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Extending Research on Corruption to Specific Features of PFM Systems Posted by Francois Michel If one wanted to summarize briefly how research on corruption has evolved in recent years, one could say that it has made progress in four different areas: The search for determinants of corruption and

Posted by Bill Dorotinsky, World Bank In a July 21, 2008, post, Ian Lienert blogged about Canada's recent establishment of a Parliamentary Budget Office. We'll, there are broader reforms of Canadian public financial management (PFM) underway. PFM Blog has run...

Personal Financial Management sites (PFMs), Wesabe, Mint, Geezeo, Buxfer, Expensr, NetWorthIQ, Jawaala, etc., got a boost in this month’s issue of Fast Company magazine. In a hilarious editorial by Steve Johnson, Quicken is given a gentle let-down as Steve declares his break-up with the software package.

At the July lows, the Dow Jones Dividend index was down 35% since the market peaked last October. Compared to a decline of 22% for the S&P 500, dividend stocks (which have a lot of financials) underperformed mightily. Since the July lows, however, it has been dividend stocks that have helped bring the index back.

PFM Reforms in Developing Countries Lessons from Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda Posted by Bill Dorotinsky In trying to learn what public financial management (PFM) reforms work, it is important to challenge conventional wisdom and look afresh at what has been tried, and its relative success.

Lessons from Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda Posted by Bill Dorotinsky In trying to learn what public financial management (PFM) reforms work, it is important to challenge conventional wisdom and look afresh at what has been tried, and its relative success....

Posted by Bill Dorotinsky In an April 21, 2008, post, we described the origins of the PEFA framework, with a promise to blog about the framework itself. This post provides a brief overview of the assessment framework and indicator set....

Posted by Bill Dorotinsky In an April 21, 2008, post, we described the origins of the PEFA framework, with a promise to blog about the framework itself. This post provides a brief overview of the assessment framework and indicator set....

Posted by Richard Allen and Jacques Bouhga-Hagbe Today, we published a short article in the IMF Survey Magazine titled “Ghana Aims for Firm Fiscal Discipline Before Oil Flows.” This was based on a recent FAD technical assistance mission to Ghana....

Ghana Aims for Firm Fiscal Discipline Before Oil Flows Posted by Richard Allen and Jacques Bouhga-Hagbe Today, we published a short article in the IMF Survey Magazine titled “Ghana Aims for Firm Fiscal Discipline Before Oil Flows.” This was based on a recent FAD technical assistance mission to Ghana.