He was arrested for abusing public funds.

We are restructuring our public financial management system to enhance transparency in the use of public funds.

The Public Fund for Child Protection provides funds for these purposes.

The types of mutual funds envisaged are private, professional and public.

Created to target specific, well defined goals, global funds are a prime example of public private partnerships, since they may include not only public but also private resources.

Another 10 per cent of funds supported the public information work of the Mission, described in fuller detail below.

The amount of public funds appropriated for foreign aid has quadrupled since the year 2000, which speaks for itself.

However, an increasing body of evidence documents the positive impact of public investment on productivity and economic growth. It suggests complementarity rather than substitutability between private and public funds.

In particular, corruption hinders economic growth and investment by increasing transaction costs, thus diverting public funds from their planned allocation.

(a) Exploring viable options to reach people living in poverty, in particular women, including through international public and or private funds

There were big health innovation funds launched earlier this year in this country, as well as a public service innovation lab.

Mexico, which itself applied extremely rigorous budgetary principles, knew how to show discipline, effectiveness and transparency in the use of public funds.

Those funds were directed mostly towards strengthening major State institutions, such as the Public Ministry, the Public Defenders Office, the Judiciary School, the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman and the penitentiary system.

(a) Exploring viable options with respect to reaching people living in poverty, in particular women, including through international public and or private funds

Substantial public rescue funds have reportedly been siphoned off to foreign banks, Goldman Sachs, and staff bonuses for purposes unrelated to protecting public interests. None of this was either revealed or debunked by Geithner s tests.

Unlike insurance companies and pension funds, they have no long term debt or future payment obligations. And, as public investors, they are likely to have a better understanding of investment projects that depend on public policy.

(b) To manage public finances effectively to achieve and maintain macroeconomic stability and long term growth and to make effective and transparent use of public funds and ensure that development assistance is used to build national capacities

The most likely explanation for this public investment shortfall is fiscal constraints. And, indeed, debt and unfunded non debt liabilities increasingly weigh down public sector balance sheets and pension funds, eroding the foundations of resilient, sustainable growth.

Taiwan s Public Prosecutor has indicted the wife of President Chen Shui bien for embezzling public funds. Chen, as a sitting president, cannot be indicted even though the prosecutor says that he has evidence to prove his guilt.

Roughly one fifth of the funds 21 per cent went to improving public security through diverse projects to strengthen the newly created National Civilian Police.

Social funds for the construction of public infrastructure are in line with national policy requirements and have become a way to break the bottleneck of funding.

In its second report, Guatemala indicated that the freezing of funds is done by a judge at the request of the Office of the Public Prosecutor.

The defendants thought that the crime of position encroachment and the crime of funds misappropriation are public prosecuted cases, and it should be decided by the public security organ whether or not the case should be withdrawn, rather than the reporter.

Small businesses will always complain that they do not have the organizational clout to extract public funds from governments. And bank bailouts, involving the direct use of public money to recapitalize failing institutions, are even more costly and politically unpopular.

One option, currently being piloted at the global level, which aims to mobilize and blend funds from public and private sources is UN Habitat's Slum Upgrading Facility.

Operating Funds UNDP and UNDP Trust Funds

Instances of bribery, theft of public funds and corruption continue to be reported and appear to be on the increase, particularly in the areas of procurement and customs.

Some ministers don t care much about public perceptions when using public funds, and it is clear that the political atmosphere has become poisonous. The atmosphere in parliament is execrable, and may be enough to topple the government in a no confidence motion.

The defendants replied that the public security organ's judicial audit came to the conclusion that Mr. Dong and the accountant embezzled and appropriated over RMB 29 million of funds.

From the outset, the new Government will need to ensure that it focuses on economic governance issues, particularly with respect to the management of public funds and natural resources.

The Committee notes with concern that funds allocated to public health have diminished despite the overall increase of health care expenditures over the past decade in the State party.

(a) In the case of embezzlement of public funds or of laundering of embezzled public funds as referred to in articles 17 and 23 of this Convention, when confiscation was executed in accordance with article 55 and on the basis of a final judgement in the requesting State Party, a requirement that can be waived by the requested State Party, return the confiscated property to the requesting State Party

It will further block the avenues for capital flight, through which corrupt officials from developing countries loot and siphon off public funds to the financial institutions of the developed countries.

The time is long past when corrupt leaders plundered public funds and Government coffers and thousands of young people were unable to educate themselves and fell victim to rampant unemployment.

Funds

Federal, provincial and territorial governments are committed to release annual reports to the public on how they are investing funds and making progress in enhancing early childhood development programs and services.

7. Encourages Member States, as well as United Nations agencies, bodies, funds and programmes, in accordance with their respective mandates, to continue to address public health concerns in their development activities and programmes, and to actively support capacity building in global public health and health care institutions

Given the extent to which insufficient demand is constraining growth, investment should come first. Faced with tight fiscal (and political) constraints, policymakers should abandon the flawed notion that investments with broad and, to some extent, non appropriable public benefits must be financed entirely with public funds.

The slow growth of the eastern part of the country has pulled down the Germany wide average, while the enormous demand for public funds in the east has increased public debt. The weak fiscal position has in turn undermined investors confidence, with obvious implications for economic growth.

Through its Housing Fund, formed after the Law on Privatization of Public Apartments came into force, Republika Srpska collects the funds by redemption repurchase of public, State owned apartments, and then gives out soft loans and credits to citizens of Republika Srpska, exclusively for housing purposes.

Imagine that a government established a number of professionally managed public venture funds, which would take equity stakes in a large cross section of new technologies, raising the necessary funds by issuing bonds in financial markets. These funds would operate on market principles and have to provide periodic accounting to political authorities (especially when their overall rate of return falls below a specified threshold), but would be otherwise autonomous.

The Government of Canada funds public health protection, health promotion and many health research projects that benefit people with disabilities and contributes to the funding of provincial and territorial health care systems.

Similarly, the Colombian city of Medellín funds itself from the profits of its successful utility company, which is now a multinational player. nbsp The economist nbsp Dani Rodrik recently suggested nbsp that governments should fund themselves from the dividends earned by investing in public venture funds, thus socializing the gains from innovation.

On completion of 37 years or 11,100 working days both men and women employees affiliated to IKA TEAM and Special Funds (e.g. TAP OTE Hellenic Organization of Telecommunications Personnel Insurance Fund , OAP DEI Public Power Corporation Personnel Insurance Organization , Banks' Insurance Funds etc) are entitled to old age benefits, irrespective of age.

Funds mobilization