Simone Rensch

Simone Rensch | Reporter | Public Finance International

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Vancouver honoured for ‘engaging’ budget documents

The City of Vancouver in Canada has received an award for its “clear and engaging” budget documents...
Mordaunt threatens to pull Unesco funding

The UK could follow Donald Trump’s lead and stop funding Unesco, the UN’s cultural and education... Read more
Borrowing triples among world’s poorest countries

Borrowing by low and middle-income countries more than tripled in 2017 compared to the year before... Read more
Spanish auditors demand Catalan separatists repay vote costs

Spain’s Court of Auditors has ordered former Catalan leader Artur Mas to repay €4.9m of public... Read more
Could free healthcare for all ever be a reality in the US?

Healthcare was a big driver in the outcome of the recent US mid-term elections. But could the... Read more
EC report flags slow pace of Ukrainian reform

Ukraine needs to do more to fight corruption and maintain reform momentum, the European Commission... Read more
Vietnamese corruption crackdown sees former minister arrested

A former deputy labour minister in Vietnam has been arrested on allegations of financial... Read more
Djibouti restructuring programme targets city slums

The World Bank has approved a $20m package to support Djibouti in eliminating slums and improving... Read more
Contract negotiation skills worsening African debt crisis

Governments in sub-Saharan Africa need to better understand the contracts they sign with private... Read more
Infrastructure investment to restore Australian influence in south-west Pacific

Australia’s prime minister has announced a multi-billion-dollar fund for Pacific island nations to... Read more

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