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2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: The Gambia

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: The Gambia. During the review period, the government’s budget and information on debt obligations were widely and easily accessible to the public, including online. The budget was substantially complete and generally reliable. The supreme audit institution reviewed...


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Papua New Guinea

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Papua New Guinea. During the review period, the government published its executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report online within a reasonable period. The budget provided a substantially full picture by including major sources of revenue and...


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Ukraine

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Ukraine. During the review period, the government declared martial law in response to Russia’s brutal, unjustified, and unprovoked war on Ukraine and occupation of parts of its territory. Fierce fighting is ongoing along a broad front, and the entire country continues ...


Department of State Releases 2023 Fiscal Transparency Report

News Release: On June 27, 2023, the United States Department of State released the 2023 Fiscal Transparency Report, which found that, of data collected at 141 of our posts around the world, the governments of 72 met minimum requirements of fiscal transparency. Sixty-nine did not meet the minimum requirements of fiscal ...


“SENATE RESOLUTION 260--RECOGNIZING TUNISIA'S LEADERSHIP IN THE ARAB SPRING AND EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR UPHOLDING ITS DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND NORMS” published by the Congressional Record on June 21

“SENATE RESOLUTION 260--RECOGNIZING TUNISIA'S LEADERSHIP IN THE ARAB SPRING AND EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR UPHOLDING ITS DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND NORMS“ was published in the Senate section on pages S2189-S2190 on June 21


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Belize

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Belize. During the review period, the government made its enacted budget, end-of-year report, and information on debt obligations publicly available, including online. Budget information was generally reliable. However, it did not publish an executive budget proposal...


Commemoration of Eid al-Adha

News Release: On behalf of the United States, I wish Muslims both at home and around the world a blessed Eid al-Adha.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Rwanda

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Rwanda. During the review period, the government published the executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report online within a reasonable period. Allocations to and earnings from all major state-owned enterprises were not available in budget documents.


The United States Issues an Advisory Focused on the Gold Sector Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Today, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce.


Sanctioning Entities and Individual Connected to Wagner Group in Africa

The United States is imposing sanctions on several entities in the Central African Republic (CAR)


Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine

Pursuant to a delegation of authority from President Biden, I am authorizing our 41st drawdown for Ukraine, which will provide $500 million worth of U.S. arms and equipment from Department of Defense stocks.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Lesotho

During the review period, the government made its enacted budget publicly available within a reasonable period.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Mali

During the review period, the transition government made its executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report available online within a reasonable period.


Department of State Releases 2023 Fiscal Transparency Report

On June 27, 2023, the United States Department of State released the 2023 Fiscal Transparency Report, which found that, of data collected at 141 of our posts around the world, the governments of 72 met minimum requirements of fiscal transparency.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Mauritania

During the review period, the government made significant progress by subjecting the military and intelligence budget to parliamentary oversight.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Afghanistan

On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Kabul.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report

Report to Congress on Update to the Fiscal Transparency Report


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Algeria

During the review period, the government made significant progress by disclosing debt of major state-owned enterprises.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Angola

During the review period, the government’s executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report were widely and easily accessible online to the public within a reasonable period.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Ukraine

During the review period, the government declared martial law in response to Russia’s brutal, unjustified, and unprovoked war on Ukraine and occupation of parts of its territory.