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18 Sep 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from Latin American & Caribbean you might have missed.
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18 Sep 15
The World Bank and the Swiss Embassy have signed a $9m trust fund agreement to improve public financial management and other institutional capabilities in South African cities.
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15 Sep 15
The European Court of Auditors has criticised “persistent problems” in the way public authorities across the European Union contract out work, warning that if improvements are not made by...
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7 Sep 15
Public financial management in Zambia is both fragmented and outdated, and fails to capture internationally accepted best practice, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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4 Sep 15
Kuwait’s significant fiscal buffer protected its economy from the fall in oil prices and has allowed the government to press ahead with increasing public spending, according to an analysis by...
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4 Sep 15
The International Monetary Fund has urged Macedonia to strengthen its public financial management system, warning that the country needed to rebuild its policy buffers to ensure macroeconomic...
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1 Sep 15
A “roadmap” for ambitious tax and public financial management reforms has been developed by the Punjab government, finance minister Ayesha Ghaus Pasha announced at the weekend.
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27 Aug 15
Ukraine and its creditors have agreed a debt-restructuring package that will see $4bn written off and maturities extended for four years.
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24 Aug 15
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $1bn loan to give Kazakhstan ‘fiscal leeway’ amid economic challenges in the country.
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19 Aug 15
The International Monetary Fund has endorsed the Chinese government’s economic strategy but has forecast that the country will not grow as quickly in 2015 compared to last year.
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19 Aug 15
Greece, its creditors and eurozone finance ministers have confirmed the signing of a new €86bn bailout deal for the country.
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18 Aug 15
The growth in property and corporation taxes in Russia is expected to slow in the second half of this year, an analysis by credit rating agency Fitch has warned, which could hit the creditworthiness...
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18 Aug 15
The United Nations Development Programme has started a year-long project to reintegrate volunteers who have been ing to fight the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone back into the country’s...
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14 Aug 15
Credit rating agency Fitch has said the introduction of a nationwide residential property tax in China would provide more “stable, sustainable and diversified revenues” for local...
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12 Aug 15
Outgoing African Development Bank president Donald Kaberuka has visited Nigeria to reinforce the bank’s continued support for economic projects in the country.
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11 Aug 15
Togo’s economy will grow by 5.5% on average each year between 2015 and 2018, but attaining this will be a challenge if the country fails to implement “simple” reforms that modernise...
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11 Aug 15
Greece and its creditors have agreed the substance of a multi-billion bailout deal to avert bankruptcy and keep the country in the eurozone, according to Greece’s finance minister Euclid...
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7 Aug 15
Jamaica has received a $130m loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to fund key tax and pension reforms.
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7 Aug 15
Chile’s efforts to refocus its economy following last year’s slump could boost long-term growth, although the short-term impacts might be negative, the International Monetary has said.
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7 Aug 15
Jordan is expected to use the €80m loan received from the European Commission to pay off international debts and fix its budgetary problems.
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6 Aug 15
Ghana and the UK today confirmed a deal to automatically exchange tax data on citizens by 2018, ing the west African nation clamp down on tax evaders and raise extra revenue for public services...
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5 Aug 15
The United Arab Emirates’ “safe haven” status and its prudent economic policies have ed protect it against the fall in oil prices, the International Monetary Fund said.
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3 Aug 15
The British Virgin Islands had the highest rate of tax compliance out of 12 countries reviewed by the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.
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31 Jul 15
The World Bank is to provide $700m in guarantees to Ghana to support the development of the nation’s energy sector in order to boost the country’s economic growth.
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31 Jul 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
18 Sep 15A round-up of public finance news stories from Latin American & Caribbean you might have missed.
18 Sep 15The World Bank and the Swiss Embassy have signed a $9m trust fund agreement to improve public financial management and other institutional capabilities in South African cities.
15 Sep 15The European Court of Auditors has criticised “persistent problems” in the way public authorities across the European Union contract out work, warning that if improvements are not made by...
7 Sep 15Public financial management in Zambia is both fragmented and outdated, and fails to capture internationally accepted best practice, the International Monetary Fund has said.
4 Sep 15Kuwait’s significant fiscal buffer protected its economy from the fall in oil prices and has allowed the government to press ahead with increasing public spending, according to an analysis by...
4 Sep 15The International Monetary Fund has urged Macedonia to strengthen its public financial management system, warning that the country needed to rebuild its policy buffers to ensure macroeconomic...
1 Sep 15A “roadmap” for ambitious tax and public financial management reforms has been developed by the Punjab government, finance minister Ayesha Ghaus Pasha announced at the weekend.
27 Aug 15Ukraine and its creditors have agreed a debt-restructuring package that will see $4bn written off and maturities extended for four years.
24 Aug 15The Asian Development Bank has approved a $1bn loan to give Kazakhstan ‘fiscal leeway’ amid economic challenges in the country.
19 Aug 15The International Monetary Fund has endorsed the Chinese government’s economic strategy but has forecast that the country will not grow as quickly in 2015 compared to last year.
19 Aug 15Greece, its creditors and eurozone finance ministers have confirmed the signing of a new €86bn bailout deal for the country.
18 Aug 15The growth in property and corporation taxes in Russia is expected to slow in the second half of this year, an analysis by credit rating agency Fitch has warned, which could hit the creditworthiness...
18 Aug 15The United Nations Development Programme has started a year-long project to reintegrate volunteers who have been ing to fight the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone back into the country’s...
12 Aug 15Outgoing African Development Bank president Donald Kaberuka has visited Nigeria to reinforce the bank’s continued support for economic projects in the country.
11 Aug 15Togo’s economy will grow by 5.5% on average each year between 2015 and 2018, but attaining this will be a challenge if the country fails to implement “simple” reforms that modernise...
11 Aug 15Greece and its creditors have agreed the substance of a multi-billion bailout deal to avert bankruptcy and keep the country in the eurozone, according to Greece’s finance minister Euclid...
7 Aug 15Jamaica has received a $130m loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to fund key tax and pension reforms.
7 Aug 15Chile’s efforts to refocus its economy following last year’s slump could boost long-term growth, although the short-term impacts might be negative, the International Monetary has said.
7 Aug 15Jordan is expected to use the €80m loan received from the European Commission to pay off international debts and fix its budgetary problems.
6 Aug 15Ghana and the UK today confirmed a deal to automatically exchange tax data on citizens by 2018, ing the west African nation clamp down on tax evaders and raise extra revenue for public services...
5 Aug 15The United Arab Emirates’ “safe haven” status and its prudent economic policies have ed protect it against the fall in oil prices, the International Monetary Fund said.
3 Aug 15The British Virgin Islands had the highest rate of tax compliance out of 12 countries reviewed by the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.
31 Jul 15The World Bank is to provide $700m in guarantees to Ghana to support the development of the nation’s energy sector in order to boost the country’s economic growth.
31 Jul 15A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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