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21 Aug 20
Muhammad Afnan Alam outlines the role Sukuks are expected to play this year and beyond in Asia and the Middle East, as Covid-19 and low oil prices shake economies.
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11 Aug 20
Muhammad Afnan Alam explores different Asian government's digital approaches to Covid-19, identifying successes across the continent.
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4 Aug 20
CIPFA’s chief economist Jeffrey Matsu argues that the pandemic represents “time for a reboot” in the way we think about development.
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9 Jul 20
Governments and organisations, including multilateral development banks, are funding tens of billions of dollars in development projects and programs to help countries respond to Covid-19. The...
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1 Jul 20
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted structural problems in the financial relationship between Pakistan’s federal and provincial governments, according to Muhammad Afnan Alam.
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26 May 20
Cranfield University School of Management lecturer Dr Matthias Nnadi explores how policies that encourage and protect whistleblowers could solve the problem of corruption in Africa.
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20 May 20
Huge fiscal responses to the Covid-19 pandemic are being announced around the world, not least in Asia. Civil servant in Pakistan Muhammad Afnan Alam details the situation and how it might impact the...
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23 Apr 20
The coronavirus pandemic will have a long-lasting effect on public finances. Governments need the complete picture that modern accounting standards provide in order to navigate the recovery, argues...
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22 Apr 20
In 1948, the US passed an initiative that sent more than $12bn (the equivalent of about $128bn today) to Western Europe to recover from the Second World War. Dag Detter argues the world will need...
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21 Apr 20
Quality information from accruals accounting will be vital for governments when navigating the post-coronavirus recovery, argues Professor Ian Ball from Victoria University of Wellington.
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15 Apr 20
As coronavirus stress-tests our business continuity plans, we stand to learn valuable lessons – not least on the law of unintended consequences, argues AAT president John Thornton.
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9 Apr 20
Public sector lenders should take the lead in pioneering innovative loan contracts that allow borrowers to better respond to crises like the coronavirus, argues international development and...
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3 Apr 20
Asian governments have introduced radical fiscal policy measures to beat the impact of COVID-19. Muhammad Afnan Alam, who works in the Auditor General of Pakistan’s office, details their responses.
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1 Apr 20
Co-founder of Public Finance by Women Gillian Fawcett outlines 10 recommendations for organisations and individuals to follow to work towards achieving gender balance in the senior positions,...
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26 Mar 20
The impact of COVID-19 and the oil price plunge in the Middle East and the Caucasus and Central Asia has been substantial and could intensify, says Jihad Azour.
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20 Mar 20
Economic crises and natural disasters take a heavy toll on a country, but with strong public finance institutions in place, governments can continue to provide good services and a robust safety net....
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17 Mar 20
While quarantining and social distancing is the right prescription to combat COVID-19’s public health impact, the exact opposite is needed when it comes to securing the global economy, writes IMF...
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9 Mar 20
The IMF’s Vitor Gaspar and Paolo Mauro outline how governments should respond to the outbreak in order to stop the worst economic effects.
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6 Mar 20
Humentum’s Sam Musoke discusses the difficulty faced by non-profit organisations because of a varying landscape of financial reporting requirements, and what should be prioritised during the ongoing...
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20 Feb 20
As the Group of Twenty industrialized and emerging market economies (G20) finance ministers and central bank governors gather in Riyadh this week, they face an uncertain economic landscape, writes...
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18 Feb 20
There’s no doubt that the fourth industrial revolution is taking hold, but do we fully appreciate the social unrest that may follow this time round?
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13 Feb 20
Throughout Asia and the world, digital solutions are being found for urban problems. Policymakers and city leaders should ensure that the poor do not get left behind in this digital transformation of...
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6 Feb 20
Asia and the Pacific is not where it needs to be to meet the Sustainable Development Goals but there remains a decade to make up for lost time, argues the Asian Development Bank's Bart Édes.
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4 Feb 20
As efforts to shape international standards for non-profit organisations continue, Humentum’s Tim Boyes-Watson makes the case for their creation and calls for people to join the group working to set...
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28 Jan 20
Governments have a responsibility to spend resources properly in order to create the high quality infrastructure their citizens need, argue Bruno Carrasco and Edwin Lau of the Asian Development Bank.
21 Aug 20Muhammad Afnan Alam outlines the role Sukuks are expected to play this year and beyond in Asia and the Middle East, as Covid-19 and low oil prices shake economies.
11 Aug 20Muhammad Afnan Alam explores different Asian government's digital approaches to Covid-19, identifying successes across the continent.
4 Aug 20CIPFA’s chief economist Jeffrey Matsu argues that the pandemic represents “time for a reboot” in the way we think about development.
9 Jul 20Governments and organisations, including multilateral development banks, are funding tens of billions of dollars in development projects and programs to help countries respond to Covid-19. The...
1 Jul 20The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted structural problems in the financial relationship between Pakistan’s federal and provincial governments, according to Muhammad Afnan Alam.
26 May 20Cranfield University School of Management lecturer Dr Matthias Nnadi explores how policies that encourage and protect whistleblowers could solve the problem of corruption in Africa.
20 May 20Huge fiscal responses to the Covid-19 pandemic are being announced around the world, not least in Asia. Civil servant in Pakistan Muhammad Afnan Alam details the situation and how it might impact the...
23 Apr 20The coronavirus pandemic will have a long-lasting effect on public finances. Governments need the complete picture that modern accounting standards provide in order to navigate the recovery, argues...
22 Apr 20In 1948, the US passed an initiative that sent more than $12bn (the equivalent of about $128bn today) to Western Europe to recover from the Second World War. Dag Detter argues the world will need...
21 Apr 20Quality information from accruals accounting will be vital for governments when navigating the post-coronavirus recovery, argues Professor Ian Ball from Victoria University of Wellington.
15 Apr 20As coronavirus stress-tests our business continuity plans, we stand to learn valuable lessons – not least on the law of unintended consequences, argues AAT president John Thornton.
1 Apr 20Co-founder of Public Finance by Women Gillian Fawcett outlines 10 recommendations for organisations and individuals to follow to work towards achieving gender balance in the senior positions,...
20 Mar 20Economic crises and natural disasters take a heavy toll on a country, but with strong public finance institutions in place, governments can continue to provide good services and a robust safety net....
9 Mar 20The IMF’s Vitor Gaspar and Paolo Mauro outline how governments should respond to the outbreak in order to stop the worst economic effects.
20 Feb 20As the Group of Twenty industrialized and emerging market economies (G20) finance ministers and central bank governors gather in Riyadh this week, they face an uncertain economic landscape, writes...
18 Feb 20There’s no doubt that the fourth industrial revolution is taking hold, but do we fully appreciate the social unrest that may follow this time round?
13 Feb 20Throughout Asia and the world, digital solutions are being found for urban problems. Policymakers and city leaders should ensure that the poor do not get left behind in this digital transformation of...
6 Feb 20Asia and the Pacific is not where it needs to be to meet the Sustainable Development Goals but there remains a decade to make up for lost time, argues the Asian Development Bank's Bart Édes.
28 Jan 20Governments have a responsibility to spend resources properly in order to create the high quality infrastructure their citizens need, argue Bruno Carrasco and Edwin Lau of the Asian Development Bank.
