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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
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9 Oct 13
South Africa’s Department of Social Development received a clean audit report for the 2012/13 fiscal year, a senior government minister revealed today.
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7 Oct 13
Governments across Africa need to encourage the creation of jobs through an expansion in public private partnerships, Uganda’s minister for finance, planning and economic development said today
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26 Feb 13
The new chief executive takes charge of the International Federation of Accountants at a critical time for public sector finance. He talks to Public Finance about the state of government accounting...
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5 Mar 12
Mark Lowcock is a permanent secretary with a difference. Not only is he a qualified accountant but his department’s budget is actually rising. He tells PF how he is managing to cut costs while...
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?
6 May 14Portugal 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
26 Feb 13The new chief executive takes charge of the International Federation of Accountants at a critical time for public sector finance. He talks to Public Finance about the state of government accounting...
5 Mar 12Mark Lowcock is a permanent secretary with a difference. Not only is he a qualified accountant but his department’s budget is actually rising. He tells PF how he is managing to cut costs while...
