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28 Aug 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from Europe you might have missed.
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28 Aug 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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27 Aug 15
Ukraine and its creditors have agreed a debt-restructuring package that will see $4bn written off and maturities extended for four years.
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26 Aug 15
Angola’s economy survived the recent slump in oil prices thanks to a healthy level of international reserves, but greater economic diversification is needed to protect against future shocks, the...
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25 Aug 15
Trade barriers, conflict and a lack of transparency are inhibiting growth in Africa, an expert symposium heard.
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25 Aug 15
The Chinese government has allowed the country’s main state pension fund to invest in the stock market for the first time as part of efforts to halt the fall in share prices that has led to increased...
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24 Aug 15
The International Monetary Fund and the US Agency for International Development have reached an agreement to better coordinate their work on the newly agreed sustainable development goals.
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24 Aug 15
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $1bn loan to give Kazakhstan ‘fiscal leeway’ amid economic challenges in the country.
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21 Aug 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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21 Aug 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
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21 Aug 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Latin America & Caribbean you might have missed.
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20 Aug 15
CIPFA and the Botho University in Botswana have launched a public financial management training qualification for accountancy students studying in the southern African country.
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20 Aug 15
The UK government has committed £3m in new funding to help the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reopen schools for half a million Palestinian children in time for the new academic year.
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19 Aug 15
The International Monetary Fund has endorsed the Chinese government’s economic strategy but has forecast that the country will not grow as quickly in 2015 compared to last year.
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19 Aug 15
Greece, its creditors and eurozone finance ministers have confirmed the signing of a new €86bn bailout deal for the country.
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18 Aug 15
The growth in property and corporation taxes in Russia is expected to slow in the second half of this year, an analysis by credit rating agency Fitch has warned, which could hit the creditworthiness...
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18 Aug 15
The United Nations Development Programme has started a year-long project to reintegrate volunteers who have been helping to fight the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone back into the country’s...
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14 Aug 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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14 Aug 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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14 Aug 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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14 Aug 15
Credit rating agency Fitch has said the introduction of a nationwide residential property tax in China would provide more “stable, sustainable and diversified revenues” for local...
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14 Aug 15
Nigeria is to start to implement international public sector accounting standards (IPSAS) in January 2016, according to the country's accountant-general Ahmed Idris.
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13 Aug 15
The European Commission is to deploy six emergency responders to Macedonia to help the government assess the damage caused by recent floods and mudslides.
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13 Aug 15
The United Nations has stepped up calls for international funding to help relief efforts in Yemen, where the civil conflict in the country is worsening.
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12 Aug 15
Outgoing African Development Bank president Donald Kaberuka has visited Nigeria to reinforce the bank’s continued support for economic projects in the country.