Finance & Procurement

Government efforts to ‘restore’ public finances are ‘not commensurate with the scale of the challenge’, an OECD report has warned.

Government efforts to ‘restore’ public finances are falling short, OECD warns

OECD also publishes report setting out four pillars to achievepublic buy-in to efforts to restoring public finances Government efforts to “restore’ public finances are ‘not commensurate with the scale of […]

Future of the finance ministry: The battle for talent and trust

A global study of government finance leaders has revealed shared priorities and challenges in an era of unpredictable geopolitics and rapid digital transformation. The Future of the Finance Ministry study – published by Global […]
How governments are tackling fraud

‘Fraudsters thrive in fragmentation’: how government agencies are tackling fraud in the digital age

Public sector authorities want to reduce fraud against the public purse. Ian Hall reports on an international discussion on the biggest opportunities and barriers Momentum is building to modernise fraud […]

Future of the finance ministry: The digital transformation opportunity

A global study of government finance leaders has revealed shared priorities and challenges in an era of unpredictable geopolitics and rapid digital transformation. The Future of the Finance Ministry study – published by […]

Future of the finance ministry: From insights to outcomes

A global study of government finance leaders has revealed shared priorities and challenges in an era of unpredictable geopolitics and rapid digital transformation. The Future of the Finance Ministry study – published by […]
The US Capitol in Washington DC. Photo: Benjamin Ashton (Unsplash)

US federal agencies’ estimated improper payments rose to $186bn in 2025

US federal agencies estimated improper payments during fiscal year 2025 rose to almost $186 billion (about £137bn) – an increase of about $24 billion (about £17.6bn) on the previous year […]

Government leaders define the future finance ministry in new global study

A global study of government finance leaders has revealed shared priorities and challenges in an era of unpredictable geopolitics and rapid digital transformation. The Future of the Finance Ministry study […]

Emerging tech’s potential for public financial management examined in IMF paper

A paper setting out how finance ministries and other public institutions could think more strategically about emerging technologies in public financial management (PFM) and overhaul related processes and functions to […]

UK government pushes ‘predictive technology’ in new debt management strategy 

The UK government is promoting greater use of predictive technology across the public sector to try to prevent people and businesses from “falling into problem debt”. The move is among […]
The White House in Washington DC

Trump anti-fraud taskforce to focus on US federal benefit programmes

A taskforce to eliminate fraud has been created by the White House to spearhead efforts to combat what it describes as “widespread” fraud in US federal benefit programmes. Formally established […]