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2 Nov 16
Ukrainian MPs have passed on an opportunity to double their wages as an already hostile public still reels from the astonishing scale of wealth declared by public officials as part of a transparency...
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31 Oct 16
South Africa’s chief prosecutor has dropped fraud charges against the country’s finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
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27 Oct 16
The European Commission cannot ensure the Common Agricultural Policy cross-compliance system is effective, the EU Court of Auditors has warned.
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26 Oct 16
South Africa’s National Treasury has launched the Municipal Money open local government budget data website.
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24 Oct 16
Brazil, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Latvia have signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) for the automatic exchange of country-by-country reports on tax matters.
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18 Oct 16
Sierra Leone is set to launch a platform that will enable citizens to report incidences of bribery in the country, the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office announced yesterday.
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18 Oct 16
Governance at the European Commission is functional but lags behind international best practice and is in need of an update, the European Court of Auditors said today.
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17 Oct 16
Latin America and the Caribbean need to make better use of public sector innovation labs, according to an Inter-American Development Bank study.
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14 Oct 16
The Kingdom of Morocco is pioneering a development plan that emphasises decentralisation and local decision-making. This brings with it challenges, not least around funding, but could be a relevant...
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13 Oct 16
Spending rules for European Union resources have become so complex that they encourage errors and lack transparency, the president of the European Court of Auditors has warned.
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5 Oct 16
The speed with which anti-corruption laws are being implemented in Afghanistan must be increased in order to safeguard aid from the international community and alleviate the suffering of citizens, a...
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4 Oct 16
Auditors general from around the world will gather in Abu Dhabi for the congress of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions in December. PF asked six of them to share their hopes...
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28 Sep 16
The European Commission has called for a mandatory lobbying register covering all three European Union institutions – the commission, the parliament and the council.
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28 Sep 16
The silent giant of the EU’s economy, the European Investment Bank, needs to be less secretive, more accountable and firmer about corruption
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23 Sep 16
A lack of global accountability causes poor performance in any organisation. Sports bodies provide graphic examples – but they are not entirely at fault
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22 Sep 16
Iraq’s parliament has voted to sack the country’s finance minister after he was questioned over corruption allegations last month.
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19 Sep 16
Corruption must be tackled in order to bridge the “trust divide” between the public and the world’s institutions, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
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16 Sep 16
Traditional humanitarian responses to global crises are underfunded and often miss their mark. As new donors emerge and the benefits of more local approaches are recognised, does the western aid...
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15 Sep 16
Integrated reporting can help deliver improved service outcomes at a time when austerity and tight budgets are weighing on public sector organisations across the world, according to a joint report by...
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31 Aug 16
The US government forwent $1.23 trillion in revenue last year, yet nowhere is this reflected in the federal government’s financial report. A FASAB-proposed accounting standard aims to change...
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30 Aug 16
Former Portuguese prime minister António Guterres has topped the third ballot in the race to succeed Ban Ki Moon as head of the United Nations.
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22 Aug 16
An African monetary union is currently unfeasible due to the commodity price crash and external shocks to economies across the continent, a group of central bankers has said.
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19 Aug 16
Nigeria has long had a reputation for dishonest dealings. Last year, Muhammadu Buhari was voted back into power, promising to clean up the country in the teeth of some serious opposition. How much...
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18 Aug 16
Many of Zimbabwe’s local councils continue to operate budgets rejected by central government for allocating too much cash to salaries, according to an investigation by the country’s Financial Gazette...
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18 Aug 16
The rate of unemployment in France has fallen below 10% for the first time since 2012.