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15 Jun 21
A successful vaccination programme means that the US’ economic recovery from Covid-19 will not depend on herd immunity, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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4 Jun 21
The US Federal Reserve is preparing to sell off corporate assets purchased last year, to help keep companies solvent through the Covid-19 pandemic.
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24 May 21
Peru’s credit outlook has been revised down to negative because of a polarised and fractured political system, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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20 May 21
Germany’s highest court has rejected latest attempt to block the European Central Bank from buying sovereign bonds, bringing an end to a six-year legal battle.
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23 Apr 21
The Asian Development Bank launched two ‘gender bonds’ in Canadian and Australian markets, worth a combined $1.1bn, the first such issues for both nations.
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21 Apr 21
The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking more than $4bn in damages from Uganda, whose military spent five years in conflict in the neighbouring country.
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19 Apr 21
Rating’s agency Standard and Poor’s has revised up its ratings outlook for US local and state governments due to increased support from president Joe Biden’s rescue package.
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24 Mar 21
Argentina has entered into its third successive year of recession, as the impact of Covid-19 saw its GDP contract by almost 10% last year, according to its national statistics agency.
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17 Mar 21
The Chinese Government’s ‘underwhelming’ energy transition plan could reduce interest in green bonds issued by the nation, according to experts.
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16 Mar 21
Asia-Pacific nations must refocus their efforts on achieving sustainable development goals, according to the Asian Development Bank.
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8 Mar 21
Unemployment insurance reforms aimed at reducing the deficit at state agency UNEDIC will be a credit positive move for France, according to rating’s agency Moody’s.
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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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17 Dec 20
Eurozone government debt as a proportion of the economy has ballooned by nearly one-fifth amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a statement from the group’s finance ministers.
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17 Dec 20
A €17.5bn fund for regions in the EU that are heavily dependent on fossil fuels has been agreed by negotiators from the European Council and the bloc’s parliament.
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14 Dec 20
Governments are facing one of the biggest ever challenges to their financial resilience because of the pandemic. Professor Ileana Steccolini outlines how the University of Essex and CIPFA are teaming...
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1 Dec 20
Sweden’s central bank has imposed sustainability criteria on a SEK200bn (US$23bn) extension to its quantitative easing programme.
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30 Nov 20
The Covid-19 pandemic could hit a recent recovery in investment sub-national governments, according to research by the OECD.
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25 Nov 20
The European Investment bank has approved an €890m loan towards the development of a high-speed rail line from Madrid to the Portuguese border.
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14 Sep 20
An equal number of men and women will lead the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board for the first time, following the appointment of three new members.
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24 Aug 20
The European Commission has presented proposals to the European Council to grant financial support of €81.4bn to 15 member states.
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20 Aug 20
An ethics scandal has forced Canada’s finance minister to resign, paving the way for the country’s first ever female holder of the position.
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19 Aug 20
CIPFA’s Alan Edwards has been appointed as chair of a committee working to improve public financial management in the Asia Pacific region.
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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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6 Feb 20
The European Commission has begun the process of overhauling the EU’s fiscal rules that it imposes on member countries.
15 Jun 21A successful vaccination programme means that the US’ economic recovery from Covid-19 will not depend on herd immunity, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
4 Jun 21The US Federal Reserve is preparing to sell off corporate assets purchased last year, to help keep companies solvent through the Covid-19 pandemic.
24 May 21Peru’s credit outlook has been revised down to negative because of a polarised and fractured political system, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
20 May 21Germany’s highest court has rejected latest attempt to block the European Central Bank from buying sovereign bonds, bringing an end to a six-year legal battle.
23 Apr 21The Asian Development Bank launched two ‘gender bonds’ in Canadian and Australian markets, worth a combined $1.1bn, the first such issues for both nations.
21 Apr 21The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking more than $4bn in damages from Uganda, whose military spent five years in conflict in the neighbouring country.
19 Apr 21Rating’s agency Standard and Poor’s has revised up its ratings outlook for US local and state governments due to increased support from president Joe Biden’s rescue package.
24 Mar 21Argentina has entered into its third successive year of recession, as the impact of Covid-19 saw its GDP contract by almost 10% last year, according to its national statistics agency.
17 Mar 21The Chinese Government’s ‘underwhelming’ energy transition plan could reduce interest in green bonds issued by the nation, according to experts.
16 Mar 21Asia-Pacific nations must refocus their efforts on achieving sustainable development goals, according to the Asian Development Bank.
8 Mar 21Unemployment insurance reforms aimed at reducing the deficit at state agency UNEDIC will be a credit positive move for France, according to rating’s agency Moody’s.
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...
17 Dec 20Eurozone government debt as a proportion of the economy has ballooned by nearly one-fifth amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a statement from the group’s finance ministers.
17 Dec 20A €17.5bn fund for regions in the EU that are heavily dependent on fossil fuels has been agreed by negotiators from the European Council and the bloc’s parliament.
14 Dec 20Governments are facing one of the biggest ever challenges to their financial resilience because of the pandemic. Professor Ileana Steccolini outlines how the University of Essex and CIPFA are teaming...
1 Dec 20Sweden’s central bank has imposed sustainability criteria on a SEK200bn (US$23bn) extension to its quantitative easing programme.
30 Nov 20The Covid-19 pandemic could hit a recent recovery in investment sub-national governments, according to research by the OECD.
25 Nov 20The European Investment bank has approved an €890m loan towards the development of a high-speed rail line from Madrid to the Portuguese border.
14 Sep 20An equal number of men and women will lead the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board for the first time, following the appointment of three new members.
24 Aug 20The European Commission has presented proposals to the European Council to grant financial support of €81.4bn to 15 member states.
20 Aug 20An ethics scandal has forced Canada’s finance minister to resign, paving the way for the country’s first ever female holder of the position.
19 Aug 20CIPFA’s Alan Edwards has been appointed as chair of a committee working to improve public financial management in the Asia Pacific region.
27 Feb 20The 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”...
20 Feb 20Huge 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.
