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27 Oct 15
Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas company will receive a $300m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in return for implementing a programme of corporate...
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26 Oct 15
Asia’s poorest and most vulnerable countries need revitalised and more robust development efforts to meet the challenges impeding their progress, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said.
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26 Oct 15
Three United Nations agencies have come together to warn that a foods crisis in South Sudan means that as many as 3.9m people face food shortages.
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26 Oct 15
Africa’s agriculture industry stands to be transformed by a number of plans and partnerships to scale up the sector, as well as nutrition programmes to end malnutrition and hunger.
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26 Oct 15
Angola has launched of $1.5bn worth of sovereign debt bonds in a bid to broaden the range of external finance it can draw on.
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23 Oct 15
Africa’s rapid population growth could boost economic growth across the continent if it is effectively harnessed by governments, a report by the World Bank has found.
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23 Oct 15
The UK Department for International Development has announced a programme to expand the use of solar power across Africa as part of efforts to reduce the estimated 600 million people who have no...
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23 Oct 15
The International Monetary Fund has found a strong link between the levels of the gender pay gap in a country and overall income inequality.
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22 Oct 15
The United Nations has called for an “urgent response” to the rapid urbanisation of the Asia-Pacific region.
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22 Oct 15
An estimated €300m allocated by the European Union to discourage illegal logging and the export of illegal timber worldwide has produced only “meagre” results, the European Court of Auditors has...
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22 Oct 15
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has added his voice to international calls for tax reform in the developing world.
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21 Oct 15
Tax breaks offered by two European countries to multinational firms Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler have been ruled illegal by the European Commission, with the companies ordered to pay back taxes they...
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21 Oct 15
Latvia’s progress in its fight against foreign bribery is “overshadowed” by enforcement weaknesses in the country’s anti-corruption agency, the OECD has said.
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20 Oct 15
European Union-funded rural training programmes are “poorly managed and cost too much”, the European Court of Auditors has said.
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20 Oct 15
A group of central and local government leaders and companies from across the world have called for forthcoming talks on tackling climate change to back a global price for carbon.
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20 Oct 15
Officials from 40 countries have met in London to develop plans to support economic recovery and development in Libya as part of proposals for a national unity government.
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20 Oct 15
External auditors need to start thinking about how they can develop internal audit systems and capacity in countries receiving aid, a member of the European Court of Auditors has told Public Finance...
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19 Oct 15
The New Zealand government has posted a budget surplus for the first time since 2008, fulfilling the governing National Party’s 2011 pledge to balance the books in the 2014/15 financial year.
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19 Oct 15
Public schools in Australia’s Northern Territory are missing out on millions of dollars in funding due to its government’s budget cuts and the territory’s failure to pass on needs-...
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19 Oct 15
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $15m grant to rebuild schools, provide small loans to help restore livelihoods and boost disaster awareness in those parts of Nepal worst hit by the...
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19 Oct 15
Governments should step up their investment in research and development, particularly cutting-edge technologies, as cuts threaten to destabilise science and research systems in many advanced...
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16 Oct 15
Major pension reforms in Mexico have helped it improved its financial sustainability, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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16 Oct 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.
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16 Oct 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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16 Oct 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
27 Oct 15Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas company will receive a $300m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in return for implementing a programme of corporate...
26 Oct 15Asia’s poorest and most vulnerable countries need revitalised and more robust development efforts to meet the challenges impeding their progress, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said.
26 Oct 15Three United Nations agencies have come together to warn that a foods crisis in South Sudan means that as many as 3.9m people face food shortages.
26 Oct 15Africa’s agriculture industry stands to be transformed by a number of plans and partnerships to scale up the sector, as well as nutrition programmes to end malnutrition and hunger.
26 Oct 15Angola has launched of $1.5bn worth of sovereign debt bonds in a bid to broaden the range of external finance it can draw on.
23 Oct 15Africa’s rapid population growth could boost economic growth across the continent if it is effectively harnessed by governments, a report by the World Bank has found.
23 Oct 15The UK Department for International Development has announced a programme to expand the use of solar power across Africa as part of efforts to reduce the estimated 600 million people who have no...
23 Oct 15The International Monetary Fund has found a strong link between the levels of the gender pay gap in a country and overall income inequality.
22 Oct 15The United Nations has called for an “urgent response” to the rapid urbanisation of the Asia-Pacific region.
22 Oct 15An estimated €300m allocated by the European Union to discourage illegal logging and the export of illegal timber worldwide has produced only “meagre” results, the European Court of Auditors has...
22 Oct 15Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has added his voice to international calls for tax reform in the developing world.
21 Oct 15Tax breaks offered by two European countries to multinational firms Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler have been ruled illegal by the European Commission, with the companies ordered to pay back taxes they...
21 Oct 15Latvia’s progress in its fight against foreign bribery is “overshadowed” by enforcement weaknesses in the country’s anti-corruption agency, the OECD has said.
20 Oct 15A group of central and local government leaders and companies from across the world have called for forthcoming talks on tackling climate change to back a global price for carbon.
20 Oct 15Officials from 40 countries have met in London to develop plans to support economic recovery and development in Libya as part of proposals for a national unity government.
20 Oct 15External auditors need to start thinking about how they can develop internal audit systems and capacity in countries receiving aid, a member of the European Court of Auditors has told Public Finance...
19 Oct 15The New Zealand government has posted a budget surplus for the first time since 2008, fulfilling the governing National Party’s 2011 pledge to balance the books in the 2014/15 financial year.
19 Oct 15Public schools in Australia’s Northern Territory are missing out on millions of dollars in funding due to its government’s budget cuts and the territory’s failure to pass on needs-...
19 Oct 15The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $15m grant to rebuild schools, provide small loans to help restore livelihoods and boost disaster awareness in those parts of Nepal worst hit by the...
19 Oct 15Governments should step up their investment in research and development, particularly cutting-edge technologies, as cuts threaten to destabilise science and research systems in many advanced...
16 Oct 15Major pension reforms in Mexico have helped it improved its financial sustainability, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
16 Oct 15A round-up of public finance news stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.
16 Oct 15A round-up of public finance news stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
16 Oct 15A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
