World Bank-Supported Project Finances Cash Transfers to Protect Vulnerable...
DUSHANBE, June 19, 2020 – Up to 50,000 low-income families with young children in Tajikistan will receive a one-time payment of 500 Tajik somoni as emergency social assistance. These payments are...
View ArticleNew transparency bill would ensure U.S. government discloses recipients of...
Yesterday, Senator Kamala Harris introduced a bill that would make public basic information on how taxpayer money is being administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) through the...
View ArticleVirginia Passes Pay Transparency Law
Lack of pay transparency is often cited to be a major hurdle for progress in the decades-old movement towards equal pay between women and men. While the actual impact of pay transparency on equal pay...
View ArticleWage Gap Deepens the Economic Insecurity of Black Women Workers on Front...
More than 1 in 3 Black women are on the front lines of the pandemic, many in low-paid jobs and at high-risk of exposure to Covid-19.read more
View ArticleProvide full list of direct-tender contracts
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 August 2020 – THE finance minister revealed yesterday that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government approved 101 projects amounting to RM 6.61 billion through direct negotiations. The...
View ArticleTakeo commits for better public service delivery
As a commitment to improve public service provision, the province administration has supported dialogue between service providers and users in nine districts and 97 communes during two-year project...
View ArticleNewfoundland and Labrador takes a risky turn toward P3swarns new report
Halifax,NS/St.John’s, NL— A new report released today, Many Dangers of Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in Newfoundland and Labrador provides evidence about these deals that should make...
View ArticleWFP supports 75,000 food insecure people in Ghana to recover from socio...
ACCRA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is extending its support to the national social protection programme in Ghana by providing cash transfers to 75,000 daily wage earners and...
View ArticleItaly: EIB and Italian Ministry of Justice join forces to promote social...
The European Union, through the European Investment Advisory Hub will advise the Italian Ministry of Justice on the implementation of innovative financing and procurement methodologies, aimed at...
View ArticleAgreement on a Mandatory Transparency Register
The negotiators (left to right): Danuta Hübner & Katarina Barley (EP), Michael Roth (German Presidency of the Council), Věra Jourová (EC) read more
View ArticleNDAA Includes Historic Anti-Corruption Reforms
Media Contacts: Zoe Reiter , Director of Civic Engagement at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), zreiter@pogo.org ; or Caitlin MacNeal , Communications Manager at POGO, cmacneal@pogo.org or...
View ArticleBrazil to promote public-private partnerships for infrastructure projects...
Brazil will promote new models for private investment in infrastructure to boost service quality, the socio-environmental impact of investments, and economic growth and productivity with a $20 million...
View ArticlePeriscope Holdings Named to the GovTech 100 for Sixth Straight Year
Company credited with providing valuable guidance and technology solutions to state and local governments as they worked to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges.read more
View ArticleNYU has established the Cash Transfer Lab to examine the impact of cash...
NYU's Cash Transfer Lab will study the impact of cash transfer policies, such as a universal basic income, on American families, communities, and economies. Photo credit: cmart7327/Getty Images.read more
View ArticleRELEASE: As the United States Marks Equal Pay Day, CAP Releases New Issue...
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Women’s Initiative at the Center for American Progress released two new issue briefs focused on the gender pay gap. The briefs come as the United States recognizes Equal...
View ArticlePayScale Predicts the Gender Pay Gap Will Widen Post Pandemic if Companies...
In 2021, women earn $0.82 for every $1 men earn when comparing all women to all men and $0.98 when controlling for job title, experience, location, and other compensable factors.read more
View ArticleTunisia: World Bank Funds US$300 million to Consolidate Social Safety Nets...
Washington, D.C., March 31st, 2021 — The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$ 300 million in financing for the COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Project . The...
View ArticleNew World Bank Funding to Protect the Lives of Djiboutis Poor and Vulnerable...
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2021 – The World Bank approved today US$15 million in additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) , the World Bank’s arm for the poorest countries,...
View ArticleAlbertas Path to Social Assistance Reform
April 1, 2021 – The government of Alberta should undertake a review of its social assistance programs to reduce long-term dependency of recipients and ensure overall program sustainability, according...
View ArticleNASPO ValuePoint Selects Forrester To Deliver Information Technology Research...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 18, 2021 — Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR) announced today that NASPO ValuePoint, through its Multistate Sourcing Team led by the state of Minnesota, has selected Forrester to deliver...
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