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9 Apr 19
A decade after taking the oath as Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak has found himself in the dock on corruption charges.
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4 Apr 19
Resistance to new standards aimed at boosting transparency in the public sector is posing “challenges” to Zimbabwe’s government, a top official has revealed.
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18 Mar 19
Governments are becoming increasingly interested in giving the public more of a say over budgeting, the policy director of a not-for-profit corporation has told PF International.
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28 Feb 19
Public sector accountants are becoming “enemies of the people” because they are failing to produce clear financial reports that the public can understand, Zambia’s president has warned.
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7 Jan 19
Zambia’s accountant general has vowed to crackdown on public sector accountants found to be abusing taxpayers’ money and not “serving the nation”.
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6 Dec 18
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has reached a “major milestone”, approving the standard on accounting for social benefits after 16 years of discussion.
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6 Dec 18
The objectives of the European Union’s €4bn fund to promote long-term stability in Africa needs to be clearer and more focused, auditors have urged.
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5 Dec 18
The Nigerian central government will hand $700m to local authorities to improve governance and public financial management, the president has said.
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30 Nov 18
Public sector accountants have a responsibility to protect data as well as money, a top justice official has told PF International.
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20 Nov 18
New Zealand’s wellbeing budget has the potential to bring greater coherence and formality to the reporting of outcomes, says emeritus chair of CIPFA International Ian Ball.
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5 Nov 18
European governments are still making it too easy for multinational corporations to avoid paying corporation tax, campaigners have warned.
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4 Nov 18
Almost two thirds of governments around the world will shift to accrual-based accounting within the next five years, CIPFA and the International Federation of Accountants have predicted.
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29 Oct 18
Long-term, all-encompassing action is vital for Sustainable Development Goals to succeed, and government auditors must lay the groundwork, says the European Court of Auditors’ Vivi Niemenmaa...
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19 Oct 18
British aid money is going to help launch a global register of sex offenders that aims to crack down on abuse in the sector.
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8 Oct 18
The European Union should be realistic with the spending promises it makes in the next budget period of 2021 to 2027, auditors have warned.
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2 Oct 18
Talks to change the rules on ‘untying’ Official Development Assistance represent a golden opportunity to make the system fairer and more progressive but there are worrying signs this won’t be taken,...
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1 Oct 18
Audit reports can be used as a tool to enhance accountability and tackle corruption if governments take their recommendations seriously, according to a senior policy analyst.
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30 Aug 18
Participatory budgeting offers a way for governments to repair fractured public trust but successful implementation is not without challenges, reports Simone Rensch.
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30 Aug 18
A top US official has quit as head of the students loan watchdog over apparent unethical leadership while higher education debt soars in the country.
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21 Aug 18
The finance ministry of Egypt has started the implementation of a new system to monitor state agencies’ financial transactions.
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2 Aug 18
A Nigerian accountancy body is pushing for accountability and enhanced management of public funds at all levels of the government through its new index.
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31 Jul 18
More of the money donated to international charities – including from governments around the world - should go towards making it easier to whistleblow against charity sector abuse.
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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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25 Jul 18
Tunisia’s prime minister Youssef Chahed said yesterday that changing the government would hurt the country’s economy and risk damaging the confidence of international lenders.
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24 Jul 18
Public sector accountants are in the front line of the battle against corruption, a global accountancy body spearheading a new anti-graft initiative has told PF International.
9 Apr 19A decade after taking the oath as Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak has found himself in the dock on corruption charges.
4 Apr 19Resistance to new standards aimed at boosting transparency in the public sector is posing “challenges” to Zimbabwe’s government, a top official has revealed.
18 Mar 19Governments are becoming increasingly interested in giving the public more of a say over budgeting, the policy director of a not-for-profit corporation has told PF International.
28 Feb 19Public sector accountants are becoming “enemies of the people” because they are failing to produce clear financial reports that the public can understand, Zambia’s president has warned.
7 Jan 19Zambia’s accountant general has vowed to crackdown on public sector accountants found to be abusing taxpayers’ money and not “serving the nation”.
6 Dec 18The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has reached a “major milestone”, approving the standard on accounting for social benefits after 16 years of discussion.
6 Dec 18The objectives of the European Union’s €4bn fund to promote long-term stability in Africa needs to be clearer and more focused, auditors have urged.
5 Dec 18The Nigerian central government will hand $700m to local authorities to improve governance and public financial management, the president has said.
30 Nov 18Public sector accountants have a responsibility to protect data as well as money, a top justice official has told PF International.
20 Nov 18New Zealand’s wellbeing budget has the potential to bring greater coherence and formality to the reporting of outcomes, says emeritus chair of CIPFA International Ian Ball. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px...
5 Nov 18European governments are still making it too easy for multinational corporations to avoid paying corporation tax, campaigners have warned.
4 Nov 18Almost two thirds of governments around the world will shift to accrual-based accounting within the next five years, CIPFA and the International Federation of Accountants have predicted.
29 Oct 18Long-term, all-encompassing action is vital for Sustainable Development Goals to succeed, and government auditors must lay the groundwork, says the European Court of Auditors’ Vivi Niemenmaa...
19 Oct 18British aid money is going to help launch a global register of sex offenders that aims to crack down on abuse in the sector.
8 Oct 18The European Union should be realistic with the spending promises it makes in the next budget period of 2021 to 2027, auditors have warned.
1 Oct 18Audit reports can be used as a tool to enhance accountability and tackle corruption if governments take their recommendations seriously, according to a senior policy analyst.
30 Aug 18A top US official has quit as head of the students loan watchdog over apparent unethical leadership while higher education debt soars in the country.
21 Aug 18The finance ministry of Egypt has started the implementation of a new system to monitor state agencies’ financial transactions.
2 Aug 18A Nigerian accountancy body is pushing for accountability and enhanced management of public funds at all levels of the government through its new index.
27 Jul 18Noor 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.
25 Jul 18Tunisia’s prime minister Youssef Chahed said yesterday that changing the government would hurt the country’s economy and risk damaging the confidence of international lenders.
24 Jul 18Public sector accountants are in the front line of the battle against corruption, a global accountancy body spearheading a new anti-graft initiative has told PF International.
