A Guide to Data Storytelling in the Public Sector

The Data Storytelling Guide is designed to support finance professionals working in the public domain to translate facts, numbers, and their expert knowledge into stories, that are comprehensible and relatable. It follows a skills-based approach, whereby data storytelling is viewed as a key skillset to acquire what CIPFA identifies as one of the core competencies for public sector finance professionals: communication and impact.

BARTA 2025: Promoting Transparency and Sustainability Reporting in Georgia

The seventh Georgian Best Annual Report and Transparency Award (BARTA) ceremony was held in Tbilisi on February 9, 2026. The event recognized companies demonstrating strong non financial (sustainability) reporting practices in 2025 across three categories: large financial companies, large non-financial companies, and small and medium companies.

Award ceremony recognizes improvements in sustainability reporting in Georgia

The sixth Best Annual Report and Transparency Award (BARTA) ceremony was held in Tbilisi, Georgia on February 28, 2025 under the Enhancing Accounting, Auditing, and Sustainability Reporting (EAASURE) program, implemented by the World Bank Centre for Financial and Sustainability Reporting Reform. The event was attended by 114 participants.