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2 Oct 17
The United Arab Emirates’ new excise tax came into effect yesterday, with tobacco and energy drinks taxed at 100% and soft drinks at 50%.
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29 Sep 17
Governments in Europe and the EU continue to subsidise and finance fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal, despite their commitment to climate change and the Paris Agreement, the Overseas...
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29 Sep 17
A eurozone finance minister and a joint eurozone budget could be features of the European Union under plans being considered by the leaders of France and Germany.
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29 Sep 17
From Barcelona to Hamburg, senior city executives are coming together in Europe’s City Economic and Financial Governance Group to share learning and examine common public finance issues
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29 Sep 17
It will be a case of one small step interspersed with the occasional burst of rapid progress for new chief finance officers getting to grips with complicated environments, says CIPFA's Claire Lake....
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28 Sep 17
Thailand’s ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was yesterday sentenced to five years in jail over mishandling a rice subsidy scheme which reportedly cost the country at least $8bn.
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28 Sep 17
German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble will be the new president of the Bundestag (Germany’s parliament), according to German media.
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27 Sep 17
Problems at a mine have highlighted issues with the European Investment Bank’s accountability – and this is set to be weakened further
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25 Sep 17
The role of German finance minister could be key in coalition talks and the future of Europe, an investment institute has said.
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21 Sep 17
The UN is “not fit for purpose” when it comes to the challenges of today, UK international development secretary has said.
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19 Sep 17
The US’s 22% contribution to the United Nations’ budget is “unfair”, president Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly today.
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19 Sep 17
New methodologies are needed to quantify and analyse the problem of corruption across the world, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
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5 Sep 17
Grenada’s prime minister has warned its finance ministry that the performance of some officers is inadequate.
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5 Sep 17
The International Monetary Fund’s Independent Evaluation Office has called for more consistency in the way the fund approaches issues that spread across several countries.
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24 Aug 17
Brazil has launched a large-scale privatisation plan to sell off highways, ports and the country’s mint in an attempt to raise government revenue and improve infrastructure investment.
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24 Aug 17
The World Bank has approved a $20m tranche of funding to modernise government services in Moldova.
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23 Aug 17
The African Development Bank Group has banned China’s Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) from bidding for contracts for at least a year after a corruption probe.
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22 Aug 17
Bahrain urgently requires an additional sizable and frontloaded fiscal adjustment to reduce its large fiscal and external financing needs, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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11 Aug 17
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to loan Bangladesh $200m to strengthen municipal infrastructure, service delivery and governance in 35 localities.
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10 Aug 17
Kenyan government officials are denying opposition claims that the election has been hacked, as preliminary results point to a victory for the incumbent president.
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7 Aug 17
The International Monetary Fund's executive board has reviewed its standards and codes initiative.
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4 Aug 17
The International Monetary Fund will seek a more systematic engagement with member states on governance and corruption, but has rejected the idea of ranking them based on their degree of corruption.
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1 Aug 17
Campaign group Transparency International has urged the UK authorities to seize any property in the country owned by Pakistan’s disgraced ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
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31 Jul 17
Martin Mühleisen has been appointed director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) strategy, policy, and review department.
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28 Jul 17
Pakistan’s prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has been declared unfit for office and ousted from power by the country’s Supreme Court following a corruption probe.
2 Oct 17The United Arab Emirates’ new excise tax came into effect yesterday, with tobacco and energy drinks taxed at 100% and soft drinks at 50%.
29 Sep 17Governments in Europe and the EU continue to subsidise and finance fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal, despite their commitment to climate change and the Paris Agreement, the Overseas...
29 Sep 17A eurozone finance minister and a joint eurozone budget could be features of the European Union under plans being considered by the leaders of France and Germany.
29 Sep 17From Barcelona to Hamburg, senior city executives are coming together in Europe’s City Economic and Financial Governance Group to share learning and examine common public finance issues
29 Sep 17It will be a case of one small step interspersed with the occasional burst of rapid progress for new chief finance officers getting to grips with complicated environments, says CIPFA's Claire Lake....
28 Sep 17Thailand’s ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was yesterday sentenced to five years in jail over mishandling a rice subsidy scheme which reportedly cost the country at least $8bn.
28 Sep 17German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble will be the new president of the Bundestag (Germany’s parliament), according to German media.
27 Sep 17Problems at a mine have highlighted issues with the European Investment Bank’s accountability – and this is set to be weakened further
21 Sep 17The UN is “not fit for purpose” when it comes to the challenges of today, UK international development secretary has said.
19 Sep 17The US’s 22% contribution to the United Nations’ budget is “unfair”, president Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly today.
19 Sep 17New methodologies are needed to quantify and analyse the problem of corruption across the world, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
5 Sep 17Grenada’s prime minister has warned its finance ministry that the performance of some officers is inadequate.
5 Sep 17The International Monetary Fund’s Independent Evaluation Office has called for more consistency in the way the fund approaches issues that spread across several countries.
24 Aug 17Brazil has launched a large-scale privatisation plan to sell off highways, ports and the country’s mint in an attempt to raise government revenue and improve infrastructure investment.
24 Aug 17The World Bank has approved a $20m tranche of funding to modernise government services in Moldova.
23 Aug 17The African Development Bank Group has banned China’s Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) from bidding for contracts for at least a year after a corruption probe.
22 Aug 17Bahrain urgently requires an additional sizable and frontloaded fiscal adjustment to reduce its large fiscal and external financing needs, the International Monetary Fund has said.
11 Aug 17The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to loan Bangladesh $200m to strengthen municipal infrastructure, service delivery and governance in 35 localities.
10 Aug 17Kenyan government officials are denying opposition claims that the election has been hacked, as preliminary results point to a victory for the incumbent president.
7 Aug 17The International Monetary Fund's executive board has reviewed its standards and codes initiative.
1 Aug 17Campaign group Transparency International has urged the UK authorities to seize any property in the country owned by Pakistan’s disgraced ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
31 Jul 17Martin Mühleisen has been appointed director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) strategy, policy, and review department.
28 Jul 17Pakistan’s prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has been declared unfit for office and ousted from power by the country’s Supreme Court following a corruption probe.
