All posts tagged "departures"
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Civil service ‘audit’ heralds clear-out in Sierra LeoneSierra Leone’s new President, Julius Maada Bio, has launched an audit of the African country’s civil service in a bid to stamp out political patronage, corruption and waste. The President,
- Posted June 4, 2018
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Nigeria’s top civil servant sacked after corruption probeNigeria’s highest-ranking civil servant has been sacked following a Senate investigation into alleged corruption in humanitarian aid projects for areas ravaged by terrorist group Boko Haram. President Muhammadu Buhari fired
- Posted November 14, 2017
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UK aid minister resigns over secret meetings with Israeli officialsPriti Patel was forced to resign on Wednesday as Britain’s international development secretary Britain’s international development secretary Priti Patel was forced to resign on Wednesday, after she breached ministerial rules
- Posted November 10, 2017
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Australian civil service chiefs in major reshuffleThe departure of two departmental heads has led to a significant reshuffle at the top of the civil service in Australia, with most departments getting new bosses. The shake-up was
- Posted September 15, 2017
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Bank executive named CEO of Australia’s Digital Transformation AgencyA former bank executive has been appointed to lead Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), which is spearheading the country’s e-government agenda. Gavin Slater becomes the agency’s first full-time chief executive
- Posted April 5, 2017
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US foreign service vacuum as Trump purges public servantsThe entire top management team of the US state department left government last week, fueling fears that the foreign service will see a mass exodus of talent under president Donald
- Posted January 30, 2017
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Plans to restrict access to Australia solicitor general withdrawnAustralia’s attorney general George Brandis has backed down over the introduction of a directive controlling ministerial access to the country’s solicitor general. Brandis today tabled a new legal instrument repealing
- Posted November 10, 2016
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Bank of England governor to see through Brexit negotiationsThe governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, is to remain in the post during the crucial two-year period during which the UK is expected to negotiate the terms
- Posted November 2, 2016
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Australia’s solicitor general resigns over George Brandis rowAustralia’s solicitor general Justin Gleeson has resigned, citing an “irretrievably broken” relationship with the country’s attorney general, George Brandis. The Commonwealth’s two most senior law officers had become engaged in
- Posted October 24, 2016
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Urjit Patel takes the helm at Indian central bankUrjit Patel has taken over as the 24th governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), after Raghuram Rajan wrapped up his rocky three-year term in early September. The former deputy
- Posted September 27, 2016
