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27 May 15
The International Monetary Fund has approved Uganda’s Public Financial Management Act, saying it represents a major milestone.
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27 May 15
Problems with the reliability of South Africa’s electricity supply could hurt economic growth, according to the country’s finance minister Nhlanhla Nene.
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27 May 15
Argentina will receive a $200m loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to fund a programme to improve living conditions for families dwelling in irregular settlements, such as shanty towns and...
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26 May 15
Finance leaders from the western Balkans and representatives of the World Bank and European Commission are to come together to discuss the future of financial reporting in the region.
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20 May 15
The World Bank is set to double results-based financing for education to $5bn over the next five years.
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20 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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20 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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20 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.
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20 May 15
Justine Greening has been reappointed as international development secretary in Prime Minister David Cameron’s UK government reshuffle.
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20 May 15
Government officials from across the Middle East and North Africa have met in Kuwait this week to discuss how to develop social security systems and other safety nets to deal with sluggish growth,...
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20 May 15
African accountants should involve themselves more in the work of the international standards setting boards, speakers at the Africa Congress of Accountants agreed.
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20 May 15
Africans must reclaim their dignity and stand up to corruption, the Africa Congress of Accountants heard today.
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20 May 15
Africa cannot rise without the active participation of women in the finance profession, the Africa Congress of Accountants was told.
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20 May 15
The Ebola crisis is likely to lead to stronger public financial management in the West African countries that were affected, according to a senior World Bank official.
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20 May 15
Greece’s cash-strapped government has used emergency funds to meet a €750m debt repayment due today, it has been revealed.
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20 May 15
Accountants across Africa need to move out of their offices and engage with governments and politicians, the Africa Congress of Accountants has been told.
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20 May 15
Greece is today set to meet a deadline to repay a €750m loan to the International Monetary Fund, a Greek finance ministry official has said.
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20 May 15
The employment rate across the European Union has risen for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, sparking greater signs of an economic recovery, according to the EU’s statistical...
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20 May 15
Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey has announced a government crackdown on corporate tax avoidance by multinational companies.
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20 May 15
Peru’s government should do more to improve the quality of education it offers to poor and vulnerable students in order to end extreme poverty, World Bank president Jim Yong Kim said.
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20 May 15
The UK Department for International Development and the International Monetary Fund have launched a new project to improve statistics gathering in 44 countries across the Middle East and Africa.
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20 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
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20 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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20 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacificyou might have missed.
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20 May 15
Global economic growth is set to slow this year due to both sluggish output in a number of major emerging markets and weak expansion in advanced economies, the National Institute of Economic and...