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Bundesbank warns EU not to extend countries' debt deadlines22 May 2013
Czech Republic should avoid further cuts, says IMF21 May 2013
Japanese economy is 'picking up slowly'20 May 2013
Yemen secures World Bank cash for more public finance reforms20 May 2013
Turkey upgraded by Moody's as debt situation improves17 May 2013

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Talking TurkeyAs the solitary woman in Turkey's Government, Fatma Sahin is well-placed to comment on the country's progress toward greater gender equality. With the country's economic growth accelerating and its global footprint on the up, are Turkey's women also poised for a similar surge forward? Ernst & Young's Tauno Olju finds out

Christine Nixon: force of natureIn 2001, Christine Nixon made history by becoming Australia's first female police commissioner. Now retired from the force, she tells Uschi Schreiber about her long career in the police force and the reality of life as top cop in the state of Victoria
Working for women in Africa and beyondThe cause of women empowerment has made much progress in Africa over recent decades, says South African Minister Naledi Pandor. But there is more to be done before women can feel truly equal partners

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Hollande: the audit, one year on
21 May 2013 Renaud Thillaye

Hollande: the audit, one year on
One year on from his election, the French president Francois Hollande is being derided in some quarters as a 'hopeless muddler'. This is unfair, but he does need to be much...

Nationalism: last refuge in a crisis
20 May 2013 Robert Reich

Nationalism: last refuge in a crisis
Protectionism and xenophobia are common responses to the crisis, from Europe to the USA. Such divisions play into the hands of narrow corporate interests As global capital...

The Illinois pensions' predicament
16 May 2013 Charles Chieppo

The Illinois pensions' predicament
Lawmakers in the US state of Illinois have a difficult choice in trying to fix the nation's worst-funded pension scheme. They can adopt a plan that saves a lot of money or...

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Eurostat’s Alexandre Makaronidis on the EPSAS project

Alexandre Makaronidis, project lead and head of the GFS quality management and government accounting unit at Eurostat, talks to Public Finance International about the next steps for the potential introduction of European Public Sector Accounting Standards

Eurozone crisis

Europe could learn from Canada, says central bank chiefNick Mann European countries must introduce 'sustained and significant' reforms to escape recession, the outgoing governor of the Bank of Canada has warned. 22 May 2013
Bundesbank warns EU not to extend countries' debt deadlinesNick Mann Public support for European Union austerity measures depends on countries sticking to the debt and deficit targets set by law, Germany's central bank said yesterday. 22 May 2013
Czech Republic should avoid further cuts, says IMFNick Mann The International Monetary Fund has urged the Czech Republic not to make any more spending cuts until its economic situation improves. 21 May 2013