All posts tagged "Global trends"
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World Bank approves $35m for access to public services project in India
The 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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Nordic countries perform best in global corruption ranking
Denmark, Finland and Sweden are the least corrupt countries according to an annual ranking. This year’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI), ranks 168 countries based on how corrupt their public sector
- Posted January 27, 2016
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Global public sector corruption ranking to be launched this week
Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) will be launched in London on Wednesday. The annual index, which ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is
- Posted January 25, 2016
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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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Research tracks gender equality among G20 officials
Canada has the highest proportion of women amongst its senior civil servants of any G20 member, new research has revealed. The country is followed by Australia, South Africa, and the
- Posted January 21, 2016
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Report: Gender Equality among Civil Service Leaders
New research reveals the progress made on closing the gender gap among the UK’s top officials. Matt Ross asks serving and former leaders which policies and reforms got the best
- Posted January 21, 2016
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World Bank official to lead Open Government Partnership
A World Bank official will this year take up the leadership of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), the international initiative to promote government transparency, accountability and responsiveness to citizens. Sanjay
- Posted January 20, 2016
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Mexican health system needs urgent reform, says OECD report
The OECD has called on the Mexican government to urgently reform its health system, which it says is “fragmented, inefficient and unresponsive.” In its first review since Mexico introduced publicly-funded universal
- Posted January 13, 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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New head of Argentina’s statistics agency pledges to recruit ‘trustworthy people’
The newly appointed head of Argentina’s official statistics office has pledged to revamp the organisation and hire “trustworthy people” in a bid to improve the agency’s reputation. For years, data
- Posted December 21, 2015