Simone Rensch

Freelancer journalist and former Public Finance international reporter

Recent articles

France plans punishment for unofficial protests

France is considering plans to punish people who hold unsanctioned protests, as the violent “yellow... Read more
Indonesia to double disaster response budget

Indonesia will more than double its disaster response budget to 15 trillion rupiah ($1.06bn) this... Read more
Jim Yong Kim to leave World Bank three years early

World Bank president Jim Yong Kim has resigned from his post three years before he was due to leave...
The move to a digital, cashless world

Simone Rensch looks at whether state-backed digital currencies are the future and cash a thing of... Read more
Trump threatens national emergency over Mexican wall dispute

US president Donald Trump has said he may declare a national emergency over immigration amid a... Read more
Zambian AG warns on ‘wayward’ public sector accountants

Zambia’s accountant general has vowed to crackdown on public sector accountants found to be abusing... Read more
Zimbabwe lays off youth workers to cut public pay bill

The government of Zimbabwe has started laying off thousands of civil servants from its youth... Read more
US and China schedule talks to ease trade tensions

The US and China are due to hold talks next week in an attempt to ease the ongoing trade war.
Poll reveals widespread dissatisfaction with Macron government

Three-quarters of French people are unhappy with the actions taken by president Emmanuel Macron and... Read more
Tunisian teachers’ strike continues

Teachers in Tunisia have continued their strike over benefits and educational reforms after the... Read more

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