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1 Dec 16
Tax officials from Kenya are to help their counterparts in Botswana audit multinational firms as part of a tax assistance project under the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme.
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1 Dec 16
The election of incoming US president Donald Trump looks set to hurt Africa’s access to finance for key projects at a time when economic growth is already slowing, the UK’s Overseas Development...
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1 Dec 16
Ratings agency Fitch has applauded oil cartel OPEC’s deal to cut production for the first time since the financial crisis as a big step towards stabilising depressed prices, but only if producers can...
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1 Dec 16
Mayors from across the Americas, Asia and beyond have pledged to lead the charge on climate change, and said they won’t let US president-elect Donald Trump get in their way.
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30 Nov 16
The European Commission has announced proposals to restrict subsidies for coal and cut the European Union’s energy usage by 30% by 2030.
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30 Nov 16
British MPs have said moves to quadruple funding for the UK aid agency’s private sector arm open the door to the privatisation of the aid budget and could divert funding from the world’s poorest...
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30 Nov 16
Inequalities are rising in the Arab world and countries in the region need to address them, especially for the burgeoning youth population, to restore stability and development, the UNDP has said.
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29 Nov 16
European governments need to pick up the slack in fiscal policy in order to support growth in the eurozone, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has said.
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29 Nov 16
Hard-won gains in democracy and governance secured all over the world will be at risk when US president-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, experts at the UK’s Overseas Development Institute...
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29 Nov 16
Public-private partnerships across the European Union often fail due to weak political commitment, the absence of a strong legal framework, and a lack of public funding, according to the European...
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29 Nov 16
The United Nations is concerned the Asia-Pacific region’s main driver of growth could weaken further as countries within the region and beyond seek to turn away from free trade.
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29 Nov 16
Zimbabwe has launched its controversial new currency, pegged to the US dollar, in the hope of easing a crippling cash crisis.
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28 Nov 16
A shift toward protectionism would dash any hopes that the global economy can be broken out of its “low-growth trap”, the OECD has warned.
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28 Nov 16
Demonstrating that the UK aid agency’s private sector arm makes a difference to the poorest people remains a “significant challenge”, the country’s National Audit Office has concluded.
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28 Nov 16
Diverse systems, narrow focus and a lack of capacity or experience are some of the key challenges in developing financial management and harmonised accounting standards highlighted by speakers at the...
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25 Nov 16
Good governance and accountability in public services requires a strong internal audit function, comprehensive external reporting and stakeholder engagement with that information, delegates at the...
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25 Nov 16
Performance and accountability institutions should lead by example and push for transformation in challenging times, former US comptroller general David Walker has told the CIPFA international...
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25 Nov 16
Two pervasive “mega volatilities” are set to throw emerging market government finances into cyclical disarray for years to come, global economics expert Nenad Pacek has told delegates at...
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25 Nov 16
CIPFA has awarded EY’s IPSAS lead Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger honorary membership to celebrate his “outstanding” contribution to raising the standards of global public financial management.
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24 Nov 16
CIPFA has launched an updated, interactive version of its whole system approach framework at its international seminar event in Luxembourg today.
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24 Nov 16
Watch CIPFA’s International Seminar from Luxembourg live from 2pm CET today. Speakers at today’s sessions include CIPFA International chair Ian Ball, former US comptroller general David...
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23 Nov 16
The UK’s aid department is under fire for “astounding” plans to channel billions of pounds more through its controversial private sector arm, which regularly routes funds through tax havens.
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22 Nov 16
‘Aggressive’ reforms in public sector management and governance are needed in Asia-Pacific to mitigate the negative consequences of falling tax-to-GDP ratios, an Asian Development Bank governance...
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22 Nov 16
European Union spending on climate change may fall short of target, with a lacklustre effort to channel funds towards climate action throwing spending off schedule, auditors have found.
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22 Nov 16
The US Federal Reserve’s second in command has hinted that some of president-elect Donald Trump’s fiscal policies could help the bank and the US economy.