Simone Rensch

Freelancer journalist and former Public Finance international reporter

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Greek strikers demand post-bailout pay increases

Civil servants in Greece went on a 24-hour strike demanding increases in wages and pensions from... Read more
Strong appetite for African blended finance

The use of blended finance to scale up investment is increasingly popular in Africa, a forum has... Read more
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

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