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  Glass ceiling beginning to crack in upper echelons of many countries’ civil services

  New research reveals huge disparity in gender equality among top officials across the G20...

  • Posted September 5, 2017
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  Africa builds defences against budget shocks

  Often exposed to natural disasters and dependent on a handful of commodity industries, African...

  • Posted August 3, 2017
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  G20 fuel subsidy cuts agenda weakening, despite Latin American progress

  The G20’s members promised nearly a decade ago to phase out fuel subsidies, and...

  • Posted July 24, 2017
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  IMF champions move towards ‘gender budgeting’

  With Italy putting gender equality at the heart of its G7 presidency, there’s growing...

  • Posted July 23, 2017
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  Indian anti-corruption drive raises fears of unequal treatment

  The Indian government is moving to sweep incompetent and corrupt officials out of the...

  • Posted July 18, 2017
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  The long road to accrual accounting

  For two decades, government finance professionals have been shifting from cash-based to accrual accounting....

  • Posted June 26, 2017
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  Latin America sets the pace on environmental taxes

  Several Latin American countries have introduced ambitious green tax reforms. Gavin O’Toole learns the...

  • Posted June 20, 2017
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  Global Government Summit report; part 5

  From wikilaws to citizens tracking their data online, the last session of the 2017...

  • Posted June 15, 2017
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  Global Government Summit report; part 4

  In a world of complex, cross-cutting challenges, how do governments get departments to collaborate...

  • Posted June 8, 2017
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  Global Government Summit report; part 3

  Around the world, populations are increasingly cynical and suspicious about their elected leaders. At...

  • Posted May 31, 2017
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  US State Department inspector excoriates IT and staffing weaknesses

  The US Department of State continues to face major management and performance challenges, many...

  • Posted January 28, 2020
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  US lawmakers “extremely concerned” about proposed official time policy

  Two members of Congress have written to the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity...

  • Posted January 28, 2020
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  Change or be changed, Singapore civil service chief tells workforce

  The head of Singapore’s civil service, Leo Yip, has called on his colleagues to...

  • Posted January 27, 2020
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  UK civil service CE John Manzoni to stand down in the summer

  Sir John Manzoni, who has been chief executive of the UK civil service and...

  • Posted January 23, 2020
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  UK plans African cities centre

  The UK is to set up a specialist centre that will help to improve...

  • Posted January 22, 2020
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