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Analysis of the Experience of the EU Countries in the Field of Auditing the Effectiveness of Public Funds Aimed at Infrastructural Development Cover

Analysis of the Experience of the EU Countries in the Field of Auditing the Effectiveness of Public Funds Aimed at Infrastructural Development

DANUBE
Volume 16 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Bakhyt Auyezova,  Serik Makysh and  Abay Tasmaganbetov  
Open Access
|Jan 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2025-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1804-8285 | Journal ISSN: 1804-6746
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Language: English
Page range: 318 - 337
Published on: Jan 18, 2026
Published by: European Research University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Financial Control,
Comparative Analysis,
Cost Management,
Project Management,
Legislative Framework
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Macroeconomics,
Economic policy,
Law,
European law,
European law, other,
Law, other

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