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10 Mar 23
Tunisia is facing a fresh crisis over in both politics and finances.
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2 Mar 23
Setting an organisation’s culture affects transparency as well as the way ideas are challenged.
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21 Feb 23
Public disagreement between Israeli politicians and the country’s central bank have led to the finance minister speaking out against “populist” threats to the bank’s independence.
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3 Feb 23
To tackle corruption, we need to focus on prevention rather than cure.
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2 Feb 23
Political instability and simmering discontent in Peru will impede progress on reforms and damage economic growth, ratings agency Moody’s has said.
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30 Jan 23
The French government has launched an initiative to reduce employment discrimination by using fake online applications.
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4 Jan 23
The Norwegian government is set to release withheld funds aimed at reducing deforestation in Brazil, following the re-election of president Lula.
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8 Dec 22
Anti-graft investigators in Malaysia have opened a case looking at alleged “misappropriation” of 600bn ringgit (£112bn) of government spending.
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6 Dec 22
Glencore will pay $180m to the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to “address the consequences of its past conduct” in the country, amid investigations into alleged corrupt practices there.
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28 Nov 22
A collection of case studies and best practices from around the world is aimed at showing how every public sector professional can play their part in protecting public money from fraud and corruption.
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22 Nov 22
New Zealand’s fire service was reformed five years ago in response to evolving needs and climate change, putting community understanding front and centre.
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9 Nov 22
A tax on Germany’s highest earners could help to reduce the national deficit after public spending soared to support households during the cost-of-living crisis, an independent council has said.
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31 Oct 22
Government exposure to cyber attacks is growing because so many of their operations have become digital, and with such attacks becoming a significant feature of geopolitics the risk to public...
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25 Oct 22
Some simple guidelines could help leaders make ethical decisions that are better for everyone.
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14 Oct 22
Across the globe, democratic countries are suffering a crisis of trust in government. So does this mark an inexorable drift, or are there signs of hope that governments can turn the tide?
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6 Sep 22
The European Union must adopt “risk-based” fiscal rules and instruct member nations to strengthen financial institutions to reduce fiscal risks, economists at the International Monetary Fund have...
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16 Aug 22
The Biden administration plans not to unfreeze billions of dollars of Afghanistan’s reserves held in US financial institutions, but insists it will find a way to use the money “for the benefit of the...
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11 Aug 22
An award from the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants has recognised that a CIPFA associate’s contribution to the organisation “exceeded normal expectations” and helped the organisation...
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9 Aug 22
Solving the problem of disengagement among staff involves difficult – but vital – conversations with individuals.
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21 Jul 22
The Australian government has launched a review to probe the mandate and objectives of the Reserve Bank of Australia following recent criticisms.
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20 Jul 22
The Ukrainian government has reached an agreement with more than 20 developed countries to suspend debt and interest repayments to help the country pay for its war effort.
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12 Jul 22
The prime minister and president of Sri Lanka will resign after the country’s economic crisis led to months of protests.
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4 Jul 22
European Union auditors have identified risks that the bloc’s executive arm’s increasing use of external consultants does not provide value for money.
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23 Jun 22
African countries continued to strengthen their efforts aimed at tackling tax evasion and other illicit financial flows last year, a report has found, but the continent continues to lose billions of...
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21 Jun 22
The skillsets of accountants make them ideally placed to ensure their organisations make decisions based on the most reliable information possible.