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27 Nov 20
Incoming US president Joe Biden is to nominate former Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen as the first female secretary of the US Treasury, according to reports in America.
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25 Nov 20
A political standoff with the Israeli government has combined with Covid-19 and a pre-existing economic slowdown to leave the Palestinian Authority struggling, the World Bank has said.
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25 Nov 20
Spain’s minority coalition government may be able to pass the country’s first full-year budget since 2016, after a Catalan separatist party announced its support.
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25 Nov 20
The European Investment bank has approved an €890m loan towards the development of a high-speed rail line from Madrid to the Portuguese border.
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24 Nov 20
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $600m loan to Indonesia for the expansion of electricity access in nine provinces.
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24 Nov 20
Arab countries’ disproportionate reliance on the sectors hit hardest by Covid-19 means they must continue their economic investment to avoid deepening the crisis, the IMF has said.
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23 Nov 20
Two ratings agencies have downgraded South Africa’s credit rating further into junk status, in a “painful” move that will increase the country’s borrowing costs and likely lead to spending cuts or...
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20 Nov 20
Germany should not let its rising debt stop it from taking “vigorous policy action” to mitigate the economic effects of Covid-19, the IMF has said after a visit to the country.
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20 Nov 20
Participatory budgeting can help marginalised communities respond to immediate local needs better than traditional public spending, a supporter of the concept has said after a US district funded a...
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19 Nov 20
Eurozone governments should continue spending into 2021 to help the economy recover from Covid-19, the European Commission has said – while warning that recovery “depends” on the approval of the...
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19 Nov 20
More sustainable public procurement practices can help governments create more equal societies, alongside addressing environmental concerns and ensuring a resilient recovery from Covid-19, a report...
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17 Nov 20
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund will inject 150bn riyals (£30bn) into the Kingdom’s economy in 2021 to help spur its recovery from low oil revenues and Covid-19, the country’s crown prince has...
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17 Nov 20
Improving the quality and coverage of health services targeting vulnerable people through an internationally backed project will help Laos achieve universal coverage within five years, officials have...
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17 Nov 20
Germany’s inaction in fighting fraud in online sales has been blasted as “incomprehensible” by the country’s state audit office president – given the amount of money spent over the internet.
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13 Nov 20
A framework to help highly indebted developing countries through the Covid-19 crisis has been agreed by G20 finance ministers, but campaigners have said it fails to create a permanent solution to the...
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13 Nov 20
Developing countries face a huge gap in the financing they would need this year to keep them on track for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, according to research from the OECD.
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12 Nov 20
Supreme audit institutions face huge pressure to ensure government spending advances the public interest and aids progress of countries’ development, and need help to make their oversight full and...
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12 Nov 20
The potential benefits of speedy Covid-19 vaccine purchases outweigh the significant public investment required and the risk of failures, the Inter-American Development Bank has said.
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11 Nov 20
The world’s major economies have been “moving in the opposite direction” from their climate commitments by continuing to fund fossil fuels during the pandemic, researchers have said.
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10 Nov 20
EU spending was impacted by too many errors, particularly in high-risk areas, the European Court of Auditors’ annual report for the 2019 financial year found.
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10 Nov 20
US president-elect Joe Biden faces some of the worst economic conditions in 70 years, ratings agency Moody’s has warned.
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9 Nov 20
San Francisco will tax “overpaid” executives to pay health workers, after city residents voted through a series of measures targeting businesses and property owners.
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6 Nov 20
The Malaysian government has presented an expansionary budget for 2021 as it attempts to steer its economy through the crisis caused by Covid-19.
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6 Nov 20
Climate finance sent to developing countries grew in 2018 but progress towards international goals remains too slow, the OECD has said.
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5 Nov 20
Countries that disrespect the rule of law and democracy risk losing access to EU funds, following a deal made between European Parliament and Council negotiators.
27 Nov 20Incoming US president Joe Biden is to nominate former Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen as the first female secretary of the US Treasury, according to reports in America.
25 Nov 20A political standoff with the Israeli government has combined with Covid-19 and a pre-existing economic slowdown to leave the Palestinian Authority struggling, the World Bank has said.
25 Nov 20Spain’s minority coalition government may be able to pass the country’s first full-year budget since 2016, after a Catalan separatist party announced its support.
25 Nov 20The European Investment bank has approved an €890m loan towards the development of a high-speed rail line from Madrid to the Portuguese border.
24 Nov 20The Asian Development Bank has approved a $600m loan to Indonesia for the expansion of electricity access in nine provinces.
24 Nov 20Arab countries’ disproportionate reliance on the sectors hit hardest by Covid-19 means they must continue their economic investment to avoid deepening the crisis, the IMF has said.
23 Nov 20Two ratings agencies have downgraded South Africa’s credit rating further into junk status, in a “painful” move that will increase the country’s borrowing costs and likely lead to spending cuts or...
20 Nov 20Germany should not let its rising debt stop it from taking “vigorous policy action” to mitigate the economic effects of Covid-19, the IMF has said after a visit to the country.
20 Nov 20Participatory budgeting can help marginalised communities respond to immediate local needs better than traditional public spending, a supporter of the concept has said after a US district funded a...
19 Nov 20Eurozone governments should continue spending into 2021 to help the economy recover from Covid-19, the European Commission has said – while warning that recovery “depends” on the approval of the...
19 Nov 20More sustainable public procurement practices can help governments create more equal societies, alongside addressing environmental concerns and ensuring a resilient recovery from Covid-19, a report...
17 Nov 20Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund will inject 150bn riyals (£30bn) into the Kingdom’s economy in 2021 to help spur its recovery from low oil revenues and Covid-19, the country’s crown prince has...
17 Nov 20Improving the quality and coverage of health services targeting vulnerable people through an internationally backed project will help Laos achieve universal coverage within five years, officials have...
17 Nov 20Germany’s inaction in fighting fraud in online sales has been blasted as “incomprehensible” by the country’s state audit office president – given the amount of money spent over the internet.
13 Nov 20A framework to help highly indebted developing countries through the Covid-19 crisis has been agreed by G20 finance ministers, but campaigners have said it fails to create a permanent solution to the...
13 Nov 20Developing countries face a huge gap in the financing they would need this year to keep them on track for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, according to research from the OECD.
12 Nov 20Supreme audit institutions face huge pressure to ensure government spending advances the public interest and aids progress of countries’ development, and need help to make their oversight full and...
12 Nov 20The potential benefits of speedy Covid-19 vaccine purchases outweigh the significant public investment required and the risk of failures, the Inter-American Development Bank has said.
11 Nov 20The world’s major economies have been “moving in the opposite direction” from their climate commitments by continuing to fund fossil fuels during the pandemic, researchers have said.
10 Nov 20EU spending was impacted by too many errors, particularly in high-risk areas, the European Court of Auditors’ annual report for the 2019 financial year found.![Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the two main candidates for president in the 2020 US election [image: Shutterstock]](https://www.publicfinancefocus.org/sites/default/files/styles/pf_square/public/trump-biden-shutterstock_1724296963.jpg?itok=4JmS23o7 "Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the two main candidates for president in the 2020 US election [image: Shutterstock]")
10 Nov 20US president-elect Joe Biden faces some of the worst economic conditions in 70 years, ratings agency Moody’s has warned.
9 Nov 20San Francisco will tax “overpaid” executives to pay health workers, after city residents voted through a series of measures targeting businesses and property owners.
6 Nov 20The Malaysian government has presented an expansionary budget for 2021 as it attempts to steer its economy through the crisis caused by Covid-19.
6 Nov 20Climate finance sent to developing countries grew in 2018 but progress towards international goals remains too slow, the OECD has said.
5 Nov 20Countries that disrespect the rule of law and democracy risk losing access to EU funds, following a deal made between European Parliament and Council negotiators.
