet been fully considered, says Chatham House's Christopher Smart.
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25 Jan 18
The European Union has officially removed eight countries from its blacklist for tax havens, leaving the list to just nine jurisdictions outside the bloc.
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24 Jan 18
The US has approved tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels in efforts to protect local manufacturers from foreign competition.
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24 Jan 18
The UK must remain an international leader in the fight against tax dodging as it leaves the European Union next year, an all-parliamentary group heard yesterday.
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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.
21 Feb 18Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency raised $735m in the first day of a pre-sale, president Nicolas Maduro said yesterday.
21 Feb 18The UK’s current tax policy making process is not “fit for purpose” outside the European Union, a think-tank has said.
20 Feb 18Indonesia has to create more ‘quality jobs’ to increase productivity and competitiveness for sustained and inclusive growth, an Asian Development Bank study has shown.
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.
20 Feb 18Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency, called the Petro, will go on sale today in a bid to help the country’s economic problems.
19 Feb 18Oxfam has agreed not to bid for any new UK government funding until it reforms after allegations of sexual misconduct by aid workers.
16 Feb 18South African’s ruling party leader Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in as the country’s new president after Jacob Zuma resigned amid pressure to step down.
15 Feb 18The US shows it is not as keen on free-market competition as it might like to appear in its attitude to China's investment in Latin America, writes Gavin O'Toole.
14 Feb 18This week’s New York summit offers an opportunity to start the process of fixing the broken tax system, argues David McNair of the ONE Campaign.
12 Feb 18Nations in the Arab world should cut their public sector pay bills and stop allocating jobs through cronyism if they want to grow economically, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine...
9 Feb 18The US Congress has passed a budget deal that will keep the federal government funded, following two recent shutdowns.
8 Feb 18The Social Democrats (SPD) will take charge of the finance ministry in the new German government, as it agreed a coalition deal with Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union.
7 Feb 18The Department of International Development will help promote transparency in developing countries and international programmes to improve accountability through a new initiative.
6 Feb 18The world has made improvements in the empowerment of women over the past 40 years but countries still have a long way to go and should mainstream gender budgeting, says the IMF’s Christine Lagarde....
5 Feb 18Gender budgeting can do more than advance equality – it can provide an economic boost. However, it requires resources and commitment. Simone Rensch reports.
2 Feb 18South African president Jacob Zuma has asked prosecutors to drop corruption charges against him, the state prosecutor said on Thursday.
31 Jan 18Saudi Arabia has said the government will seize more than $100bn through its corruption crack-down, with more than 50 royals and businessmen arrested.
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 18Liberia’s newly sworn-in president has pledged to cut his own salary by 25% to fix the country’s “broken” economy.
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.
25 Jan 18The political fall out for the European Union and its members after Brexit has not yet been fully considered, says Chatham House's Christopher Smart.
24 Jan 18The US has approved tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels in efforts to protect local manufacturers from foreign competition.
24 Jan 18The UK must remain an international leader in the fight against tax dodging as it leaves the European Union next year, an all-parliamentary group heard yesterday.
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.
