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23 Nov 21
Is the world’s obsession with gross domestic product the biggest barrier to achieving net zero?
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7 Nov 21
Does a focus on infrastructure spending to drive Covid-19 recovery make it harder to meet net-zero goals?
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26 Oct 21
Cultural resistance and poor-quality financial data present hurdles to achieving real-time auditing of public spending.
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19 Oct 21
How easily can central banks wind-down asset purchases?
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6 Oct 21
Economic recovery following Covid-19 could lead to interest rate rises - but for how long?
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21 Sep 21
A bewildering array of standards is hampering public bodies’ efforts to match private sector sustainability reporting.
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10 Aug 21
With increasing projections of a post-Covid-19 rise in inflation, what would ballooning prices mean for public sector finances?
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20 Jul 21
A country-by-country look at initiatives being taken by Asia Pacific governments to encourage sustainable investing.
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20 Jul 21
Worldwide protests over policing methods mean the focus on how to best spend money on preventing and tackling crime has never been more acute.
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13 Jul 21
The need to act fast to save lives is a poor excuse for Covid-19 procurement scandals – better crisis preparation is needed.
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8 Jun 21
Criticisms of ‘mutant’ algorithms might help get politicians off the hook but they do little to help public understanding of a potentially useful policy tool.
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14 May 21
Governments have divided into two camps in channelling cash to cushion the impact on employment caused by Covid-19.
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30 Apr 21
A decade of austerity means a new era of higher taxes could loom for some governments picking up the pieces after Covid-19.
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26 Apr 21
Joe Biden’s election as US president is likely to mean greater global trade cooperation – but anti-globalist forces remain powerful
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23 Apr 21
Resources to fight new forms of warfare cannot simply be found from cuts to traditional areas of defence.
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16 Mar 21
Vaccine nationalism not only threatens human health – it could deepen the financial damage caused by Covid-19, Kerry Lorimer explains.
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29 Jan 21
In the wake of Covid-19, central banks are once again asking whether cutting interest rates below zero could provide a lifeline to struggling economies. Lawrie Holmes investigates.
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12 Jan 21
Can governments relax about the need to repay their Covid-19 borrowing? Calum Rutter explores the arguments for and against Modern Monetary Theory in the context of the pandemic.
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24 Nov 20
After Covid-19, a potential shortening of supply chains, shrinking contracts and more rigorous due diligence could spell a rise in purchasing costs.
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22 Sep 20
Developing economies have some breathing space to deal with Covid-19 thanks to intervention by global financial institutions. But will piling up debt make recovery prospects even more precarious?
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7 Jul 20
Proponents of universal basic income believe their case has been strengthened by the sudden shock of the pandemic, with several countries implementing emergency schemes, but what form should it take...
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26 Mar 20
The jury is still out on whether OECD talks will succeed in introducing a global digital tax for multinational firms such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon
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13 Mar 20
Could a public-private partnership programme with the World Bank offer Sri Lanka a smarter way to develop its infrastructure?
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7 Feb 20
Education has been the cornerstone of massive achievements in Ethiopia since it emerged from years of civil war and extreme famine, but significant challenges remain.
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5 Nov 19
Karen Day looks at whether public services risk being engulfed by the digital revolution or can harness its power.
23 Nov 21Is the world’s obsession with gross domestic product the biggest barrier to achieving net zero?
7 Nov 21Does a focus on infrastructure spending to drive Covid-19 recovery make it harder to meet net-zero goals?
26 Oct 21Cultural resistance and poor-quality financial data present hurdles to achieving real-time auditing of public spending.
19 Oct 21How easily can central banks wind-down asset purchases?
6 Oct 21Economic recovery following Covid-19 could lead to interest rate rises - but for how long?
21 Sep 21A bewildering array of standards is hampering public bodies’ efforts to match private sector sustainability reporting.
10 Aug 21With increasing projections of a post-Covid-19 rise in inflation, what would ballooning prices mean for public sector finances?
20 Jul 21A country-by-country look at initiatives being taken by Asia Pacific governments to encourage sustainable investing.
20 Jul 21Worldwide protests over policing methods mean the focus on how to best spend money on preventing and tackling crime has never been more acute.
13 Jul 21The need to act fast to save lives is a poor excuse for Covid-19 procurement scandals – better crisis preparation is needed.
8 Jun 21Criticisms of ‘mutant’ algorithms might help get politicians off the hook but they do little to help public understanding of a potentially useful policy tool.
14 May 21Governments have divided into two camps in channelling cash to cushion the impact on employment caused by Covid-19.
30 Apr 21A decade of austerity means a new era of higher taxes could loom for some governments picking up the pieces after Covid-19.
26 Apr 21Joe Biden’s election as US president is likely to mean greater global trade cooperation – but anti-globalist forces remain powerful
23 Apr 21Resources to fight new forms of warfare cannot simply be found from cuts to traditional areas of defence.
16 Mar 21Vaccine nationalism not only threatens human health – it could deepen the financial damage caused by Covid-19, Kerry Lorimer explains.
29 Jan 21In the wake of Covid-19, central banks are once again asking whether cutting interest rates below zero could provide a lifeline to struggling economies. Lawrie Holmes investigates.
12 Jan 21Can governments relax about the need to repay their Covid-19 borrowing? Calum Rutter explores the arguments for and against Modern Monetary Theory in the context of the pandemic.
24 Nov 20After Covid-19, a potential shortening of supply chains, shrinking contracts and more rigorous due diligence could spell a rise in purchasing costs.
22 Sep 20Developing economies have some breathing space to deal with Covid-19 thanks to intervention by global financial institutions. But will piling up debt make recovery prospects even more precarious?
7 Jul 20Proponents of universal basic income believe their case has been strengthened by the sudden shock of the pandemic, with several countries implementing emergency schemes, but what form should it take...
26 Mar 20The jury is still out on whether OECD talks will succeed in introducing a global digital tax for multinational firms such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon
13 Mar 20Could a public-private partnership programme with the World Bank offer Sri Lanka a smarter way to develop its infrastructure?
7 Feb 20Education has been the cornerstone of massive achievements in Ethiopia since it emerged from years of civil war and extreme famine, but significant challenges remain.
5 Nov 19Karen Day looks at whether public services risk being engulfed by the digital revolution or can harness its power.
