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16 May 17
The International Monetary Fund has urged Zimbabwe to rein in its spending to bring its ballooning deficit back down to a sustainable level.
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16 May 17
The relationship between inequality is not uniform – it depends where in the world you look
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15 May 17
Germany should look to refine its revenue projection models, which are repeatedly off the mark and encourage overly tight purse strings, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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15 May 17
The Greek economy has slipped back into recession, while the government has shaved almost one percentage point from its growth forecasts for 2017.
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15 May 17
China has pledged to spend over $120bn in support of its ambitious development plan centred on building trade and connectivity infrastructure across Asia, Africa and Europe.
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12 May 17
Nigerian lawmakers have passed a record budget for 2017, worth 7.44trn naira ($24.4bn), to hoist the country out of its first recession in a quarter of a century.
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12 May 17
German tax revenues are to overshoot estimates by €7.9bn according to finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble, who promised to cut tax in light of the better-than-expected figures.
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11 May 17
New French president Emmanuel Macron should meet his pledge to bring the country’s deficit back in line with European Union spending rules this year, according to the European Commission.
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11 May 17
A pledge to create 810,000 new public sector jobs in South Korea could be realised following the election of new president Moon Jae-in this week.
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10 May 17
Sub-Saharan African governments’ sluggishness in getting their public finances back on track has hit growth, the International Monetary Fund has said, trimming its 2017 forecast for the region to 2.6...
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9 May 17
The International Monetary Fund has upped its 2017 growth forecast for Asia and the Pacific to 5.5% – a 0.2 percentage point increase on October 2016’s forecast and the strongest outlook in the world...
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8 May 17
A universal basic income can increase efficiency and accountability in the public finances of developing countries, experts have argued at a debate held at a UK-based think-tank.
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8 May 17
Ten of Europe’s major economies hand out €6.3bn ($6.9bn) in coal subsidies every year, including €1bn ($1.1bn) in funds intended for low-carbon sources, according to a UK think-tank.
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8 May 17
More and better public finance is essential to finding the 10.5% of GDP Asia-Pacific’s poorest countries need to bridge debilitating infrastructure gaps, according to the United Nations.
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8 May 17
Pro-European Union centrist Emmanuel Macron has pledged to unite a divided France after sweeping to victory in the final round of a historic presidential election.
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5 May 17
National audit bodies’ role in scrutinising the European Union’s agricultural spending is flawed and falls short of international standards, the bloc’s auditors have concluded.
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5 May 17
The unstoppable march of digitalisation will touch every area of government and business, accountancy included. Will accountants be able to adapt?
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4 May 17
African governments must embrace the digital technologies that have the potential to transform the continent’s economies and public services, according to accountancy firm EY.
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4 May 17
Oxfam has challenged African governments to build a “more human” economy that does not lock the majority of the continent’s population out of economic gains.
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2 May 17
Greek bailout officials have reached a deal on future austerity measures in the country, including pension and tax cuts and ending six months of wrangling.
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2 May 17
Countries in the Middle East and North Africa region will need to push ahead with economic reforms to improve growth, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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2 May 17
Mozambique is to benefit from $1.7bn in World Bank funds until 2021 under a new programme that will initially concentrate on tackling the consequences of the country’s hidden borrowing.
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28 Apr 17
New Zealand plans to cut its net public debt to as low as 10% of GDP by 2025, finance minister Steven Joyce has announced.
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28 Apr 17
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has struck a more optimistic tone for the eurozone economy, but stressed governments need to do more to contribute to growth.
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28 Apr 17
OECD secretary-general Angel Gurría has warned that attempts to “fix” globalisation will fail if governments compete with one another in a “race to the bottom” in areas like standards and tax.
16 May 17The International Monetary Fund has urged Zimbabwe to rein in its spending to bring its ballooning deficit back down to a sustainable level.
16 May 17The relationship between inequality is not uniform – it depends where in the world you look
15 May 17Germany should look to refine its revenue projection models, which are repeatedly off the mark and encourage overly tight purse strings, the International Monetary Fund has said.
15 May 17The Greek economy has slipped back into recession, while the government has shaved almost one percentage point from its growth forecasts for 2017.
15 May 17China has pledged to spend over $120bn in support of its ambitious development plan centred on building trade and connectivity infrastructure across Asia, Africa and Europe.
12 May 17Nigerian lawmakers have passed a record budget for 2017, worth 7.44trn naira ($24.4bn), to hoist the country out of its first recession in a quarter of a century.
12 May 17German tax revenues are to overshoot estimates by €7.9bn according to finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble, who promised to cut tax in light of the better-than-expected figures.
11 May 17New French president Emmanuel Macron should meet his pledge to bring the country’s deficit back in line with European Union spending rules this year, according to the European Commission.
11 May 17A pledge to create 810,000 new public sector jobs in South Korea could be realised following the election of new president Moon Jae-in this week.
10 May 17Sub-Saharan African governments’ sluggishness in getting their public finances back on track has hit growth, the International Monetary Fund has said, trimming its 2017 forecast for the region to 2.6...
9 May 17The International Monetary Fund has upped its 2017 growth forecast for Asia and the Pacific to 5.5% – a 0.2 percentage point increase on October 2016’s forecast and the strongest outlook in the world...
8 May 17A universal basic income can increase efficiency and accountability in the public finances of developing countries, experts have argued at a debate held at a UK-based think-tank.
8 May 17Ten of Europe’s major economies hand out €6.3bn ($6.9bn) in coal subsidies every year, including €1bn ($1.1bn) in funds intended for low-carbon sources, according to a UK think-tank.
8 May 17More and better public finance is essential to finding the 10.5% of GDP Asia-Pacific’s poorest countries need to bridge debilitating infrastructure gaps, according to the United Nations.
8 May 17Pro-European Union centrist Emmanuel Macron has pledged to unite a divided France after sweeping to victory in the final round of a historic presidential election.
5 May 17National audit bodies’ role in scrutinising the European Union’s agricultural spending is flawed and falls short of international standards, the bloc’s auditors have concluded.
5 May 17The unstoppable march of digitalisation will touch every area of government and business, accountancy included. Will accountants be able to adapt?
4 May 17African governments must embrace the digital technologies that have the potential to transform the continent’s economies and public services, according to accountancy firm EY.
4 May 17Oxfam has challenged African governments to build a “more human” economy that does not lock the majority of the continent’s population out of economic gains.
2 May 17Greek bailout officials have reached a deal on future austerity measures in the country, including pension and tax cuts and ending six months of wrangling.
2 May 17Countries in the Middle East and North Africa region will need to push ahead with economic reforms to improve growth, according to the International Monetary Fund.
2 May 17Mozambique is to benefit from $1.7bn in World Bank funds until 2021 under a new programme that will initially concentrate on tackling the consequences of the country’s hidden borrowing.
28 Apr 17New Zealand plans to cut its net public debt to as low as 10% of GDP by 2025, finance minister Steven Joyce has announced.
28 Apr 17European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has struck a more optimistic tone for the eurozone economy, but stressed governments need to do more to contribute to growth.
28 Apr 17OECD secretary-general Angel Gurría has warned that attempts to “fix” globalisation will fail if governments compete with one another in a “race to the bottom” in areas like standards and tax.
