All posts tagged "Global Government Finance Summit"
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The digital souk: reforming procurement in Morocco
Determined to increase transparency and competition in public procurement, Morocco’s government is pushing through an ambitious set of reforms. At the 2023 Global Government Finance Summit, the country’s finance chief
- Posted October 22, 2023
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‘It harms taxpayer compliance to see a lot of tax evasion and avoidance going on’: how governments can reshape obsolete tax systems
The digital economy, advanced tax avoidance techniques, organised fraud and the demands of net zero has rendered our international tax architecture increasingly obsolete. At the Global Government Finance Summit, finance
- Posted October 15, 2023
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Why public servants have 2.5 quintillion reasons to make better use of data
The amount of data generated is increasing exponentially. At the Global Government Finance Summit, finance leaders from around the world explored its huge potential to improve their efficiency and effectiveness
- Posted October 8, 2023
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Challenging the accepted wisdom: why economics isn’t ‘up to the job’ of tackling climate change
Finance leaders are key to the economic and governmental changes required to reach net zero – but the Global Government Finance Summit heard fears that they have not yet understood
- Posted October 1, 2023
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The Celtic tiger awakens: lessons from Ireland’s ‘weird economy’
The fallout of the financial crisis silenced the roars of Ireland’s ‘Celtic tiger’ economy. Now it’s back, its growth – and its growing pains – offer useful lessons for other
- Posted September 24, 2023
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Sustainability and digital transformation ‘complete game changers’, says Morocco government finance chief
The head of the finance ministry in Morocco has said that the twin revolutions of sustainability and digital transformation will be “game changers” for government. Noureddine Bensouda, the general treasurer
- Posted June 13, 2023
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The green gold rush: a sustainable future for finance policy
Finance departments have rarely been the loudest champions of environmental sustainability – but at the Government Finance Summit, it was clear that some of their underlying assumptions have shifted: in
- Posted December 20, 2022
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More information but less influence? A dilemma for government finance departments
Fast-increasing access to data gives treasuries the tools to provide better targeted services, more effective policies and more comprehensive reporting. But at the Global Government Finance Summit, senior leaders worried
- Posted December 15, 2022
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Money talks – but does it listen? How government finance departments can help unlock digital transformation
Finance leaders have much to gain from digital technologies. But at the Global Government Finance Summit, they were told they also have something to give – reforming finance systems to
- Posted December 12, 2022
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The economic emergency services: finance departments and the pandemic
When Covid-19 hit, many finance departments put their economies on life support. Gathering in Estonia, civil service finance leaders considered how their patients responded – and shared their fears about
- Posted December 4, 2022