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24 Aug 18
Argentinian police have begun raiding the country’s former president’s properties as part of a major corruption investigation.
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16 Aug 18
The OECD has called on people working in the public sector to help shape its international guidance on how to manage employees in the public sector.
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6 Aug 18
The ruler of Dubai has said the results of a government employee satisfaction survey are “unacceptable” and must be improved within six months.
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2 Aug 18
Agriculture ministers from the world’s major economies made “a breakthrough” during last week’s talks in Argentina, the German agriculture minister has said.
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1 Aug 18
India and Germany have today signed an agreement for €653.7m to continue their partnership with a focus on improving urban development and renewable energy around the world.
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30 Jul 18
The leaders of an association of five major emerging economies have signed a declaration highlighting the importance of an “open world economy”.
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27 Jul 18
Hundreds of MPs in South Sudan have received government loans worth $40,000 each to buy cars, sparking outrage in a war-torn country blighted by hunger.
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27 Jul 18
Noor Akbar of the Centre for Peaceful Solutions asks whether the former cricketer can deliver a ‘New Pakistan’ after a turbulent chapter in the country’s history.
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26 Jul 18
The European Union and the US have agreed to work together to avoid a full-blown trade war.
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20 Jul 18
Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye has been sentenced to eight more years in prison after she was found guilty on charges of causing loss of government funds.
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6 Jul 18
Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on corruption charges related to London property.
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5 Jul 18
France and Nigeria have signed agreements for $475m worth of financing to help the African country with its development.
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27 Jun 18
Singapore spent the equivalent of almost $12m hosting the recent summit between US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the state’s finance ministry confirmed.
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26 Jun 18
The wife of the Israeli prime minister has been charged with fraud over alleged misuse of public funds to order catered meals, the Justice Ministry has said.
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21 Jun 18
More than 40 people accused of corruption in a $100m graft case in Kenya, including state workers, were given bail on Tuesday.
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18 Jun 18
The European Investment Bank must stop investing in fossil fuels and boost its support for sustainable energy, and prioritise human rights, a group of European NGOs have urged.
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11 Jun 18
Ireland’s biggest accountancy body is partnering with CIPFA to help accountants better manage public budgets in a fast-changing environment.
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4 Jun 18
The prime minister of Jordan has resigned after days of protests against tax rises and austerity measures.
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29 May 18
Rachel Grimes is never stumped when asked about global opportunities or why accountancy needs to play with a straight bat. PF International’s Simone Rensch speaks to the outgoing IFAC president.
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10 Apr 18
The island’s new leader should ignore the doom merchants and make a virtue of its mixed economy, writes Gavin O’Toole.
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23 Mar 18
A number of public sector workers went on strike across France yesterday over the government’s plans to reform labour laws.
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20 Mar 18
China is to form an international development cooperation agency to enhance planning and coordination of foreign aid, it has been widely reported in a number of media outlets.
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13 Mar 18
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe and finance minister Taro Aso are under pressure over suspected cover-up of a cronyism scandal.
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12 Mar 18
The European Union commissioner for trade has said the bloc will “stand up to bullies” that create trade wars, at a conference in Brussels.
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12 Mar 18
The UK and Saudi Arabia are to partner up to boost economic development and infrastructure in some of the world’s poorest drought and conflict-hit countries.