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  Brazil boosts analysis of risks to public finances

  Brazil has beefed up the way it assesses risks to its public finances after...

  • Posted May 25, 2017
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  Pensions reform aims to tackle Brazilian deficit

  Violent clashes outside Brazil’s parliament have underlined fierce opposition to pension reforms, aimed at...

  • Posted April 21, 2017
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  Tax evasion in Latin America worth 6.7% of GDP, UN agency finds

  Tax evasion cost Latin America a breathtaking US$340bn (€312bn or £270bn) in 2015 and...

  • Posted March 30, 2017
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  Electing women can boost gender equality in both appointments and policies, research finds

  Where women win election into local government roles with the power to appoint public...

  • Posted March 29, 2017
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  Government departments in Mexico to face significant cuts, as 2017 budget sets out fresh austerity plans

  Government departments in Mexico are to face significant budget and workforce reductions, as the...

  • Posted September 9, 2016
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  Governments must act faster to help people make greater use of the Internet, OECD warns

  Governments around the world must act faster to help people and firms to make...

  • Posted June 28, 2016
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  New health booking system tackles corruption and cuts waiting times

  A new appointment booking system introduced in the city of Canoas, in Brazil’s Rio...

  • Posted April 19, 2016
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  Demand for World Bank loans rises to record levels

  Demand for World Bank lending from developing countries reached $23.5bn in 2015 – the...

  • Posted April 11, 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,...

  • Posted January 13, 2016
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  Finland decides not to expand basic income trial

  The Finnish government has decided not to extend a pilot programme that provides people...

  • Posted May 10, 2018
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  Leak reveals Northern Ireland civil service plan for Irish Sea border controls

  Senior civil servants in Northern Ireland have drawn up a plan to impose border...

  • Posted May 9, 2018
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  UK orders overseas territories to publish registers in tax evasion crackdown

  British Overseas Territories will have to reveal the identities of people who place money...

  • Posted May 3, 2018
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  US Postal Service censured for forcing out disabled staff

  Officials at the US Postal Service (USPS) deliberately fostered a hostile working environment as...

  • Posted April 30, 2018
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  Germany’s public sector wins 7.5% rise over 30 months

  German unions and employers agreed last week to boost the pay of more than...

  • Posted April 24, 2018
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