The recent financial crisis had a significant impact global economy and fiscal transparency all over the world. International Monetary Fund and other international institutions are concern about fiscal policy, fiscal reforms and fiscal transparency among its member countries. The aim of this...

This paper identifies policies to increase productivity in the East, reduce regional income disparities, and promote overall income convergence. Achieving this objective will require improving educational attainment and reducing skill mismatches in the East, scaling up public infrastructure to...

This report assesses fiscal transparency practices in the United Kingdom in relation to the requirements of the IMF's new Fiscal Transparency Code (FTC). Across all pillars evaluated in the code, the United Kingdom scores very highly when compared with other countries that have undergone an...

This paper discusses key findings of the Fiscal Transparency Evaluation of Kenya. Since 2010, the Treasury has made important changes in Kenya's public financial management framework, the impact of which can clearly be seen in its performance against the Fiscal Transparency Code. The prospects...

What drives improvements in the budget transparency of fragile states? By investigating the dynamics of budget transparency in post 9/11 Afghanistan, this paper demonstrates that factors such as budget reforms, aid conditionality, legislature and civil society (and media) demands for information...

This paper discusses key findings of the Fiscal Transparency Evaluation report on Guatemala. Guatemala has transparency practices that achieve the ratings of basic, good, and advanced regarding three-quarters of the principles established in the IMF's Fiscal Transparency Code. The wealth of...