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12 May 15
Renaud Seligmann, Practice Manager, Public Resources Mobilization and Management Unit, World Bank talks to Public Finance International about the importance of PFM, the effect of the Ebola crisis and...
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10 Mar 15
The crisis in Ukraine has caused the European Union to bare its teeth and extend the reach of its sanctions policies on Russia. The effect on the EU market has been unprecedented and unpredictable.
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10 Mar 15
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa underlined the importance of preparedness – those countries with plans and systems in place contained the disease relatively successfully. Judith Ugwumadu reports on...
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10 Mar 15
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa underlined the importance of preparedness – those countries with plans and systems in place contained the disease relatively successfully. Judith Ugwumadu...
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17 Feb 15
Public audit cannot resolve historically low levels of trust in politicians, their parties or even democracy itself. But it can address vital issues of financial performance and value for money
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17 Feb 15
Getting the right balance between rigorous oversight of audit bodies and protection of their independence is a big challenge
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17 Feb 15
Local public accounts committees are one way to deliver better governance that can't be achieved through decentralisation alone, writes Jessica Crowe
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17 Feb 15
Caroline Mawhood on the key role that state audit institutions play in European Union financial controls
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12 Nov 14
Africa is still rising, just more slowly, says the billionaire behind an index that measures its annual progress. And now it's got Ebola to contend with too
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4 Nov 14
The IMF, bastion of ‘tough love’ austerity, has shifted gear on public infrastructure spending. PF reports from Washington on the thinking behind the new growth strategy
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7 Oct 14
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has trimmed its global growth forecast for this year to 3.3%, down 0.1% on its July prediction.
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8 Sep 14
Robert Reich
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1 Jul 14
The high-level United Nations forum has set out plans to help governments across the world prepare the future global development agenda ahead of the replacement of the existing Millennium Development...
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24 Jun 14
Big-data analytics has been making a major impact on cities as far apart as New York and Baghdad, saving lives and money in the process. Now the latest stage in the information revolution looks set...
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12 Jun 14
Georgia is facing a major challenge of how to generate growth and create jobs within a sustainable fiscal framework, a World Bank public expenditure report has warned.
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5 Jun 14
A round-up of recent public finance news articles from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
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27 May 14
From the US to China, conurbations have become the new powerhouses of the economy, driving global growth. But what of the UK, where London dominates the rest – and ‘second-tier’...
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27 May 14
The value for money agenda that drives the outsourcing of public services is also changing the way development money is spent globally. Could results-based financing be the future of aid?
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6 May 14
Portugal has succeeded in turning its public finances around and is exit its three-year bailout programme later this month, its government announced over the weekend
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3 Apr 14
International donors have given Myanmar $55m to support the modernisation of its public financial management system and ensure spending is targeted on the right sector.
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24 Mar 14
China needs to implement tax reforms as soon as possible to strengthen its economic growth, Asian Development Bank’s president Takehiko Nakao has said
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12 Mar 14
Vietnam can’t rely on public money alone to fund its infrastructure development projects and needs to enhance government access to private financing, the World Bank has said.
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18 Feb 14
Local government finance in the Philippines is to be reviewed and reformed in order to boost the amount of revenue raised through municipal agencies
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9 Jan 14
Zimbabwe has failed in its bid to qualify for a new loan from international lenders and has been told to clear its arrears before it can receive funds
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3 Jan 14
Two government departments in Maharashtra, one of India’s most populous states, are to pilot accruals-based accounting
12 May 15Renaud Seligmann, Practice Manager, Public Resources Mobilization and Management Unit, World Bank talks to Public Finance International about the importance of PFM, the effect of the Ebola crisis and...
10 Mar 15The crisis in Ukraine has caused the European Union to bare its teeth and extend the reach of its sanctions policies on Russia. The effect on the EU market has been unprecedented and unpredictable.
10 Mar 15The Ebola outbreak in West Africa underlined the importance of preparedness – those countries with plans and systems in place contained the disease relatively successfully. Judith Ugwumadu reports on...
10 Mar 15The Ebola outbreak in West Africa underlined the importance of preparedness – those countries with plans and systems in place contained the disease relatively successfully. Judith Ugwumadu...
17 Feb 15Public audit cannot resolve historically low levels of trust in politicians, their parties or even democracy itself. But it can address vital issues of financial performance and value for money
17 Feb 15Getting the right balance between rigorous oversight of audit bodies and protection of their independence is a big challenge
17 Feb 15Local public accounts committees are one way to deliver better governance that can't be achieved through decentralisation alone, writes Jessica Crowe
17 Feb 15Caroline Mawhood on the key role that state audit institutions play in European Union financial controls
12 Nov 14Africa is still rising, just more slowly, says the billionaire behind an index that measures its annual progress. And now it's got Ebola to contend with too
4 Nov 14The IMF, bastion of ‘tough love’ austerity, has shifted gear on public infrastructure spending. PF reports from Washington on the thinking behind the new growth strategy
7 Oct 14The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has trimmed its global growth forecast for this year to 3.3%, down 0.1% on its July prediction.
8 Sep 14Robert Reich
1 Jul 14The high-level United Nations forum has set out plans to help governments across the world prepare the future global development agenda ahead of the replacement of the existing Millennium Development...
24 Jun 14Big-data analytics has been making a major impact on cities as far apart as New York and Baghdad, saving lives and money in the process. Now the latest stage in the information revolution looks set...
27 May 14From the US to China, conurbations have become the new powerhouses of the economy, driving global growth. But what of the UK, where London dominates the rest – and ‘second-tier’...
27 May 14The value for money agenda that drives the outsourcing of public services is also changing the way development money is spent globally. Could results-based financing be the future of aid?
