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12 Jun 20
A wave of fraudulent unemployment-benefit claims has led the state audit office in Washington to launch a review into the US state government’s Employment Security Department.
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26 May 20
Public procurement could provide Kazakhstan with the means to restart its economy following the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank has claimed.
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20 May 20
France and Germany have proposed that a €500bn EU recovery fund be distributed to the member nations worst affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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19 May 20
Find out how a finance business partner can become a trusted advisor within an organisation, and how you can adopt similar practices whatever your role.
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15 May 20
Egypt’s request for a $2.7bn emergency loan to help offset the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been approved by the International Monetary Fund.
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12 May 20
New Zealand is to plough a record NZ$4bn ($2.4bn) of additional funding into health services over the next four years, as the government looks to balance a ‘legacy of neglect’.
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12 May 20
Saudi Arabia is set to suspend the living allowance for state employees, in a bid reduce spending amid an economic outlook hit by plunging oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic.
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21 Apr 20
By thinking about how to plan an internal audit, and how results are communicated, you can ensure it is effective and fit for purpose.
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17 Apr 20
G20 countries have agreed a finance plan to help some of the poorest countries in the world during the coronavirus pandemic.
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8 Apr 20
Organisations across the public sector are currently engaged in a massive effort to maintain their functions and outputs as they respond to the COVID-19 challenge – and they can only do this with...
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6 Apr 20
CIPFA member Peter Welch has been appointed chair of an Accountancy Europe expert group that pushes for sustainability and transparency for the continent’s public finances.
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2 Apr 20
The coronavirus crisis has shown the EU’s fiscal rules to be in immediate need of reform, senior economists at Finland’s national audit office have claimed.
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1 Apr 20
Co-founder of Public Finance by Women Gillian Fawcett outlines 10 recommendations for organisations and individuals to follow to work towards achieving gender balance in the senior positions,...
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31 Mar 20
Unless anti-corruption measures are implemented during the coronavirus crisis, corruption will lead to people dying, according to campaign group Transparency International.
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16 Mar 20
Nearly 300 Saudi officials have been arrested during a crackdown on corruption, accused of offences including bribery, embezzlement and abusing their public positions.
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10 Mar 20
Nigerian senate has approved a $22.7bn external borrowing plan, set out by president Muhammadu Buhari.
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5 Mar 20
The Indian cabinet has given the green light to merge 10 public sector banks into four with effect from 1 April.
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2 Mar 20
A party vowing to stamp out corruption has been given a big win in the Slovakian parliamentary elections on Saturday by an electorate angry at graft.
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27 Feb 20
The UK government’s international departments are set for a shake-up, after prime minister Boris Johnson launched a review into how the country can face its “global opportunities and challenges”...
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20 Feb 20
Huge amounts of international aid meant for some of the world’s poorest people is ending up in tax havens, according to a report by World Bank economists.
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17 Feb 20
Audits are an essential part of the global financial system, but more needs to be done to ensure that their quality is consistently high, the president of the International Federation of Accountants...
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13 Feb 20
More than half of Malta’s traffic police officers have been arrested for fraud, including the force’s chief.
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13 Feb 20
By understanding the key factors that lead to unethical behaviour, we can all be prepared and take action to prevent it. This is part one of our two-part series on ethics.Part two will focus on...
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28 Jan 20
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has withdrawn his request for immunity from charges during his corruption scandal.
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28 Jan 20
Public finance leaders will inevitably face periods of instability, but there are strategies you can adopt to successfully get through them