The eurozone is still marginally more likely than not to ‘muddle through’ its current crisis, but if the currency does falter it will send shockwaves around the world, according to an economic...
The Department for International Development should take a more hands-on approach to the provision of aid by private organisations, including appointing a dedicated official, MPs said today.
A Commons committee today said the relaxation of immigration checks at ports and airports last year was ‘highly troubling’, and followed a breakdown in communication between different arms of the UK...
Public sector fraud is on the increase globally, with organisations particularly at risk from their own employees and suppliers, according to research published today by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
MPs have backed the government’s plan to increase aid to conflict-affected countries, but want funding to be dependent on transparency and accountability.
The current financial crisis is just the start of the problems facing Western economies. ‘Normal’ levels of GDP growth might never return, as a result of climate change, an ageing population,...
When the financial crisis began, governments focused on cutting spending to reduce their debts. Now attention is turning to the other side of the coin – raising revenue. Tax collection is the new...
Prime Minister David Cameron has vetoed European Union-wide treaty change to address the eurozone crisis, explaining that the deal on offer ‘isn’t in Britain’s interests’.
The eurozone crisis is the main risk to the global economy and decisive action is needed to ensure it does not spread, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned.
As the eurozone crisis continues and sovereign debt soars, governments need to urgently reform their accounting practices. CIPFA’s chief executive, Steve Freer, calls for a collective effort across...
Financial and political decision-makers worldwide could be missing out on the fiscal information they need about governments, according to Ernst & Young.
The Department for International Development’s use of direct transfers of aid to people rather than to governments has had 'clear immediate benefits' but could be more efficient, the National Audit...
There is a 50% chance of the UK falling back into recession in 2011/12 even if the eurozone crisis is successfully resolved, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research warned today.
The government has reached an agreement with Switzerland to tackle offshore tax evasion. This is expected will secure billions of pounds of unpaid tax for the UK exchequer.
It is not sustainable for the eurozone to support the sheer volume of existing private and public sector debt in member nations. Either restructuring of the debt, or reconstitution of the eurozone,...
CIPFA CONFERENCE 2011 VIDEO INTERVIEW: Chicago city treasurer Stephanie Neely outlines the financial challenges facing the US's third largest city. She also discusses the privatisation of public...
Japan's economy was in deep trouble well before the recent natural disasters struck. As it struggles to pick up the pieces, what lessons are there to be learnt from the country's 'lost decades'?
The American economy is hurting, and the pain is being pushed down to local government level. As debt rows rage on Capitol Hill, how are US cities and states trying to balance their budgets? PF...
The Department for International Development must tighten its counter-fraud measures as its work extends into less stable countries, auditors have said
Whitehall departments grappling with spending cuts could learn from how the Foreign & Commonwealth Office dealt with a sudden shortfall, according to government auditors
