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21 Nov 17
El Salvador has been hailed as a “stand-out tax reformer” as it climbed up 22 places on an annual World Bank index ranking countries according to where it is ‘easiest to do business...
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20 Nov 17
Pakistan's anti-corruption court has issued an arrest warrant for the country’s finance minister after he failed to turn up to several court hearings.
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17 Nov 17
Russia has agreed to a $3.15bn restructuring deal of Venezuela’s debt over a 10-year period, Russia’s Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
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17 Nov 17
The UK government’s aid department must justify its spending to the public in the same way charities do, the new international development secretary has said.
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16 Nov 17
Zimbabwe needs businesses to operate freely and fairly to help the “mismanaged” economy recover, a research fellow at an independent think-tank has told Public Finance International.
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14 Nov 17
Venezuela has been declared in default after missing interest payments on its $60bn bond debt.
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10 Nov 17
A business school and philanthropic organisation are teaming up to find ways of identifying the risk of governments becoming unwilling or unable to meet loan obligations.
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10 Nov 17
Accountants who qualify at the University of Malaya will now be exempt from certain exams to complete the CIPFA International Public Financial Management qualification.
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10 Nov 17
The international standard for cash basis accounting has been revised to make the transition to accruals more “achievable”, the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has...
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9 Nov 17
Penny Mordaunt will join the UK cabinet as the new secretary of state for international development, following the resignation of Priti Patel.
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9 Nov 17
Accountants from across the globe consider grant misspending to be the top public sector fraud risk, according to research co-released by CIPFA today.
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8 Nov 17
The UK government should take action to increase transparency and tackle tax dodging, which is costing the world’s poorest regions $170bn every year, Oxfam has said.
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7 Nov 17
Uganda’s overall fiscal deficit has widened and the government is increasingly in financial need because of difficulties in getting its budget passed, the International Monetary Fund has said....
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6 Nov 17
World leaders have come under pressure to address tax avoidance as leaked documents revealed global official figures and businesses have invested their wealth offshore.
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2 Nov 17
Bangladesh’s public finances were already suffering because of poor economic management, political crises and corruption, when it took on the cost of its huge support to Rohingya refugees....
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30 Oct 17
The Malaysian prime minister announced a $280bn ringgit ($66bn) spending plan for the final budget before elections take place within the next 10 months.
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25 Oct 17
The Ukraine government plans to increase health spending by 12% next year following attempts to crack down on corruption in hospitals and surgeries, Reuters has reported.
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24 Oct 17
Japan will make education and childcare a priority over fiscal reforms, the prime minister said after winning a new mandate this weekend.
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20 Oct 17
New Zealand’s new Labour-led government has pledged to reject proposed tax cuts and reinvest the money into “core” public services.
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19 Oct 17
Technology is the “way forward” in the fight against corruption in Africa, the president of Mauritius has said.
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19 Oct 17
South Africa’s currency weakened shortly after the president announced on Tuesday another surprise cabinet reshuffle.
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13 Oct 17
Rich countries could raise their top rate of tax without damaging growth, the head of the IMF has said.
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11 Oct 17
Public-private partnerships are too expensive, high risk and “encourage corruption and bad decision-making”, civil society organisations said as they launched a campaign to stop their...
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4 Oct 17
The European Commission has proposed new reforms to crack down on VAT fraud and ensure a more robust and simpler system for governments and companies.
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4 Oct 17
European Union plans to introduce a common railway signalling system across the bloc is running behind schedule and the implementation target could be missed, auditors have warned.
21 Nov 17El Salvador has been hailed as a “stand-out tax reformer” as it climbed up 22 places on an annual World Bank index ranking countries according to where it is ‘easiest to do business...
20 Nov 17Pakistan's anti-corruption court has issued an arrest warrant for the country’s finance minister after he failed to turn up to several court hearings.
17 Nov 17Russia has agreed to a $3.15bn restructuring deal of Venezuela’s debt over a 10-year period, Russia’s Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
17 Nov 17The UK government’s aid department must justify its spending to the public in the same way charities do, the new international development secretary has said.
16 Nov 17Zimbabwe needs businesses to operate freely and fairly to help the “mismanaged” economy recover, a research fellow at an independent think-tank has told Public Finance International.
14 Nov 17Venezuela has been declared in default after missing interest payments on its $60bn bond debt.
10 Nov 17A business school and philanthropic organisation are teaming up to find ways of identifying the risk of governments becoming unwilling or unable to meet loan obligations.
10 Nov 17Accountants who qualify at the University of Malaya will now be exempt from certain exams to complete the CIPFA International Public Financial Management qualification.
10 Nov 17The international standard for cash basis accounting has been revised to make the transition to accruals more “achievable”, the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has...
9 Nov 17Accountants from across the globe consider grant misspending to be the top public sector fraud risk, according to research co-released by CIPFA today.
8 Nov 17The UK government should take action to increase transparency and tackle tax dodging, which is costing the world’s poorest regions $170bn every year, Oxfam has said.
7 Nov 17Uganda’s overall fiscal deficit has widened and the government is increasingly in financial need because of difficulties in getting its budget passed, the International Monetary Fund has said....
6 Nov 17World leaders have come under pressure to address tax avoidance as leaked documents revealed global official figures and businesses have invested their wealth offshore.
2 Nov 17Bangladesh’s public finances were already suffering because of poor economic management, political crises and corruption, when it took on the cost of its huge support to Rohingya refugees....
30 Oct 17The Malaysian prime minister announced a $280bn ringgit ($66bn) spending plan for the final budget before elections take place within the next 10 months.
25 Oct 17The Ukraine government plans to increase health spending by 12% next year following attempts to crack down on corruption in hospitals and surgeries, Reuters has reported.
24 Oct 17Japan will make education and childcare a priority over fiscal reforms, the prime minister said after winning a new mandate this weekend.
20 Oct 17New Zealand’s new Labour-led government has pledged to reject proposed tax cuts and reinvest the money into “core” public services.
19 Oct 17Technology is the “way forward” in the fight against corruption in Africa, the president of Mauritius has said.
19 Oct 17South Africa’s currency weakened shortly after the president announced on Tuesday another surprise cabinet reshuffle.
13 Oct 17Rich countries could raise their top rate of tax without damaging growth, the head of the IMF has said.
11 Oct 17Public-private partnerships are too expensive, high risk and “encourage corruption and bad decision-making”, civil society organisations said as they launched a campaign to stop their...
4 Oct 17The European Commission has proposed new reforms to crack down on VAT fraud and ensure a more robust and simpler system for governments and companies.
4 Oct 17European Union plans to introduce a common railway signalling system across the bloc is running behind schedule and the implementation target could be missed, auditors have warned.
