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Bosnia’s Financial-Control App Lacks Change Logs for Government Risk Records
A 2026 national audit found no read-only role or change history in the PIFC system, alongside incomplete records for 10 of 79 institutions.
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Austria's Military Upgrade Plan Reaches €49.2bn as Auditors Warn of Delays
Austria's audit office puts planned military investment at €49.2bn through 2036 and warns of staffing and storage gaps; the defence minister disputes that the programme is at risk.
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Zambia Cannot Verify K290 Million in Medical Supplies, Minister Tells MPs
The 16 October parliamentary record also identifies 4,096 missing shipment records; earlier audits found separate delivery and inventory problems.
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Spain’s Parks Agency Shifted €60.5m After Funding Capacity Fell Short
Spain’s auditors say the national parks agency could not absorb its assigned recovery funds, relied heavily on outside staff and should have its future role reconsidered.
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Spain’s Bank Rescue Cost Falls €5.2 Billion but Still Totals €66.6 Billion
Spain’s audit office lowered its bank-rescue cost estimate to €66.617 billion as of end-2024, including €43.272 billion from the Treasury; the final bill remains uncertain.
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Saudi Anti-Corruption Agency Detained 174 in October, Up From 158
Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption authority reported 174 detentions and 454 investigations in October; both counts rose from September, but neither represents convictions.
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North Macedonia Approved 33% of Loan Funds for 94 Large-Firm Projects
A €250 million state-backed credit scheme approved 767 projects. Large firms received 33% of the approved value across 94 projects; auditors found material legal compliance.
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Complaints to Oman’s State Audit Agency Rose 31% in 2025
Oman’s audit authority handled 1,809 complaints and reports, up from 1,378 in 2024. It says it examined 88% of the 2025 total; complaints are not proven violations.
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Portugal Votes to End Advance Audits for Contracts Below €7.5m
Parliament approved a higher threshold for mandatory pre-contract clearance, while retaining notification above €950,000 and shifting scrutiny toward later audits.
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Spanish Auditors Question Payments Across Seven Cancer Centre Contracts
Spain's Court of Auditors identified indications of possible payments for services not delivered at CNIO; the centre disputes that interpretation and cites corrective measures.
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Ghana Fully Implemented Just 41.8% of Audit Recommendations at 21 Agencies
A 2024 Ghana government report found limited implementation at 21 agencies, the auditor-general said, while separately reporting billions of cedis recovered and payments prevented.
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Panama's Cobre Mine Audit Faces Evidence Challenge as President Weighs Closure
A June audit scored the shuttered mine 87.73% compliant; environmental groups dispute supporting records while Panama weighs a proposed restart to fund closure.
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Equatorial Guinea Targets Balanced 2027 Budget After CFA37.4bn Deficit
A 3 November finance-ministry presentation puts the 2027 draft at CFA1.12 trillion, while separate IMF findings warn of shrinking oil output and fiscal pressure.
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Djibouti’s Geothermal Agency Deficit Widens to 98 Million Francs
New 2025 accounts show Djibouti’s geothermal development office spent 97.99 million francs more than it received, up from a 13.85 million-franc gap in 2024.
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France’s Culture Budget Grew 21%, Yet Barely Rose After Inflation
A new French Court of Accounts review finds a 21% nominal rise in voted cultural budgets from 2015 to 2025, but almost no growth after inflation.
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Comoros Spent Just 15% of Planned Domestic Investment in Second Quarter
The government's October budget report shows only KMF493.2 million in domestically financed investment against a KMF3.33 billion quarterly plan, even as externally funded project spending exceeded its target.
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Czech Digital-Education Drive Missed Its Goals Despite CZK8.2 Billion
A newly released Czech audit review says digital-education targets were missed and most ministry performance indicators were unmet or could not be assessed.
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Bosnia Federation's Elderly Homes Face Staff Shortages and Weak Oversight
A 26 October audit of three public care homes found staffing, dementia-care and inspection gaps, reinforcing a separate September warning from Bosnia's human-rights ombudsmen.
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Marshall Islands audit questions $6.8 million in grant spending as oversight gaps persist
A September 2026 audit questions US$6.8 million in 2024 Compact grant costs. A separate 2023 finding has drawn a US Interior recovery decision; no theft finding is established.
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Costa Rica's San Carlos cites early reforms, but audit leaves procurement compliance unverified
An October audit found missing procurement checks; the municipality says internal measures began months earlier, but outcomes remain to be documented.