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28 Sep 16
China, India and Russia are the world’s deadliest countries for outdoor air pollution, according to the World Health Organisation.
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28 Sep 16
Policymakers must work to change the increasingly popular narrative that free trade only benefits the “fortunate few”, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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27 Sep 16
The African Development Bank is preparing to throw the Nigerian government a $1bn lifeline to help plug the substantial government deficit amid the country’s first recession in 20 years.
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27 Sep 16
Saudi Arabia has announced sudden cuts to pay and perks for government employees as the oil-dependent kingdom struggles to balance the books and adjust to low commodity prices.
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27 Sep 16
Professional accountancy examinations in Malaysia are to be brought in line with global standards, in a move to enhance the quality of chartered accountants in the country.
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27 Sep 16
The UK’s overseas development department has not done enough to ensure developing nations have a strong voice in the international fight against tax avoidance, according to the country’s aid watchdog...
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27 Sep 16
Any organisation can find opportunities for improvement if it looks for them. Redmond adopted CIPFA’s Financial Management Model to test how well it was doing in various areas and plan improvements...
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26 Sep 16
Six candidates have been put forward to take the helm of the World Health Organisation when its current director-general’s term expires next year.
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26 Sep 16
India, the world’s fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will formally ratify the world’s historic climate deal next month, prime minister Narendra Modi has announced.
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26 Sep 16
The European Union will launch its largest-ever humanitarian aid programme, based on providing monthly electronic cash payments to refugees in Turkey, today.
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26 Sep 16
Greece’s creditors need to offer more substantial relief options to tackle the country’s €248bn ($279bn) debt mountain, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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26 Sep 16
Nigeria has hunted down 700,000 tax-cheating firms and expects to identify 10 million non-tax paying individuals and make them pay up by December, the country’s tax chief has said.
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26 Sep 16
More than a quarter of the UK’s aid money will be spent by ministries other than its Department for International Development by 2020, forecasts have shown.
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23 Sep 16
The arm of the World Bank responsible for lending to the world’s poorest countries plans to tap into the capital markets to raise funds after securing a AAA credit rating.
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23 Sep 16
Anti-austerity policy reversals in Portugal are starting to rewind the country’s fragile economic recovery, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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23 Sep 16
The inclusion of the yuan in the International Monetary Fund’s special currency basket is an “important milestone” in China’s financial integration, fund officials said yesterday.
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23 Sep 16
The historic global climate deal brokered in Paris in 2015 is likely to come into force by the end of the year, United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon has said.
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23 Sep 16
Almost €400m of European Union investment into ports and maritime infrastructure within the bloc since 2000 has been wasted, according to the European Court of Auditors.
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23 Sep 16
The European Commission is to publish a draft law setting out EU-wide rules on how companies calculate their tax dues, according to the bloc’s most senior tax official.
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22 Sep 16
The United Nations has warned of growing fears of a fresh sovereign debt crisis as poorer states that borrowed heavily in good economic times struggle to weather lower levels of growth.
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22 Sep 16
Politicians, royalty and convicted criminals are among those named as directors of 175,000 secretive companies registered in the Bahamas, according to another cache of leaked documents published...
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22 Sep 16
The Asian Development bank has approved $631m in funding to develop the initial phase of a 2,500 kilometre system of roads, water and power infrastructure on India’s east coast.
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22 Sep 16
Iraq’s parliament has voted to sack the country’s finance minister after he was questioned over corruption allegations last month.
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21 Sep 16
Almost $130m worth of UK aid money is to be spent on returning refugees to war-torn countries like Somalia and ensuring they do not travel on to Europe.
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21 Sep 16
A city-driven initiative to close the global mental health gap was launched in New York yesterday, with hopes of capitalising on local networks to support the 450 million people affected worldwide.
28 Sep 16China, India and Russia are the world’s deadliest countries for outdoor air pollution, according to the World Health Organisation.
28 Sep 16Policymakers must work to change the increasingly popular narrative that free trade only benefits the “fortunate few”, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
27 Sep 16The African Development Bank is preparing to throw the Nigerian government a $1bn lifeline to help plug the substantial government deficit amid the country’s first recession in 20 years.
27 Sep 16Saudi Arabia has announced sudden cuts to pay and perks for government employees as the oil-dependent kingdom struggles to balance the books and adjust to low commodity prices.
27 Sep 16Professional accountancy examinations in Malaysia are to be brought in line with global standards, in a move to enhance the quality of chartered accountants in the country.
27 Sep 16The UK’s overseas development department has not done enough to ensure developing nations have a strong voice in the international fight against tax avoidance, according to the country’s aid watchdog...
27 Sep 16Any organisation can find opportunities for improvement if it looks for them. Redmond adopted CIPFA’s Financial Management Model to test how well it was doing in various areas and plan improvements...
26 Sep 16Six candidates have been put forward to take the helm of the World Health Organisation when its current director-general’s term expires next year.
26 Sep 16India, the world’s fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will formally ratify the world’s historic climate deal next month, prime minister Narendra Modi has announced.
26 Sep 16The European Union will launch its largest-ever humanitarian aid programme, based on providing monthly electronic cash payments to refugees in Turkey, today.
26 Sep 16Greece’s creditors need to offer more substantial relief options to tackle the country’s €248bn ($279bn) debt mountain, the International Monetary Fund has said.
26 Sep 16More than a quarter of the UK’s aid money will be spent by ministries other than its Department for International Development by 2020, forecasts have shown.
23 Sep 16The arm of the World Bank responsible for lending to the world’s poorest countries plans to tap into the capital markets to raise funds after securing a AAA credit rating.
23 Sep 16Anti-austerity policy reversals in Portugal are starting to rewind the country’s fragile economic recovery, according to the International Monetary Fund.
23 Sep 16The inclusion of the yuan in the International Monetary Fund’s special currency basket is an “important milestone” in China’s financial integration, fund officials said yesterday.
23 Sep 16Almost €400m of European Union investment into ports and maritime infrastructure within the bloc since 2000 has been wasted, according to the European Court of Auditors.
23 Sep 16The European Commission is to publish a draft law setting out EU-wide rules on how companies calculate their tax dues, according to the bloc’s most senior tax official.
22 Sep 16Politicians, royalty and convicted criminals are among those named as directors of 175,000 secretive companies registered in the Bahamas, according to another cache of leaked documents published...
22 Sep 16The Asian Development bank has approved $631m in funding to develop the initial phase of a 2,500 kilometre system of roads, water and power infrastructure on India’s east coast.
22 Sep 16Iraq’s parliament has voted to sack the country’s finance minister after he was questioned over corruption allegations last month.
21 Sep 16Almost $130m worth of UK aid money is to be spent on returning refugees to war-torn countries like Somalia and ensuring they do not travel on to Europe.
21 Sep 16A city-driven initiative to close the global mental health gap was launched in New York yesterday, with hopes of capitalising on local networks to support the 450 million people affected worldwide.
