All posts tagged "financial"
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Germany announces $299bn infrastructure investmentGermany’s federal government has announced a €265bn ($299bn) infrastructure investment plan covering the next 14 years. The national infrastructure plan (Bundesverkehrswegeplan), which was announced on Wednesday, sets out which roads,
- Posted March 18, 2016
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UK government departments to face further cuts, chancellor reveals in budgetUK government departments will be asked to find another £3.5 billion (US$5bn) in savings by 2020, following a prolonged period of public spending cuts, chancellor George Osborne has announced. The
- Posted March 17, 2016
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India’s banking scheme draws in 200m new customersNarendra Modi has worked hard to broaden access to bank accounts, with remarkable success. But Deepak Adhikari finds that more work remains if the Indian government, economy and rural poor
- Posted March 15, 2016
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Russia to create single social security management systemThe Russian Federation has announced its intention to create a single data management system bringing together all of its social security spending, with the aim of improving efficiency and combating
- Posted March 15, 2016
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Tom Scholar appointed new permanent secretary of UK TreasuryThe government official who has been leading on talks in Brussels on a new UK deal with the EU, will take over the most senior civil service job in the Treasury. British
- Posted March 14, 2016
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New pay system saving Canada’s government $50m a year rolled out todayA new consolidated pay system expected to save Canada’s government more than $70m (US$50m) a year is being rolled out to dozens of federal departments today. Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Posted February 25, 2016
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UK Treasury and Cabinet Office urged to help senior officials stand up to ministersBritain’s public spending watchdog has called on the Treasury and Cabinet Office to help permanent secretaries stand up to ministers over the poor use of the taxpayer’s pound after it found that incentives
- Posted February 23, 2016
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World Bank looking for new Africa regional headThe World Bank Group is looking for an experienced manager with fluent English and preferably also French and Portuguese to lead its regional Africa team. The ideal candidate will have
- Posted February 8, 2016
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World Bank approves $35m for access to public services project in IndiaThe World Bank Board has approved a US$35m credit to improve citizen access to public services in an Indian state. The money will go towards the Citizen Access to Responsive Services
- Posted February 1, 2016
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Bank of England official appointed new chief of UK finance watchdogAn official from the Bank of England (BoE) has been appointed new chief executive of the UK’s financial regulator. Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the BoE’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA),
- Posted January 26, 2016
