Migrants have long been a driver of economic growth. A smart digital strategy can maximise and target those benefits in an era of mass movement, writes Catherine Friday, global government and...
Higher debt interest payments and lost tax revenue due to prolonged conflict in the Middle East could cost the Treasury up to £8bn a year, the IPPR think-tank has said, calling on the government to...
Deterioration of the conflict in the Middle East could result in a £16bn hit to the UK’s public finances, according to modelling by the Resolution Foundation.
Increasing defence spending to meet the NATO target in the next decade comes with “difficult budgetary trade-offs” and only limited economic returns, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
Although the Covid counter fraud commissioner has published his final report, work to reclaim lost pandemic funds is far from over. What have successive governments done so far, and what happens next?
Governments are moving to adopt AI quickly. Perhaps none are doing so quite as provocatively as Albania, however, which recently introduced an AI-powered ‘minister’. PF spoke with Sheena Thompson and...
The strength and effectiveness of the UK’s commitment to supporting developing countries’ climate goals is to face scrutiny from a parliamentary committee.
Jeffrey Matsu, chief economist at CIPFA, discusses what research has shown about Birmingham and Osaka, England and Japan’s second cities. Good practice in local governance and funding...
As England embarks on its most ambitious programme of local government reorganisation since the 1970s, international experience offers valuable insights into both the opportunities and challenges...
The first global accounting standard for non-profit organisations has been launched in a bid to drive up the consistency, comparability and credibility of financial reporting in the sector.
A foundation aiming to “improve transparency and accountability across the non-profit sector globally” has launched with support from CIPFA and Humentum.
Cross-party agreement in major economies on aid spending was part of the international order that appeared to be calcifying in the early part of the new millennium, but has since begun to...
Khalid Hamid, CIPFA international director, discusses why trust is the hidden currency of public finance, and how integrity, prevention and genuine public engagement are key to restoring it in a time...
Safeguards for standards and integrity become vital when officials cannot always be relied upon to do the right thing, delegates at Public Finance Live heard.
The pressure on democracy is already finding its way to audit in some parts of the world, but audit has always known political pressure, Public Finance Live delegates heard.
The major challenges facing the world will only be overcome with the help of public finance professionals, new CIPFA president Sir Mark Lowcock said as he opened Public Finance Live in Birmingham.
International aid from official donors has fallen for the first time in five years, dropping by 7.1% in real terms in 2024, according to preliminary data.
A negotiated deal with the US is the best way to secure economic stability in the wake of tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, the government has said.
The government has been urged to rethink its fiscal strategy in the light of its decision to raid international development budgets to fund a boost in defence spending.
With more than half of the countries included in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index scoring below the global average, there is still much to be done to stamp out public sector corruption, writes...
