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5 Jul 21
The Ghanaian government will need to raise taxes to help alleviate the debt burden on the nation and reduce reliance on borrowing, a senior economist said.
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5 Jul 21
Joe Biden’s social and infrastructure spending has been tipped to still have a noticeable impact on GDP in a decade’s time because he is targeting long-term benefits to the economy.
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5 Jul 21
Brazil’s supreme court has authorised an investigation into president Jair Bolsonaro’s response to a Covid-19 vaccine procurement deal amid allegations he ignored irregularities in the process.
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2 Jul 21
International reforms of corporation tax could have “serious implications” for Ireland’s public finances, a report from the country’s central bank has warned.
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2 Jul 21
A “historic” agreement on corporation tax between 130 countries and territories will increase global public revenues by around $150bn according to the OECD, which led the negotiations.
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1 Jul 21
Sudan will have nearly all its external debt wiped after qualifying for a World Bank and International Monetary Fund initiative.
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30 Jun 21
Officials are critical to driving financial management improvement projects within government because politicians often lose interest, or move to other jobs before they are complete, according to...
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30 Jun 21
Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after failing to attend a corruption inquiry, fearing “significant damage to the rule of law” if he was not...
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30 Jun 21
Public assets such as infrastructure are at greater risk of falling into disrepair if the government that owns them uses cash accounting, a conference has been told.
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29 Jun 21
Uganda is to receive $1bn from the International Monetary Fund to help its economy as it struggles with the impact of Covid-19.
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29 Jun 21
A university in Kenya has faced criticism after dismissing a senior accountant involved in an ongoing legal case concerning a former vice-chancellor.
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28 Jun 21
China’s zero tolerance approach to curbing Covid-19 outbreaks has benefitted the nation’s economy recovery from the pandemic, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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28 Jun 21
The Sudanese government is slashing spending on government business and spending more on social programmes, the country’s cabinet has said.
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28 Jun 21
Proposed reforms would reduce Indonesia's ‘tax gap’ to levels more in line with other countries, according to the country's finance minister.
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25 Jun 21
A bipartisan group of US politicians have reached an agreement on an infrastructure bill initially valued at $953bn, including the creation of a new Infrastructure Financing Authority.
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24 Jun 21
Rich nations could fully restore reserve levels in low-income countries by diverting less than half of their share of an International Monetary Fund funding stream, according to ratings agency S&...
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24 Jun 21
Germany’s cabinet has approved €100bn of borrowing to pay for the government’s Covid-19 response in the country’s draft budget.
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24 Jun 21
Africa will need $485bn of additional financing between 2021 and 2023 to ward off a debt crisis, the president of the continent’s largest multilateral development bank has said.
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23 Jun 21
Argentina has reached an agreement with debtors to defer the majority of a $2.4bn loan repayment for nine months to avoid another default.
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23 Jun 21
Huge government spending amid the Covid-19 crisis and an unambitious deficit reduction plan will leave France’s public finances lagging behind its eurozone peers, the country’s national audit body...
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22 Jun 21
Emissions in the European Union's agriculture sector stayed the same despite more than a quarter of European Union spending on the sector being allocated to environmental projects between 2014 and...
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22 Jun 21
Professional accountancy organisations can be central to implementing, maintaining and strengthening effective public financial management, according to the Confederation of Asian and Pacific...
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22 Jun 21
Luxembourg’s credit outlook will not be heavily affected by the G7's international corporation tax proposals due to extraordinary levels of wealth, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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22 Jun 21
The International Monetary Fund will not give Zimbabwe any financial support despite the government having no arrears with the fund for almost five years.
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21 Jun 21
Continued over-reliance on oil has left Gulf Cooperation Council countries very exposed to shocks amid faltering diversification efforts, analysts have warned.
5 Jul 21The Ghanaian government will need to raise taxes to help alleviate the debt burden on the nation and reduce reliance on borrowing, a senior economist said.
5 Jul 21Joe Biden’s social and infrastructure spending has been tipped to still have a noticeable impact on GDP in a decade’s time because he is targeting long-term benefits to the economy.
5 Jul 21Brazil’s supreme court has authorised an investigation into president Jair Bolsonaro’s response to a Covid-19 vaccine procurement deal amid allegations he ignored irregularities in the process.
2 Jul 21International reforms of corporation tax could have “serious implications” for Ireland’s public finances, a report from the country’s central bank has warned.
2 Jul 21A “historic” agreement on corporation tax between 130 countries and territories will increase global public revenues by around $150bn according to the OECD, which led the negotiations.
1 Jul 21Sudan will have nearly all its external debt wiped after qualifying for a World Bank and International Monetary Fund initiative.
30 Jun 21Officials are critical to driving financial management improvement projects within government because politicians often lose interest, or move to other jobs before they are complete, according to...
30 Jun 21Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after failing to attend a corruption inquiry, fearing “significant damage to the rule of law” if he was not...
30 Jun 21Public assets such as infrastructure are at greater risk of falling into disrepair if the government that owns them uses cash accounting, a conference has been told.
29 Jun 21Uganda is to receive $1bn from the International Monetary Fund to help its economy as it struggles with the impact of Covid-19.
29 Jun 21A university in Kenya has faced criticism after dismissing a senior accountant involved in an ongoing legal case concerning a former vice-chancellor.
28 Jun 21China’s zero tolerance approach to curbing Covid-19 outbreaks has benefitted the nation’s economy recovery from the pandemic, according to ratings agency Fitch.
28 Jun 21The Sudanese government is slashing spending on government business and spending more on social programmes, the country’s cabinet has said.
28 Jun 21Proposed reforms would reduce Indonesia's ‘tax gap’ to levels more in line with other countries, according to the country's finance minister.
25 Jun 21A bipartisan group of US politicians have reached an agreement on an infrastructure bill initially valued at $953bn, including the creation of a new Infrastructure Financing Authority.
24 Jun 21Rich nations could fully restore reserve levels in low-income countries by diverting less than half of their share of an International Monetary Fund funding stream, according to ratings agency S&...
24 Jun 21Germany’s cabinet has approved €100bn of borrowing to pay for the government’s Covid-19 response in the country’s draft budget.
24 Jun 21Africa will need $485bn of additional financing between 2021 and 2023 to ward off a debt crisis, the president of the continent’s largest multilateral development bank has said.
23 Jun 21Argentina has reached an agreement with debtors to defer the majority of a $2.4bn loan repayment for nine months to avoid another default.
23 Jun 21Huge government spending amid the Covid-19 crisis and an unambitious deficit reduction plan will leave France’s public finances lagging behind its eurozone peers, the country’s national audit body...
22 Jun 21Emissions in the European Union's agriculture sector stayed the same despite more than a quarter of European Union spending on the sector being allocated to environmental projects between 2014 and...
22 Jun 21Professional accountancy organisations can be central to implementing, maintaining and strengthening effective public financial management, according to the Confederation of Asian and Pacific...
22 Jun 21Luxembourg’s credit outlook will not be heavily affected by the G7's international corporation tax proposals due to extraordinary levels of wealth, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
22 Jun 21The International Monetary Fund will not give Zimbabwe any financial support despite the government having no arrears with the fund for almost five years.
21 Jun 21Continued over-reliance on oil has left Gulf Cooperation Council countries very exposed to shocks amid faltering diversification efforts, analysts have warned.
