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25 Jul 17
Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger has been elected chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board’s (IPSASB) Consultative Advisory Group (CAG).
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25 Jul 17
The quality of economic and social policies and institutions weakened in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2016 amid challenging economic conditions, the World Bank has found.
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18 Jul 17
The UK government needs to ensure all departments are supported to spend Office Development Assistance responsibly and effectively, national auditors said today.
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7 Jul 17
Canada has the world’s most effective civil service, an international survey has found.
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4 Jul 17
Ukraine has been given a €3m grant to help its Ministry of Finance and civil service improve public financial management and governance.
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4 Jul 17
Global governments should invest in infrastructure that allows the easy passage of food around the world and avoids shortfalls and price spikes, according to a think-tank.
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30 Jun 17
European Union funds intended to support young farmers are not being well targeted or linked to any defined outcomes or results, auditors have found.
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28 Jun 17
Ethiopia and the World Bank have agreed a new five-year partnership to build on the considerable development gains achieved over the past decade and boost institutional accountability.
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27 Jun 17
As inspector general of the US House of Representatives, Theresa Grafenstine is interested in real facts, not alternative ones
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27 Jun 17
Tougher rules on tax avoidance, money laundering and terrorism financing came into force yesterday across the European Union.
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27 Jun 17
The Italian government could be required to pay out €17bn following the collapse of two Venice-based banks – Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca.
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20 Jun 17
South Africa’s central bank has hit back at an attempt to interfere with its mandate by the country’s Public Protector, an anti-corruption agency.
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14 Jun 17
The way governments account for the profits made from commodities like oil can encourage unsustainable behaviour, according to the Goa Foundation. Should accounting rules be changed?
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9 Jun 17
Local government finances face very different fortunes in Australia than they do in the UK. But in both, common challenges have prompted the same fundamental questions
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30 May 17
Read the October 2016 special edition of PFI Magazine
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30 May 17
US president Donald Trump has steered away from commitments on limiting climate change reaffirmed over the weekend by other wealthy economies.
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19 May 17
More innovative approaches could be key to tackling the scourge of corruption in Nigeria, a report by Chatham House has concluded.
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10 May 17
The US has suspended $21m in aid to Kenya’s Ministry of Health due to concerns over “weak accounting procedures”.
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2 May 17
Tanzania’s president has sacked almost 1,000 civil servants and ordered their salaries for April to be withheld with immediate effect after they were found to have forged school and university...
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2 May 17
The fourth African Congress of Accountants (ACOA) opened in Kampala, Uganda today, with a focus on transforming Africa’s economies through improved accountancy and accountability.
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2 May 17
European Court of Auditors president Klaus-Heiner Lehne talks to PF about reform, Brexit and the role of facts in a ‘post-truth’ world
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27 Apr 17
Small, highly skilled teams lauded by governments globally as a way to deliver policy priorities are not inherently effective, the Institute for Government has cautioned.
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20 Apr 17
Nigerian president Mohammadu Buhari has suspended two top officials implicated in a scandal over $43m in allegedly misdirected aid funds.
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18 Apr 17
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has won sweeping new powers following a constitutional referendum held at the weekend.
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10 Apr 17
At least $2.7bn worth of property in Brazil’s São Paulo is owned via secretive companies registered in offshore jurisdictions, an investigation by Transparency International has found.
25 Jul 17Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger has been elected chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board’s (IPSASB) Consultative Advisory Group (CAG).
25 Jul 17The quality of economic and social policies and institutions weakened in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2016 amid challenging economic conditions, the World Bank has found.
18 Jul 17The UK government needs to ensure all departments are supported to spend Office Development Assistance responsibly and effectively, national auditors said today.
7 Jul 17Canada has the world’s most effective civil service, an international survey has found.
4 Jul 17Ukraine has been given a €3m grant to help its Ministry of Finance and civil service improve public financial management and governance.
4 Jul 17Global governments should invest in infrastructure that allows the easy passage of food around the world and avoids shortfalls and price spikes, according to a think-tank.
30 Jun 17European Union funds intended to support young farmers are not being well targeted or linked to any defined outcomes or results, auditors have found.
28 Jun 17Ethiopia and the World Bank have agreed a new five-year partnership to build on the considerable development gains achieved over the past decade and boost institutional accountability.
27 Jun 17As inspector general of the US House of Representatives, Theresa Grafenstine is interested in real facts, not alternative ones
27 Jun 17Tougher rules on tax avoidance, money laundering and terrorism financing came into force yesterday across the European Union.
27 Jun 17The Italian government could be required to pay out €17bn following the collapse of two Venice-based banks – Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca.
20 Jun 17South Africa’s central bank has hit back at an attempt to interfere with its mandate by the country’s Public Protector, an anti-corruption agency.
14 Jun 17The way governments account for the profits made from commodities like oil can encourage unsustainable behaviour, according to the Goa Foundation. Should accounting rules be changed?
9 Jun 17Local government finances face very different fortunes in Australia than they do in the UK. But in both, common challenges have prompted the same fundamental questions
30 May 17Read the October 2016 special edition of PFI Magazine
30 May 17US president Donald Trump has steered away from commitments on limiting climate change reaffirmed over the weekend by other wealthy economies.
19 May 17More innovative approaches could be key to tackling the scourge of corruption in Nigeria, a report by Chatham House has concluded.
10 May 17The US has suspended $21m in aid to Kenya’s Ministry of Health due to concerns over “weak accounting procedures”.
2 May 17Tanzania’s president has sacked almost 1,000 civil servants and ordered their salaries for April to be withheld with immediate effect after they were found to have forged school and university...
2 May 17The fourth African Congress of Accountants (ACOA) opened in Kampala, Uganda today, with a focus on transforming Africa’s economies through improved accountancy and accountability.
2 May 17European Court of Auditors president Klaus-Heiner Lehne talks to PF about reform, Brexit and the role of facts in a ‘post-truth’ world
27 Apr 17Small, highly skilled teams lauded by governments globally as a way to deliver policy priorities are not inherently effective, the Institute for Government has cautioned.
18 Apr 17Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has won sweeping new powers following a constitutional referendum held at the weekend.
10 Apr 17At least $2.7bn worth of property in Brazil’s São Paulo is owned via secretive companies registered in offshore jurisdictions, an investigation by Transparency International has found.
