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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.
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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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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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13 Dec 19
Australia needs to push through fiscal reforms as its economic growth is not as strong as it could be, the IMF has said.
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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
Inequalities surrounding education, climate change and technology could trigger a “new great divergence” in society of a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution, the United Nations Development...
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10 Dec 19
‘Over-the-counter’ derivatives offer indefinite flexibility that can help governments finance long-term infrastructure projects, the Asian Development Bank’s Jonathan Grosvenor writes.
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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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6 Dec 19
Pakistan has been given an emergency $1bn loan to help shore up its public finances and provide support to a slowing economy.
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4 Dec 19
Auditors have called on the EU to impose stronger rules on its member countries’ budgets, to avoid future financial crises.
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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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29 Nov 19
The UK should commit to spending £20bn to the UN climate fund until 2030 to pay its “fair share” based on the country’s historical contribution to carbon emissions, a think-tank has urged.
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28 Nov 19
The EU now meets “high standards of accountability and transparency when spending public money”, the European Court of Auditors has concluded.
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21 Nov 19
A majority-female board at the International Federation of Accountants has been approved for the first time ever, with the president hailing a “proud moment” for the organisation.
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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
Climate change and growth are the priorities in the EU’s 2020 budget, which was agreed on last night by the European Council and Parliament.
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.
6 Jan 20France will retaliate if the US imposes tariffs on its cheese and champagne, the country’s finance minister has warned.
13 Dec 19Countries 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.
13 Dec 19Australia needs to push through fiscal reforms as its economic growth is not as strong as it could be, the IMF has said.
11 Dec 19Corruption is a barrier to creating a better, fairer and more equal society, a top UN official has said.
10 Dec 19Inequalities surrounding education, climate change and technology could trigger a “new great divergence” in society of a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution, the United Nations Development...
10 Dec 19‘Over-the-counter’ derivatives offer indefinite flexibility that can help governments finance long-term infrastructure projects, the Asian Development Bank’s Jonathan Grosvenor writes.
9 Dec 19The president of the Asian Development Bank has committed to working more closely with the private sector to strengthen good governance and anti-corruption measures.
6 Dec 19Pakistan has been given an emergency $1bn loan to help shore up its public finances and provide support to a slowing economy.
4 Dec 19Auditors have called on the EU to impose stronger rules on its member countries’ budgets, to avoid future financial crises.
3 Dec 19Venezuela’s migration can potentially raise GDP growth in receiving countries, writes the IMF’s Emilio Fernandez Corugedo and Jaime Guajardo.
29 Nov 19The UK should commit to spending £20bn to the UN climate fund until 2030 to pay its “fair share” based on the country’s historical contribution to carbon emissions, a think-tank has urged.
21 Nov 19Chair of CIPFA Development Alan Edwards writes about the importance of professional accountancy organisations.
