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Finance & Procurement

A photo of Irish Department of Finance’s chief economist, John McCarthy speaks at Global Government Forum’s 2022 Government Finance Summit

When the black swans come home to roost: explaining inflation

The world has had to face a lot of ‘black swan’ disruptive events over recent years – and in responding to these immediate challenges, finance ministries have sometimes created new […]

UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street to deliver his Autumn Statement to parliament

The UK budget: behind the headlines

At two events last week, experts picked apart Jeremy Hunt’s Budget – finding heroic optimism, implausible plans, and some hard realities for departments and public servants. Matt Ross listened in […]
A woman wearing summer dress stands in nature with arms spread out and mountains in distance

Australia’s ‘wellbeing budget’ inspired by New Zealand – with related targets to come

The Australian government unveiled what has been described as a ‘wellbeing budget’ on Tuesday, having taken inspiration from New Zealand’s approach to economic policy which aims to put the health […]
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the Treasury

UK government bids to halt financial turmoil after botched tax cuts

The UK government has abandoned a host of tax cuts that were announced less than a month ago after replacing the country’s finance minister due to a negative response from […]
Joao Quipipa, Angola

‘Eliminate redundant and inefficient bureaucracy’: five minutes with Angola’s João Quipipa

João Quipipa, former secretary of state at the Angolan Treasury, now executive board member at UNITEL – the country’s part-government-owned telecommunications company – shares his proudest career achievements, his desire […]

IMF criticises UK economic strategy; Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency in trouble: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. IMF urges UK government to reconsider economic strategy The International Monetary Fund has taken […]

Fintech in developing economies: paving the way for women’s financial inclusion

Driven by a surge of digital payments due to the pandemic, financial inclusion has increased all over the world. Yet, women are still more likely to be ‘unbanked’ than men. At […]

Fintech’s global growth: governments race for a route map

Governments worldwide are increasingly enthused by fintech’s possibilities. But the sector’s breadth and quick-moving nature are among the reasons why public authorities’ activity can be tricky to track, according to […]
Piles of silver coins acting as stepping stones

Three reasons universal basic income pilots haven’t led to policy change – despite their success

Universal basic income – a tax-free, unconditional sum of money regularly given to everyone in a society – has repeatedly been shown to help the most vulnerable groups in society. […]
Finance minister Chrystia Freeland, at the National Press Theatre last December with Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem

Canadian federal Budget announces strategic policy review amid spending restraint

Canada’s finance minister Chrystia Freeland has announced a “strategic policy review” in the 2022 federal Budget to ensure that spending matches government’s priorities, while also setting out plans to rein […]