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24 Jan 20
Gender budgeting can do more than advance equality – it can provide an economic boost. However, it requires resources and commitment.
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23 Jan 20
Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most corrupt region in the world, according to Transparency International.
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21 Jan 20
More needs to be done to assess the scale of gender inequality in public finance around the world, according to a network of women in the sector.
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21 Jan 20
Ukrainian ministers have been told to take pay cuts until they improve the country’s ailing economy.
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17 Jan 20
Brazil wants to privatise R$150bn of state assets in 2020, as the right-wing government continues its mission to shrink the state.
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13 Jan 20
A compromise on pension reform hoped to bring about the end of more than a month of strikes in France has been submitted to trade unions by the country’s prime minister.
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8 Jan 20
A coalition of progressive parties will form Spain’s new government after nearly a year of political stalemate.
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6 Jan 20
France will retaliate if the US imposes tariffs on its cheese and champagne, the country’s finance minister has warned.
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19 Dec 19
Angola has recovered more than $5bn in stolen assets in 2019 as a result of its efforts to stamp out corruption.
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13 Dec 19
Countries need help when transitioning from receiving aid to self-sufficiency, academics have said, pointing to Botswana as a good example for poor countries to follow.
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12 Dec 19
“Drastic steps” will be taken to restore South Africa’s struggling state-owned enterprises to health, the country’s president has promised.
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11 Dec 19
Corruption is a barrier to creating a better, fairer and more equal society, a top UN official has said.
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10 Dec 19
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said questions must be asked after a devastating volcanic eruption on White Island left at least six people dead.
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9 Dec 19
The president of the Asian Development Bank has committed to working more closely with the private sector to strengthen good governance and anti-corruption measures.
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9 Dec 19
The managing director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva has hailed Ukraine’s “impressive” economic progress and approved a $5.5bn loan over three years.
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6 Dec 19
France’s Court of Audit has given authorities in the country 11 recommendations to fight tax fraud.
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5 Dec 19
France is experiencing its biggest national strike in decades as angry workers demonstrate about proposed pension reforms.
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3 Dec 19
Venezuela’s migration can potentially raise GDP growth in receiving countries, writes the IMF’s Emilio Fernandez Corugedo and Jaime Guajardo.
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2 Dec 19
A city mayor in Kurdistan will lead a regional anti-corruption campaign, he has told reporters.
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28 Nov 19
Digital services in the Czech Republic have seen poor uptake despite large investment by the government.
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26 Nov 19
A new effort to manage the economy, which brings together both sides of the war with international partners, would be an essential step forward in easing the conflict in Libya, writes Chatham House’s...
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25 Nov 19
Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek to demand action against corruption in one of the region's poorest countries.
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22 Nov 19
Corruption charges have been filed against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of bribery, fraud and breaches of trust.
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21 Nov 19
Chair of CIPFA Development Alan Edwards writes about the importance of professional accountancy organisations.
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19 Nov 19
The Nordic countries risk losing their reputations as world-leaders in trust and low corruption, campaigners in the individual states have warned.