By: Claire Schouten

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A New Handbook Highlights Ways External Audits Can Strengthen Budget Credibility

Recognizing the significance of budget credibility and the demand for further research and practical guidance on this critical topic, over the last two years Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) have collaborated with the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government of the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DPIDG/UNDESA) and the International Budget Partnership (IBP) to develop a handbook for auditors on how their work can contribute to improving budget credibility. The output of this far-reaching effort has been published recently in Strengthening Budget Credibility Through External Audits: A Handbook for Auditors. 

Schouten , Lea A. Dela Cruz , B. Manalo , Jonel Pollicar , Grace Matimba , Mphande , Chibesa , Albert de Souza , Santos Victer , Castillo Carrillo , Kohlhuber , Bamulumbye , Oyo Mugenyi , Hanoun , Ouissole , Karkashadze , Kelikhashvili , Winarno , Aji Pratama , Nugraha Putra ,
Argentina
Enhancing Accountability through Audits: Lessons from Collaborations Between Supreme Audit Institutions and Civil Society Organizations

The International Budget Partnership (IBP) initiated the Audit Accountability Initiative to bring together supreme audit institutions (SAIs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) to strengthen government responsiveness to audit recommendations through more effective communication and engagement.

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Argentina
Challenges in Transparency, Oversight as Governments Respond to Pandemic

Amid a global pandemic that is forcing governments around the world to launch new spending measures, the International Budget Partnership’s (IBP) latest Open Budget Survey (OBS) shows why there is reason for concern: four out of five of the 117 governments assessed failed to reach the minimum threshold for adequate…

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