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22 Aug 18
India's Kerala state will seek to borrow more than 100bn rupees ($1.4bn) to finance reconstruction work after floods killed nearly 400 people and washed away roads and bridges.
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22 Aug 18
Funding for humanitarian operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is at an all-time low, as only 25% of the $540m needed this year has been provided.
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21 Aug 18
China will be asked to write off debts owed by Pacific island countries as repayments are a huge burden, Tonga’s prime minister has said.
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21 Aug 18
The finance ministry of Egypt has started the implementation of a new system to monitor state agencies’ financial transactions.
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20 Aug 18
The World Health Organization is appealing for countries worldwide to help Syria as healthcare services in the country are facing a $11m funding gap.
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20 Aug 18
Pakistan’s new prime minister has called for the rich to start paying taxes to cut public debt – and pledged to live a “simple life”.
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20 Aug 18
Greece has successfully exited its final, three-year eurozone bailout package to tackle its debt crisis, which was part of the world’s biggest financial rescue.
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20 Aug 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $300m loan to support the Philippines’ efforts in improving infrastructure through public-private partnerships.
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20 Aug 18
Countries could economically benefit from people living longer and should invest more in health to raise life expectancy, a think-tank has urged.
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20 Aug 18
Saudi Arabia has pledged $100m to back a US programme of support to parts of Syria that are no longer held by the Islamic state.
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17 Aug 18
Counties in Kenya have to make some “critical decisions” to ensure that their wage bills do not take too much money away from development projects, public finance professionals have warned.
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16 Aug 18
Italy’s central government will make at least €5m available to the north-western Liguria region after a motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday leaving 39 dead.
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16 Aug 18
The OECD has called on people working in the public sector to help shape its international guidance on how to manage employees in the public sector.
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15 Aug 18
It may be difficult for Turkey to get IMF backing following its clash with the US over new tariffs, academics have told PF International.
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15 Aug 18
India is on track to become the world’s fastest-growing economy as reforms begin to pay off, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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15 Aug 18
Efforts to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are inadequate, according to a think-tank report.
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15 Aug 18
Ghana’s auditor general has slammed an economic crime agency after it kept more than one million Ghanaian cedi recovered from individuals and organisations.
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14 Aug 18
China’s foreign ministry has denied trying to exert control over the Pacific through aid after a think-tank revealed it has become the second-largest donor in the region.
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13 Aug 18
The National Prosecution Authority in Kenya has charged two government officials with fraud over the building of a $3.2bn Chinese-funded railway line.
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13 Aug 18
Combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority for African countries to transition to ‘middle income status’, the executive secretary of the United Nation Economic...
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13 Aug 18
Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed a $510m financing agreement to enhance secondary education, potentially benefiting 13 million students.
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13 Aug 18
The Indian finance ministry is sending officials on a dedicated ‘capacity building programme’ to enable them to keep up with the changes in the global economic environment.
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13 Aug 18
India is helping Afghanistan with a number of projects to boost development and improve capacity building, education, healthcare and governance.
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13 Aug 18
The UK is committed to helping Sudan become a more stable economy with new humanitarian aid, a minister has announced.
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10 Aug 18
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has agreed to move forward with the majority view on a new standard on accounting for social benefits following months of consultation.
22 Aug 18India's Kerala state will seek to borrow more than 100bn rupees ($1.4bn) to finance reconstruction work after floods killed nearly 400 people and washed away roads and bridges.
22 Aug 18Funding for humanitarian operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is at an all-time low, as only 25% of the $540m needed this year has been provided.
21 Aug 18China will be asked to write off debts owed by Pacific island countries as repayments are a huge burden, Tonga’s prime minister has said.
21 Aug 18The finance ministry of Egypt has started the implementation of a new system to monitor state agencies’ financial transactions.
20 Aug 18The World Health Organization is appealing for countries worldwide to help Syria as healthcare services in the country are facing a $11m funding gap.
20 Aug 18Pakistan’s new prime minister has called for the rich to start paying taxes to cut public debt – and pledged to live a “simple life”.
20 Aug 18Greece has successfully exited its final, three-year eurozone bailout package to tackle its debt crisis, which was part of the world’s biggest financial rescue.
20 Aug 18The Asian Development Bank has approved a $300m loan to support the Philippines’ efforts in improving infrastructure through public-private partnerships.
20 Aug 18Countries could economically benefit from people living longer and should invest more in health to raise life expectancy, a think-tank has urged.
20 Aug 18Saudi Arabia has pledged $100m to back a US programme of support to parts of Syria that are no longer held by the Islamic state.
17 Aug 18Counties in Kenya have to make some “critical decisions” to ensure that their wage bills do not take too much money away from development projects, public finance professionals have warned.
16 Aug 18Italy’s central government will make at least €5m available to the north-western Liguria region after a motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday leaving 39 dead.
16 Aug 18The OECD has called on people working in the public sector to help shape its international guidance on how to manage employees in the public sector.
15 Aug 18It may be difficult for Turkey to get IMF backing following its clash with the US over new tariffs, academics have told PF International.
15 Aug 18India is on track to become the world’s fastest-growing economy as reforms begin to pay off, the International Monetary Fund has said.
15 Aug 18Efforts to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are inadequate, according to a think-tank report.
15 Aug 18Ghana’s auditor general has slammed an economic crime agency after it kept more than one million Ghanaian cedi recovered from individuals and organisations.
14 Aug 18China’s foreign ministry has denied trying to exert control over the Pacific through aid after a think-tank revealed it has become the second-largest donor in the region.
13 Aug 18The National Prosecution Authority in Kenya has charged two government officials with fraud over the building of a $3.2bn Chinese-funded railway line.
13 Aug 18Combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority for African countries to transition to ‘middle income status’, the executive secretary of the United Nation Economic...
13 Aug 18Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed a $510m financing agreement to enhance secondary education, potentially benefiting 13 million students.
13 Aug 18The Indian finance ministry is sending officials on a dedicated ‘capacity building programme’ to enable them to keep up with the changes in the global economic environment.
13 Aug 18India is helping Afghanistan with a number of projects to boost development and improve capacity building, education, healthcare and governance.
13 Aug 18The UK is committed to helping Sudan become a more stable economy with new humanitarian aid, a minister has announced.
10 Aug 18The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has agreed to move forward with the majority view on a new standard on accounting for social benefits following months of consultation.
