All posts tagged "financial"

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  Civil servants’ pension payments pose challenge to Germany’s finances, report says

  Rising pension payments for Germany’s civil servants are set to pose a challenge to the country’s finances, according to a report by credit ratings agency Moody’s. Teachers, who all, until

  • Posted January 22, 2016
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  EU finance watchdog announces priorities for 2016

  The EU finance watchdog has announced which areas of EU spending it will focus on this year. The European Court of Auditors (ECA) will conduct financial inspections on EU programmes,

  • Posted January 14, 2016
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  EU Commission contributes $13bn towards improving employment and education in Spain

  Spain will benefit from a $13bn investment by the EU Commission to reduce youth unemployment, improve education and foster social inclusion over the next five years. The European Commission is

  • Posted December 22, 2015
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  War of words erupts between former and current Australian public service commissioner

  Australian Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd has hit out against suggestions by previous commissioner Andrew Podger that the public service is “cowering” and “weak.” Podger, who was commissioner from 2002

  • Posted December 18, 2015
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  OECD calls for boost in China-Latin America partnership

  Latin America should deepen and improve its development partnership with China, a new OECD report says. The report, Latin American Economic Outlook 2016: Towards a New Partnership with China, published

  • Posted December 15, 2015
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  Experts predict consequences of 23% pay hike for India’s civil servants

  A pay rise for India’s civil servants, expected to come into force next year, could spark a consumer boom, financial institutions predict, while economists warn of a looming budget hole.

  • Posted December 14, 2015
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  UK Treasury ‘mysterious and fearsome’ – former civil service head

  The former head of the UK civil service Lord Kerslake has described the UK Treasury, which controls government spending, as a “mysterious” and “fearsome” organisation. Kerslake, who retired as head

  • Posted December 4, 2015
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  UK government announces $18bn cut to departments’ spending

  The British government has announced £12bn ($18bn) worth of departmental cuts in its five-year spending plan as it seeks to return to a budget surplus. Chancellor of the Exchequer George

  • Posted November 26, 2015
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  Civil servants in Australia ‘make stuff up’ creating bureaucracy that isn’t real’, says top official

  Civil servants in Australia “make stuff up”, creating “bureaucracy that isn’t even real,” one of the country’s most senior government officials has said. Jane Halton – the civil servant in

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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  Jane Halton, Secretary, Department of Finance, Australia: Exclusive interview

  Jane Halton is in charge of leading a huge reform programme to cut costs as well as increase accountability. She tells Winnie Agbonlahor how it’s going Seven years after the

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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