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21 Apr 21
Politicians in Nigeria’s major financial centre have set up an anti-corruption agency to investigate officials and contractors suspected of misusing public funds.
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13 Apr 21
India’s planned 111 trillion rupees (£1trn) investment in infrastructure will require the state to play a major role in attracting investment, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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7 Apr 21
The coronavirus pandemic saw Germany’s public sector deficit reach €189bn last year, the largest budgetary gap since its reunification in 1990.
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30 Mar 21
Pakistan’s finance minister has been removed as part of prime minister Imran Khan’s drive to reduce inflation, according to the information minister.
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30 Mar 21
The European Union rescue fund aimed at allocating finance to member countries funded by common debt is compatible with EU treaties, Spain’s central bank chief said this week.
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30 Mar 21
Democracy demands that public auditors step up to provide assurance and accountability over governments’ use of algorithms, says Jan Roar Beckstrøm, deputy director general and chief data scientist...
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23 Mar 21
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has unexpectedly fired the governor of Turkey’s central bank just three months into his term.
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23 Mar 21
US president Joe Biden is considering proposals for a $3trn infrastructure, climate and job support package, according to reports.
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22 Mar 21
Elevated debt levels resulting from the Spanish government’s Covid-19 underwriting of business loans, could put stress on its future credit rating, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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19 Mar 21
Lebanon’s only option for halting the country’s financial collapse is re-engaging with the International Monetary Fund, according to prime ministerial candidate Saad al-Hariri.
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4 Mar 21
Political influence over national development banks harms their financial performance and encourages them to take too many risks, researchers have found.
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2 Mar 21
The billions of dollars governments lose to tax abuse, corruption and money laundering could be used to fight the global challenges of our age, a UN panel has said.
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2 Mar 21
Working backwards from plausible visions of the future can help public sector finance directors navigate uncertain times. Dr Trudi Lang and Rafael Ramirez from the University of Oxford’s Saïd...
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26 Feb 21
Mexico’s state auditor has backtracked on its findings about the president’s decision to halt building work on an airport, after previously saying it would cost three-times the government’s estimate.
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26 Feb 21
Counter fraud specialist Laura Hough explains the importance of taking a forward look at corruption risks an organisation faces, and of developing a culture that makes it easier to do the right thing.
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25 Feb 21
House prices will now be taken into account when the Reserve Bank of New Zealand makes monetary policy decisions, after the government adjusted its remit.
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18 Feb 21
Governments need to be on their guard against fraudulent offers of Covid-19 vaccines, the EU’s fraud watchdog has warned amid its inquiry into the illicit trade of pandemic-related goods.
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16 Feb 21
Companies seeking government contracts in Saudi Arabia will need to set up regional headquarters in the country by 2024, an official has said.
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8 Feb 21
Many public officials in South Africa abandoned procurement procedures amid the Covid-19 crisis, investigators have found while looking into corruption allegations.
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22 Jan 21
The USA’s top health official says the country will join global efforts to help poor countries overcome Covid-19, while new Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has committed to big domestic spending...
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22 Jan 21
The climate credentials of the European Investment Bank, the EU financing arm, have been questioned by campaigners who say it has more to do to meet its green ambitions.
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19 Jan 21
Allegations of widespread corruption in the British Virgin Islands have led to a formal inquiry being set up to investigate the problem.
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8 Jan 21
Honorary CIPFA member and former head of the NAO’s International Relations and Technical Cooperation programme David Goldsworthy writes in response to a recent article, setting out that Iran must...
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7 Jan 21
More than one million Covid-19 vaccine doses will arrive in South Africa in the coming weeks, with the country seeking to inoculate its healthcare workers as they fight against the virus.
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18 Dec 20
Regulatory reforms are needed in Brazil to help with its economic recovery from Covid-19, after the pandemic plunged the nation into a deep recession, the OECD has said.
21 Apr 21Politicians in Nigeria’s major financial centre have set up an anti-corruption agency to investigate officials and contractors suspected of misusing public funds.
13 Apr 21India’s planned 111 trillion rupees (£1trn) investment in infrastructure will require the state to play a major role in attracting investment, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
7 Apr 21The coronavirus pandemic saw Germany’s public sector deficit reach €189bn last year, the largest budgetary gap since its reunification in 1990.
30 Mar 21Pakistan’s finance minister has been removed as part of prime minister Imran Khan’s drive to reduce inflation, according to the information minister.
30 Mar 21The European Union rescue fund aimed at allocating finance to member countries funded by common debt is compatible with EU treaties, Spain’s central bank chief said this week.
30 Mar 21Democracy demands that public auditors step up to provide assurance and accountability over governments’ use of algorithms, says Jan Roar Beckstrøm, deputy director general and chief data scientist...
23 Mar 21President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has unexpectedly fired the governor of Turkey’s central bank just three months into his term.
23 Mar 21US president Joe Biden is considering proposals for a $3trn infrastructure, climate and job support package, according to reports.
22 Mar 21Elevated debt levels resulting from the Spanish government’s Covid-19 underwriting of business loans, could put stress on its future credit rating, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
19 Mar 21Lebanon’s only option for halting the country’s financial collapse is re-engaging with the International Monetary Fund, according to prime ministerial candidate Saad al-Hariri.
4 Mar 21Political influence over national development banks harms their financial performance and encourages them to take too many risks, researchers have found.
2 Mar 21The billions of dollars governments lose to tax abuse, corruption and money laundering could be used to fight the global challenges of our age, a UN panel has said.
2 Mar 21Working backwards from plausible visions of the future can help public sector finance directors navigate uncertain times. Dr Trudi Lang and Rafael Ramirez from the University of Oxford’s Saïd...
26 Feb 21Mexico’s state auditor has backtracked on its findings about the president’s decision to halt building work on an airport, after previously saying it would cost three-times the government’s estimate.
26 Feb 21Counter fraud specialist Laura Hough explains the importance of taking a forward look at corruption risks an organisation faces, and of developing a culture that makes it easier to do the right thing.
25 Feb 21House prices will now be taken into account when the Reserve Bank of New Zealand makes monetary policy decisions, after the government adjusted its remit.
18 Feb 21Governments need to be on their guard against fraudulent offers of Covid-19 vaccines, the EU’s fraud watchdog has warned amid its inquiry into the illicit trade of pandemic-related goods.
16 Feb 21Companies seeking government contracts in Saudi Arabia will need to set up regional headquarters in the country by 2024, an official has said.
8 Feb 21Many public officials in South Africa abandoned procurement procedures amid the Covid-19 crisis, investigators have found while looking into corruption allegations.
22 Jan 21The USA’s top health official says the country will join global efforts to help poor countries overcome Covid-19, while new Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has committed to big domestic spending...
22 Jan 21The climate credentials of the European Investment Bank, the EU financing arm, have been questioned by campaigners who say it has more to do to meet its green ambitions.
19 Jan 21Allegations of widespread corruption in the British Virgin Islands have led to a formal inquiry being set up to investigate the problem.
8 Jan 21Honorary CIPFA member and former head of the NAO’s International Relations and Technical Cooperation programme David Goldsworthy writes in response to a recent article, setting out that Iran must...
7 Jan 21More than one million Covid-19 vaccine doses will arrive in South Africa in the coming weeks, with the country seeking to inoculate its healthcare workers as they fight against the virus.
18 Dec 20Regulatory reforms are needed in Brazil to help with its economic recovery from Covid-19, after the pandemic plunged the nation into a deep recession, the OECD has said.
