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4 Apr 17
“Appalling” behaviour by UK aid contractors is facilitated by a hands-off approach to procurement by the country’s aid department, Britain’s parliamentary aid watchdog has...
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28 Mar 17
Too much focus on effective spending could be limiting the potential of the UK’s £12bn aid budget, the country’s parliamentary aid watchdog has warned.
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20 Mar 17
UK aid is to fund training courses in financial management, governance and cost effectiveness to smaller British organisations managing humanitarian projects around the world.
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14 Mar 17
As the government prepares to trigger Article 50, CIPFA is bringing together leading experts and practitioners to debate the future implications for public services.
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3 Mar 17
Financial speculation has led to an “unsustainable” global housing crisis, according to the United Nations’ special rapporteur on the right to housing.
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17 Feb 17
The government should slash its £12bn per year aid budget by 80%, the UK Independence Party has said.
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17 Feb 17
The UK will be in a strong negotiating position to claim a share of EU assets accrued during the country’s membership of the economic bloc as part of Brexit negotiations, according to CIPFA...
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9 Feb 17
Fraud could be having a bigger affect on the aid budget than recorded figures suggest, auditors have warned.
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8 Feb 17
Two UK government aid funds worth a combined £2.3bn ($2.9bn) have come under fire today for a lack of transparency and "serious risks" around value for money.
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30 Jan 17
The UK’s development agency should be scrapped because of “out of control” spending, according to a former of minister of state at the department.
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30 Jan 17
Unless the government is clear about planning, negotiating and spending priorities around Brexit, there is a risk the UK will not be prepared for complex talks and life after leaving the EU
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18 Jan 17
No deal on Brexit would not be better than a bad deal, but the “worst possible situation”, an expert in European Union law has told the House of Lords sub-committee on EU financial...
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17 Jan 17
Prime minister Theresa May has announced the UK will not seek to remain in the European single market after it leaves the EU.
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16 Jan 17
Just eight men hold the same wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, Oxfam has found in a report that aims to put rampant global inequality into perspective.
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12 Jan 17
Brexit and government plans to increase regulations faced by international students applying to UK universities could cost the country up to £2bn every year, the Higher Education Policy...
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12 Jan 17
UK aid cash transfer programmes that have been excoriated in the press have been found to deliver strong value for money and reduce poverty by an aid watchdog.
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11 Jan 17
The UK has edged further toward what critics decry as a move to privatise its aid budget after MPs passed a controversial bill through House of Commons yesterday.
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10 Jan 17
An NGO that uses multimedia to champion girls’ rights has lost UK aid funding after being targeted with criticism by the country's press.
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22 Dec 16
The world’s rapidly growing cities will need high quality financial management and new sources of revenue if they are invest in a high quality infrastructure needed to remain competitive amid...
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16 Nov 16
Poor communication and relationship management weakened the process of ending the UK’s traditional aid relationships with countries including India, China and South Africa, a review has found.
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9 Nov 16
The Department for International Development may struggle to deliver its goals if the pound fails to recover from its post-EU referendum plunge, the department’s permanent secretary has warned.
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4 Nov 16
New laws currently under consideration in the UK could eliminate the country's role in global corruption as a hotbed of ill-gotten cash and assets, experts have told PF International.
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24 Oct 16
The fall in the value of the pound has created a hole in the EU’s budget for next year, according to the chief negotiator from the European Parliament.
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14 Oct 16
Government across the world have been urged to consider new ways to provide public services, housing and transport in cities following a review that found cities have higher rates of inequality than...
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6 Oct 16
Auditors general from around the world will gather in Abu Dhabi for the congress of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions in December. PF asked six of them to share their hopes...
4 Apr 17“Appalling” behaviour by UK aid contractors is facilitated by a hands-off approach to procurement by the country’s aid department, Britain’s parliamentary aid watchdog has...
28 Mar 17Too much focus on effective spending could be limiting the potential of the UK’s £12bn aid budget, the country’s parliamentary aid watchdog has warned.
20 Mar 17UK aid is to fund training courses in financial management, governance and cost effectiveness to smaller British organisations managing humanitarian projects around the world.
14 Mar 17As the government prepares to trigger Article 50, CIPFA is bringing together leading experts and practitioners to debate the future implications for public services.
3 Mar 17Financial speculation has led to an “unsustainable” global housing crisis, according to the United Nations’ special rapporteur on the right to housing.
17 Feb 17The UK will be in a strong negotiating position to claim a share of EU assets accrued during the country’s membership of the economic bloc as part of Brexit negotiations, according to CIPFA...
9 Feb 17Fraud could be having a bigger affect on the aid budget than recorded figures suggest, auditors have warned.
30 Jan 17Unless the government is clear about planning, negotiating and spending priorities around Brexit, there is a risk the UK will not be prepared for complex talks and life after leaving the EU
17 Jan 17Prime minister Theresa May has announced the UK will not seek to remain in the European single market after it leaves the EU.
16 Jan 17Just eight men hold the same wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, Oxfam has found in a report that aims to put rampant global inequality into perspective.
12 Jan 17Brexit and government plans to increase regulations faced by international students applying to UK universities could cost the country up to £2bn every year, the Higher Education Policy...
10 Jan 17An NGO that uses multimedia to champion girls’ rights has lost UK aid funding after being targeted with criticism by the country's press.
22 Dec 16The world’s rapidly growing cities will need high quality financial management and new sources of revenue if they are invest in a high quality infrastructure needed to remain competitive amid...
16 Nov 16Poor communication and relationship management weakened the process of ending the UK’s traditional aid relationships with countries including India, China and South Africa, a review has found.
24 Oct 16The fall in the value of the pound has created a hole in the EU’s budget for next year, according to the chief negotiator from the European Parliament.
14 Oct 16Government across the world have been urged to consider new ways to provide public services, housing and transport in cities following a review that found cities have higher rates of inequality than...
6 Oct 16Auditors general from around the world will gather in Abu Dhabi for the congress of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions in December. PF asked six of them to share their hopes...
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