China's zero-COVID policy burdening cash-strapped local governments

Mar 20, 2022

Beijing [China], March 20 : China's zero-COVID policy is pushing cash-strapped local governments to the brink amid rising health care costs and efforts to...

Pakistan's ruling coalition plans 27th Amendment to reform local governments

Oct 28, 2024

According to the Pakistani Daily, this information was shared by sources after a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari...

SAI India committed to strengthen local governments audits, says CAG Murmu

Feb 28, 2024

This conference which will be held from February 28 to March 1, 2024, brings together representatives from Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of ten countries:...

Israel: One billion Shekels allocated to local governments affected by Gaza war

Jan 16, 2024

Israel's Ministry of the Interior gained an addition of about one billion Shekels (USD 270 million) in Israel's new state budget for local authorities,...

Cash-strapped Chinese local governments urged not to 'blindly expand' infrastructure projects

Mar 14, 2021

Beijing [China], March 14 : China's top leadership has issued a warning about the 'heavy debt burden' of some local governments, saying greater monitoring...

Karachi: Pak Sarzameen Party announces sit-in against Sindh's law governing local governments

Jan 31, 2022

Karachi [Pakistan], January 31 : After Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) called off its protest after almost a month in Karachi, Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) on Saturday...