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16 Sep 15
A shift in policy is needed to offset the slowdown in global growth, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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15 Sep 15
A drought and serious crop losses in Haiti have hit the country’s economy hard, the International Monetary Fund has concluded.
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15 Sep 15
The European Court of Auditors has criticised “persistent problems” in the way public authorities across the European Union contract out work, warning that if improvements are not made by...
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14 Sep 15
Ian Carruthers, executive director for policy and standards at CIPFA, has been appointed chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board.
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14 Sep 15
Lebanon is to receive £29m of the extra £100m pledged in UK aid for Syria and surrounding countries announced by UK Prime Minister David Cameron earlier this month.
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14 Sep 15
Giving direct cash aid to those caught up in humanitarian crises would be the most effective and transparent form of assistance, a report from a high-level panel of experts has suggested.
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11 Sep 15
The World Bank is funding a $50m programme for Kenya’s statistics bureau to help it improve the quality of the data it produces to support policymaking.
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11 Sep 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
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11 Sep 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from Europe you might have missed.
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11 Sep 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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10 Sep 15
The eurozone needs a stronger and more unified voice in international financial institutions, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
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9 Sep 15
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has called on all 28 EU member states to endorse proposals for the emergency relocation of 160,000 refugees from Italy, Greece and Hungary.
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8 Sep 15
Belgium has been urged to reverse a decline in the size of its international aid budget.
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7 Sep 15
Public financial management in Zambia is both fragmented and outdated, and fails to capture internationally accepted best practice, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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7 Sep 15
Africa needs to embrace open data as part of the development agenda, Tanzania’s president Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has said in a speech at the continent’s first conference on the issue.
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4 Sep 15
Kuwait’s significant fiscal buffer protected its economy from the fall in oil prices and has allowed the government to press ahead with increasing public spending, according to an analysis by...
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4 Sep 15
The International Monetary Fund has urged Macedonia to strengthen its public financial management system, warning that the country needed to rebuild its policy buffers to ensure macroeconomic...
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4 Sep 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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4 Sep 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
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4 Sep 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin American and Caribbean you might have missed.
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4 Sep 15
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has made a powerful plea to the international community to protect migrant and refugee children from what is being called one of the biggest...
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3 Sep 15
Water management is one of Brazil’s most important challenges as population and economic growth, coupled with climate change, are expected to increase demand for water, the Organisation for...
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2 Sep 15
The United Nations Development Programme’s chief has said that the new “strong and visionary” sustainable development goals (SDGs) will help lift a generation out of poverty once...
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2 Sep 15
Infrastructure spending in Asia needs to be better-targeted the International Monetary Fund chief warned, as she called for strengthened fiscal policies to boost the region’s growth and...
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2 Sep 15
Gaza could become uninhabitable in less than five years if the current economic trends continue, a critical United Nations report has warned.
16 Sep 15A shift in policy is needed to offset the slowdown in global growth, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
15 Sep 15A drought and serious crop losses in Haiti have hit the country’s economy hard, the International Monetary Fund has concluded.
15 Sep 15The European Court of Auditors has criticised “persistent problems” in the way public authorities across the European Union contract out work, warning that if improvements are not made by...
14 Sep 15Ian Carruthers, executive director for policy and standards at CIPFA, has been appointed chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board.
14 Sep 15Lebanon is to receive £29m of the extra £100m pledged in UK aid for Syria and surrounding countries announced by UK Prime Minister David Cameron earlier this month.
14 Sep 15Giving direct cash aid to those caught up in humanitarian crises would be the most effective and transparent form of assistance, a report from a high-level panel of experts has suggested.
11 Sep 15The World Bank is funding a $50m programme for Kenya’s statistics bureau to help it improve the quality of the data it produces to support policymaking.
11 Sep 15A round-up of public finance news stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
11 Sep 15A round-up of public finance news stories from Europe you might have missed.
11 Sep 15A round-up of public finance news stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
10 Sep 15The eurozone needs a stronger and more unified voice in international financial institutions, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
9 Sep 15European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has called on all 28 EU member states to endorse proposals for the emergency relocation of 160,000 refugees from Italy, Greece and Hungary.
8 Sep 15Belgium has been urged to reverse a decline in the size of its international aid budget.
7 Sep 15Public financial management in Zambia is both fragmented and outdated, and fails to capture internationally accepted best practice, the International Monetary Fund has said.
7 Sep 15Africa needs to embrace open data as part of the development agenda, Tanzania’s president Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has said in a speech at the continent’s first conference on the issue.
4 Sep 15Kuwait’s significant fiscal buffer protected its economy from the fall in oil prices and has allowed the government to press ahead with increasing public spending, according to an analysis by...
4 Sep 15A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
4 Sep 15A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin American and Caribbean you might have missed.
3 Sep 15Water management is one of Brazil’s most important challenges as population and economic growth, coupled with climate change, are expected to increase demand for water, the Organisation for...
2 Sep 15The United Nations Development Programme’s chief has said that the new “strong and visionary” sustainable development goals (SDGs) will help lift a generation out of poverty once...
2 Sep 15Infrastructure spending in Asia needs to be better-targeted the International Monetary Fund chief warned, as she called for strengthened fiscal policies to boost the region’s growth and...
2 Sep 15Gaza could become uninhabitable in less than five years if the current economic trends continue, a critical United Nations report has warned.
