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6 Oct 15
Read the Autumn 2015 edition of PFI Magazine, featuring interviews with the World Bank’s Arunma Oteh and newly appointed IPSASB chair Ian Carruthers, plus a cover feature examining the finances of...
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5 Oct 15
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has overhauled the international rules governing the taxation of company profits. These revised rules are expected to be adopted by leaders...
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29 Sep 15
British international development secretary Justine Greening has announced that £16m of UK aid money will go to the World Bank Trust Fund for capacity building in the area of data collection...
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22 Sep 15
Rachid Benmessaoud, a former World Bank country director for Pakistan, has been appointed by the bank to support Nigeria’s development priorities, including education and public spending.
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10 Sep 15
The eurozone needs a stronger and more unified voice in international financial institutions, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
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7 Sep 15
Africa needs to embrace open data as part of the development agenda, Tanzania’s president Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has said in a speech at the continent’s first conference on the issue.
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1 Sep 15
CIPFA has backed a series of public sector governance changes proposed by the Irish government to improve transparency, but the institute also said Ireland could go further to enhance departmental...
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25 Aug 15
Trade barriers, conflict and a lack of transparency are inhibiting growth in Africa, an expert symposium heard.
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6 Aug 15
Just over a quarter of African countries made broad progress in supporting development and poverty reduction in 2014, a World Bank review has found.
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6 Aug 15
Ghana and the UK today confirmed a deal to automatically exchange tax data on citizens by 2018, helping the west African nation clamp down on tax evaders and raise extra revenue for public services...
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29 Jul 15
The African Development Bank is to provide a $112m loan to Morocco to support reforms for government investment and procurement.
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28 Jul 15
Anti-poverty campaigners have welcomed UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s commitment to lead a global effort to boost transparency, saying it will help recover funds that need to be invested in vital...
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21 Jul 15
As the guardians of good governance, auditors need to show that they too are efficient, effective and transparent. We need to move away from paper and embrace technology.
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20 Jul 15
IFAC’s Fayez Choudhury on the Accountability Now campaign, speaking at the CIPFA International Seminar in London on 7 July 2015.
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20 Jul 15
Developing capacity for better government accounting: a panel debate recorded at the CIPFA International Seminar in London on 7 July 2015:
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20 Jul 15
IFAC’s Alta Prinsloo speaking on the development of international accounting standards and professional skills at the recent CIPFA International Seminar
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14 Jul 15
CIPFA members have approved a new governance structure for the institute, which chief executive Rob Whiteman said will help it change and adapt to meet the challenges of an increasingly international...
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10 Jul 15
The former president of Nigeria’s accounting institute has called for a strategy to ensure politicians and other decision makers can understand financial statements.
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7 Jul 15
Fayez Choudhury has told delegates at today’s CIPFA International Seminar that accountants have a moral duty to ensure their governments are properly scrutinised.
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30 Jun 15
A new World Bank report has estimated that evasion of import duties by some of the wealthiest firms in Tunisia may have cost the economy $1.2bn over the past decade.
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17 Jun 15
The European Union needs to enhance the transparency offered by its institutions and member states. Being an active participant in a democracy means being an active participant in the management of...
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8 Jun 15
The leaders of the G7 group of developed countries have reiterated their commitment to reform the international tax system and pledged to come forward with “concrete and feasible...
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27 May 15
Problems with the reliability of South Africa’s electricity supply could hurt economic growth, according to the country’s finance minister Nhlanhla Nene.
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20 May 15
Justine Greening has been reappointed as international development secretary in Prime Minister David Cameron’s UK government reshuffle.
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20 May 15
Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey has announced a government crackdown on corporate tax avoidance by multinational companies.