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10 Sep 21
A focus on building relationships with communities is vital to avoid controversy over resources allocation, argues Katie Ludwig of the Government Finance Officers Association.
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7 Sep 21
From Chinese provinces to Dutch dairy pastures, a new accounting approach is helping put a monetary value on green policy measures.
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31 Aug 21
Solutions to fixing public procurement already exist – the challenge lies in the political will of governments to implement them.
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19 Aug 21
Inflation related to Covid-19 recovery will pass quickly – but demographic changes mean there is a need to prepare for a longer-term rise, says Manoj Pradhan.
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22 Jul 21
As Africa continues to grapple with Covid-19, creating more bankable opportunities for investors will lay the foundations for longer-term growth, argues Stephen Barnes of the Johannesburg-based...
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20 Jul 21
Afnan Alam explores the policy landscape for sustainable investing in the Asia Pacific region.
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6 Jul 21
The G7 did not show enough ambition on climate finance, posing problems for the upcoming COP26 meeting in Glasgow later this year, argues Andrew Leming, researcher at the think-tank Bright Blue.
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18 Jun 21
A US watchdog has identified what it says were 3,400 conflicts of interest during the tenure of former president Donald Trump
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15 Jun 21
Muhammad Afnan Alam explores the G7 commitment to push for at least a 15% global minimum rate of corporation tax.
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1 Jun 21
Policies for Covid-19 recovery should be targeted at creating new employment through start-up businesses, argue academics Petr Sedláček and Vincent Sterk.
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20 Apr 21
Defence spending is set to accelerate in 2021, but Covid-19 poses big questions about whether that growth is sustainable, writes Fenella McGerty.
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14 Apr 21
A new book argues that the US moon programme can inform a new approach to public procurement – but lands short
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1 Apr 21
Private creditors are making big profits from lending to developing countries during Covid-19. With poorer governments left with less to spend on tackling the pandemic, the need for debt cancellation...
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30 Mar 21
Democracy demands that public auditors step up to provide assurance and accountability over governments’ use of algorithms, says Jan Roar Beckstrøm, deputy director general and chief data scientist...
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22 Mar 21
Pakistan’s new micropayments system is set to speed up pay and pension payments for 2.7 million government employees, says Muhammed Afnan Alam.
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8 Mar 21
Two experts take opposing stances on the merits of a targeted tax on the rich, following a UK Commission finding a one-off wealth tax would help the country recover from the pandemic.
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2 Mar 21
Working backwards from plausible visions of the future can help public sector finance directors navigate uncertain times. Dr Trudi Lang and Rafael Ramirez from the University of Oxford’s Saïd...
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26 Feb 21
Counter fraud specialist Laura Hough explains the importance of taking a forward look at corruption risks an organisation faces, and of developing a culture that makes it easier to do the right thing.
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9 Feb 21
As the world looks ahead towards the end of the Covid-19 crisis, whenever that might come, it is time to reflect on the role taxes can play in rebuilding our economies, argue Pascal Saint-Amans and...
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15 Jan 21
Alastair Swarbrick outlines the issues faced by developing countries embarking on public financial management reform.
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14 Dec 20
Governments are facing one of the biggest ever challenges to their financial resilience because of the pandemic. Professor Ileana Steccolini outlines how the University of Essex and CIPFA are teaming...
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4 Dec 20
Claire Schouten and Vivek Ramkumar from the International Budget Partnership give examples of how cooperation between spending watchdogs and civil society have brought benefits for people.
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24 Nov 20
An Australian case shows the importance of providing complete advice to politicians.
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19 Nov 20
Thiago Uehara outlines the important role public procurement can play in development, helping to create more equal and sustainable societies.
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6 Oct 20
Co-founder of Public Finance by Women Gillian Fawcett outlines the results of a survey on whether gender has been properly taken into account in governments’ financial responses to the pandemic.
10 Sep 21A focus on building relationships with communities is vital to avoid controversy over resources allocation, argues Katie Ludwig of the Government Finance Officers Association.
7 Sep 21From Chinese provinces to Dutch dairy pastures, a new accounting approach is helping put a monetary value on green policy measures.
31 Aug 21Solutions to fixing public procurement already exist – the challenge lies in the political will of governments to implement them.
19 Aug 21Inflation related to Covid-19 recovery will pass quickly – but demographic changes mean there is a need to prepare for a longer-term rise, says Manoj Pradhan.
22 Jul 21As Africa continues to grapple with Covid-19, creating more bankable opportunities for investors will lay the foundations for longer-term growth, argues Stephen Barnes of the Johannesburg-based...
20 Jul 21Afnan Alam explores the policy landscape for sustainable investing in the Asia Pacific region.
6 Jul 21The G7 did not show enough ambition on climate finance, posing problems for the upcoming COP26 meeting in Glasgow later this year, argues Andrew Leming, researcher at the think-tank Bright Blue.
18 Jun 21A US watchdog has identified what it says were 3,400 conflicts of interest during the tenure of former president Donald Trump
15 Jun 21Muhammad Afnan Alam explores the G7 commitment to push for at least a 15% global minimum rate of corporation tax.
1 Jun 21Policies for Covid-19 recovery should be targeted at creating new employment through start-up businesses, argue academics Petr Sedláček and Vincent Sterk.
20 Apr 21Defence spending is set to accelerate in 2021, but Covid-19 poses big questions about whether that growth is sustainable, writes Fenella McGerty.
14 Apr 21A new book argues that the US moon programme can inform a new approach to public procurement – but lands short
1 Apr 21Private creditors are making big profits from lending to developing countries during Covid-19. With poorer governments left with less to spend on tackling the pandemic, the need for debt cancellation...
30 Mar 21Democracy demands that public auditors step up to provide assurance and accountability over governments’ use of algorithms, says Jan Roar Beckstrøm, deputy director general and chief data scientist...
22 Mar 21Pakistan’s new micropayments system is set to speed up pay and pension payments for 2.7 million government employees, says Muhammed Afnan Alam.
8 Mar 21Two experts take opposing stances on the merits of a targeted tax on the rich, following a UK Commission finding a one-off wealth tax would help the country recover from the pandemic.
2 Mar 21Working backwards from plausible visions of the future can help public sector finance directors navigate uncertain times. Dr Trudi Lang and Rafael Ramirez from the University of Oxford’s Saïd...
26 Feb 21Counter fraud specialist Laura Hough explains the importance of taking a forward look at corruption risks an organisation faces, and of developing a culture that makes it easier to do the right thing.
9 Feb 21As the world looks ahead towards the end of the Covid-19 crisis, whenever that might come, it is time to reflect on the role taxes can play in rebuilding our economies, argue Pascal Saint-Amans and...
15 Jan 21Alastair Swarbrick outlines the issues faced by developing countries embarking on public financial management reform.
14 Dec 20Governments are facing one of the biggest ever challenges to their financial resilience because of the pandemic. Professor Ileana Steccolini outlines how the University of Essex and CIPFA are teaming...
4 Dec 20Claire Schouten and Vivek Ramkumar from the International Budget Partnership give examples of how cooperation between spending watchdogs and civil society have brought benefits for people.
24 Nov 20An Australian case shows the importance of providing complete advice to politicians.
19 Nov 20Thiago Uehara outlines the important role public procurement can play in development, helping to create more equal and sustainable societies.
6 Oct 20Co-founder of Public Finance by Women Gillian Fawcett outlines the results of a survey on whether gender has been properly taken into account in governments’ financial responses to the pandemic.
