All posts tagged "Ukraine"
‘After the war, Ukrainian fintechs will change the world’: Ukraine fintech leader speaks at inaugural Global Government Fintech LabKeynote speeches from Estonia’s finance minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus and Rostyslav Dyuk, chairman of the Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovation Companies, were among the highlights of the inaugural Global Government
- Posted June 2, 2022
Letter from Ottawa: After a winter of shocks, Canada’s Budget is the latest sign of stabilityA political agreement that increased the durability of the government and a Budget that that launched a number of policy reviews indicate that the government in Ottawa is trying to
- Posted April 11, 2022
UK spy chief welcomes Russia invasion intelligence shift; US watchdog’s top trends shaping government; Singapore signs space accord: policy and delivery news in briefGlobal Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed UK spy chief welcomes shift to publish more intelligence around Russia’s invasion of
- Posted April 7, 2022
During the cold war, US and Europe were just as divided over Russia sanctions – here’s how it played outIt’s impossible to predict how the crisis in Ukraine will progress, but the rupture in relations between Russia and the west is unlikely to heal any time soon. At the
- Posted March 22, 2022
Australia to increase military headcount by 30% as global security tensions riseThe Australian Defence Force has committed to adding 18,500 personnel to its headcount. The 30% rise marks the biggest increase in peacetime, according to the federal government. This will take
- Posted March 15, 2022
US federal agencies get 6.7% budget increase in $1.5 trillion spending billPresident Joe Biden is expected to today sign a US$1.5 trillion spending bill that will fund the government through to the end of September, averting a partial government shutdown. The
- Posted March 14, 2022
Governments must take six actions to assist Ukraine in face of Russian invasion, say world politiciansMore than 100 world and Ukrainian politicians and civil society leaders have appealed to the international community, outlining six actions they must take urgently to help Ukraine as it fights
- Posted March 2, 2022
Why the idea of a ‘neutral’ Ukraine is a non-starter in peace talksNow that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to start negotiations at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, one of the key questions is what should be on the agenda to provide a way
- Posted February 28, 2022
The age of permanent crisis is here – governments must rapidly adaptIn this crisis-ridden era, Adam Lent argues that a bigger state is needed but it must be a fundamentally different, community powered state. Welcome to the perma-crisis. A state of
- Posted February 24, 2022
Trump fires inspector general who alerted Congress to Ukraine scandalIn a controversial move, president Trump has fired the inspector general who alerted Congress to security service concerns over his conversation with the Ukrainian president, sparking the bid to impeach
- Posted April 7, 2020
