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16 Aug 16
A major Ukrainian effort to stem official corruption and thus unlock the next tranche of IMF bailout funds got off to a difficult start after campaigners highlighted systemic loopholes and condemned...
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11 Aug 16
A “crisis of leadership” at the World Bank has been highlighted in an open letter to its executive directors from an influential association of staff members.
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10 Aug 16
Poor housing is costing EU economies €194bn (£164bn) every year in healthcare, social services and lost productivity, research has found.
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3 Aug 16
The OECD has praised the recent introduction of “game changing” anti-corruption laws in Mexico, which it said would substantially transform the nation’s graft-fighting architecture.
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25 Jul 16
Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, must stand trial over accusations of negligence during her time as French finance minister, France’s highest appeals court ruled last week...
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22 Jul 16
The United Nations Security Council has conducted the first secret ballot to decide who will succeed Ban Ki-Moon as the UN's next secretary general.
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20 Jul 16
The Consultative Advisory Group of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board held its inaugural meeting today in Toronto, Canada.
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18 Jul 16
The director of the International Monetary Fund’s Middle East and Central Asia Department is to retire from the fund in October.
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8 Jul 16
The International Monetary Fund has slashed its growth forecasts for South Africa and called for urgent reform in Africa’s most developed country.
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7 Jul 16
The British electorate’s decision to leave the European Union will test the UK’s institutional stability, policymaking and delivery. CIPFA stands ready to help
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6 Jul 16
The European Commission has announced plans for further measures to clamp down on tax avoidance and secretive companies in response to the publication of the Panama Papers.
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1 Jul 16
The World Bank has launched a new procurement framework today that aims to help countries make the most of their spending and enhance development through effective procurement practice.
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28 Jun 16
A World Bank examination of the quality of government institutions across sub-Saharan Africa has found that progress in areas like public financial management has stalled.
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23 Jun 16
The OECD has urged Mexico to encourage the productive use of its wealth of open data, which has yet to have a substantial impact on the country’s economy or society.
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15 Jun 16
Fighting corruption requires renewed global coordination and more effective mechanisms that make use of novel technology, information and opportunities for openness, the World Bank’s managing...
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14 Jun 16
Corruption is everybody’s problem. Public finance staff need to join civil society and businesses in ensuring it is stamped out.
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14 Jun 16
Efforts to replicate successful UK reforms elsewhere often fail because global consultancies encourage their application without regard for local context, culture and capability, a UK think-tank has...
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13 Jun 16
Panama must increase its financial integrity and transparency in order to safeguard its role as an international financial centre and protect its dynamic economy, the International Monetary Fund has...
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10 Jun 16
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon was forced to remove the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen from its children’s rights ‘blacklist’ because a number of countries threatened to withdraw...
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6 Jun 16
Improving the performance of finance ministries around the world was the topic of a roundtable discussion at the UK’s Treasury.
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1 Jun 16
Economic growth has not delivered better lives for citizens in many African nations, a report by think-tank the Legatum Institute has found.
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31 May 16
The UK’s Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) has announced it will work with a Kosovan local government institute to build capacity and gain a greater understanding of decentralisation in...
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23 May 16
There is improved awareness of the contribution public financial management makes to good governance and facing down corruption. However, accrual-based information must be deployed
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19 May 16
Latvia has made “remarkable” progress in education over the last two decades, but it needs to review governance and funding arrangements to ensure a more equitable system, the OECD has said.
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19 May 16
CIPFA International chair Ian Ball has stressed the importance of good public financial management to improved service delivery and robust governance.
16 Aug 16A major Ukrainian effort to stem official corruption and thus unlock the next tranche of IMF bailout funds got off to a difficult start after campaigners highlighted systemic loopholes and condemned...
11 Aug 16A “crisis of leadership” at the World Bank has been highlighted in an open letter to its executive directors from an influential association of staff members.
10 Aug 16Poor housing is costing EU economies €194bn (£164bn) every year in healthcare, social services and lost productivity, research has found.
3 Aug 16The OECD has praised the recent introduction of “game changing” anti-corruption laws in Mexico, which it said would substantially transform the nation’s graft-fighting architecture.
25 Jul 16Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, must stand trial over accusations of negligence during her time as French finance minister, France’s highest appeals court ruled last week...
22 Jul 16The United Nations Security Council has conducted the first secret ballot to decide who will succeed Ban Ki-Moon as the UN's next secretary general.
20 Jul 16The Consultative Advisory Group of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board held its inaugural meeting today in Toronto, Canada.
18 Jul 16The director of the International Monetary Fund’s Middle East and Central Asia Department is to retire from the fund in October.
8 Jul 16The International Monetary Fund has slashed its growth forecasts for South Africa and called for urgent reform in Africa’s most developed country.
7 Jul 16The British electorate’s decision to leave the European Union will test the UK’s institutional stability, policymaking and delivery. CIPFA stands ready to help
6 Jul 16The European Commission has announced plans for further measures to clamp down on tax avoidance and secretive companies in response to the publication of the Panama Papers.
1 Jul 16The World Bank has launched a new procurement framework today that aims to help countries make the most of their spending and enhance development through effective procurement practice.
28 Jun 16A World Bank examination of the quality of government institutions across sub-Saharan Africa has found that progress in areas like public financial management has stalled.
23 Jun 16The OECD has urged Mexico to encourage the productive use of its wealth of open data, which has yet to have a substantial impact on the country’s economy or society.
15 Jun 16Fighting corruption requires renewed global coordination and more effective mechanisms that make use of novel technology, information and opportunities for openness, the World Bank’s managing...
14 Jun 16Corruption is everybody’s problem. Public finance staff need to join civil society and businesses in ensuring it is stamped out.
14 Jun 16Efforts to replicate successful UK reforms elsewhere often fail because global consultancies encourage their application without regard for local context, culture and capability, a UK think-tank has...
10 Jun 16United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon was forced to remove the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen from its children’s rights ‘blacklist’ because a number of countries threatened to withdraw...
6 Jun 16Improving the performance of finance ministries around the world was the topic of a roundtable discussion at the UK’s Treasury.
1 Jun 16Economic growth has not delivered better lives for citizens in many African nations, a report by think-tank the Legatum Institute has found.
31 May 16The UK’s Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) has announced it will work with a Kosovan local government institute to build capacity and gain a greater understanding of decentralisation in...
23 May 16There is improved awareness of the contribution public financial management makes to good governance and facing down corruption. However, accrual-based information must be deployed
19 May 16Latvia has made “remarkable” progress in education over the last two decades, but it needs to review governance and funding arrangements to ensure a more equitable system, the OECD has said.
19 May 16CIPFA International chair Ian Ball has stressed the importance of good public financial management to improved service delivery and robust governance.
