Skip to main content
MAIN MENU
News and comment on global public financial management
Login
Register
Home
News
Blog
Features
Events
Financial management
Benchmarking
Budgeting
Capital finance
Cash to accrual
CIPFA Whole System Approach
Efficiency
Financial management
Leadership
Pensions
People & professional development
Performance improvement
Professionalisation
Public private partnerships
Treasury Management
Value for money
Financial reporting
Accruals-based accounting
Cash-based accounting
Financial reporting
Transparency
Whole of government accounts
Governance
Accountability
Anti-fraud
Audit & risk
Ethics
Governance
Risk management
Global economy
Bailouts
Deficit reduction
Emerging economies
Globalisation
Growth
Interest rates
Public spending
Rating agencies
Sovereign debt
Taxation (inc Tobin taxes)
Trade
Unemployment
Development
Development
Disaster relief
Education
Healthcare
International aid
Post-conflict
Poverty reduction
Regions
Asia Pacific
Europe
International
Latin America and Caribbean
Middle East and Africa
US & Canada
PFM News
Viewpoints
In-depth
White Papers
Learning
Institute of International Finance
Pandemic pushes global government debt over 105% of GDP
PFM News
19 Feb 21
Covid-19 led public debt to a record high in 2020, as governments borrowed three times as much as they did the previous year while trying to fight the virus.
Newsletter
CIPFA latest
CIPFA and Humentum publish final draft of International Non-Profit Accounting Guidance
Case studies highlight ‘positive’ anti-corruption work
Most popular
The evolving Scandinavian social welfare system
Challenges to successful PFM reform
How Japan lost its decade (and more)
Most commented
Events & webinars
Workshop for strategic IT directors at CIPFA London
27 Mar 19
Public Finance Innovation Awards 2019
1 May 19
Whitepapers
Leading light
Read more
Brave new finances
Read more
Development
Financial management
Financial reporting
Global Economy
Governance
Organisations
19 Feb 21Covid-19 led public debt to a record high in 2020, as governments borrowed three times as much as they did the previous year while trying to fight the virus.
