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10 May 18
The world should look to the disasters of the past to help it prepare for the future, the World Bank has said.
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10 May 18
Argentina is seeking emergency help from the International Monetary Fund in a bid to strengthen and stabilise its economy.
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8 May 18
Public and the private sector organisations need to be ‘well-aligned’ if partnerships between the two are to be successful, CIPFA’s president has said in Pakistan today.
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8 May 18
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development lags behind its counterparts and the private sector in moving away from funding fossil fuels, says think-tank E3G’s Helena Wright.
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4 May 18
Universities can provide a significant contribution to the public good and boost a country’s economy, argues the Asian Development Bank’s Erik Bloom.
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4 May 18
Government and organisations around the world should do more to ensure accountants are trained to common international standards, an International Federation of Accountants report has said.
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3 May 18
The European Union has set out its budget for 2021 to 2027, focusing on sound financial management with an aim to do “more for less”.
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3 May 18
Greek’s public finances have “markedly strengthened” but public administration is still facing challenges, the OECD has said.
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2 May 18
The UK government has finally backed plans to crackdown on ‘dirty money’ and make tax havens more transparent.
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1 May 18
With not-for-profit organisations as worried as the next sector about their life post-Brexit, some have been moving from the UK to a ‘safe hub’ in a bid to protect funding streams. Simone Rensch...
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24 Apr 18
Improving the Greek education system could contribute to inclusive and sustainable growth, the OECD has said.
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24 Apr 18
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries rebounded to a record level in 2017 after two years of decline, the World Bank has announced.
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24 Apr 18
The UK has urged global leaders to support a pledge to give the world’s most marginalised girls 12 years of ‘good quality’ education.
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24 Apr 18
The European Union has signed an €17m financing agreement to improve public financial management in Zambia.
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24 Apr 18
CIPFA member and consultant David Goldsworthy reflects on a recent meeting of international accountancy professionals, convened to find ways to boost the profession in fragile and conflict-affected...
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23 Apr 18
Chancellor Philip Hammond has urged meetings of the G7 and International Monetary Fund in Washington to increase action against ‘dirty money’ used to fund rogue regimes and illicit activity.
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20 Apr 18
The world economy faces a “bumpy road” ahead, the International Monetary Fund has warned in its latest global financial stability report.
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19 Apr 18
The European Union will use its own experience in creating digital networks to help Africa do the same and implement e-commerce, its digital economy and society commissioner Mariya Gabriel has said.
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18 Apr 18
The International Monetary Fund has warned governments around the world to take advantage of favourable economic conditions to build policies to protect economies against a downturn.
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17 Apr 18
The World Bank should stop funding and promoting public private partnerships until a review of their effectiveness has been done, an NGO umbrella group has called for today.
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17 Apr 18
The African Development Bank is to lend $20m to a private healthcare company in Nigeria to help improve hospital and other specialist health facilities in Lagos State.
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17 Apr 18
James Muraguri is the chief executive officer at the Institute of Public Finance Kenya think-tank, which was founded in 2015, and a trained accountant. He tells PF International about working in...
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16 Apr 18
The World Bank is to invest $500m in education reforms in Egypt, expanding access to early years education and making greater use of technical innovations.
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16 Apr 18
European Union investments in business have not led to durable and long-lasting success in around a fifth of cases, auditors have found.
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12 Apr 18
Fragmentation in global financial regulation costs more than $780bn a year, a survey by the International Federation of Accountants has found.