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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
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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.
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4 Apr 17
“Appalling” behaviour by UK aid contractors is facilitated by a hands-off approach to procurement by the country’s aid department, Britain’s parliamentary aid watchdog has concluded.
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3 Apr 17
Venezuela’s supreme court has revoked a recent ruling that would have stripped the country’s legislature of its powers, it was announced at the weekend.
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29 Mar 17
The European Central Bank overstepped its mandate during the eurozone crisis, Transparency International has concluded.
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29 Mar 17
Despite its reputation for fiscal prudence, Germany appears determined to stick with a cash-based rather than an accruals system. Why is this?
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27 Mar 17
The use of taxpayers’ money and service delivery are two arenas where the battle for public trust can be won or lost, the OECD has highlighted.
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17 Mar 17
6 March 2017IMF Headquarters, Washington DCOrganised by: International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB)Supported by: CIPFA and Public...
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16 Mar 17
Dutch voters have roundly rejected creeping far-right politics in a general election widely considered to be a litmus test for the strength of resurgent nationalism in Europe.
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7 Mar 17
Public sector finance chiefs from across the globe have met at a major conference in Washington DC to develop a plan to maintain progress in the adoption of accruals accounting worldwide.
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6 Mar 17
Afghanistan is set to receive a further £6m from the International Monetary Fund after being judged to have made satisfactory progress on its reform plan.
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28 Feb 17
European Union funds focused on helping sub-Saharan African countries to collect more domestic taxes are not yet being used effectively, auditors said today.
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21 Feb 17
The European Union’s flagship biodiversity programme, Natura 2000, requires better oversight and financial management, auditors have said.