Simone Rensch

Freelancer journalist and former Public Finance international reporter

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Infrastructure investment ‘crucial to South Asia’s growth momentum’

A lack of investment in infrastructure threatens to halt growth progress in South Asia and is a “... Read more
Imran Khan sells off Pakistan government’s buffaloes

Pakistan’s premier Imran Khan is putting his government’s eight buffaloes up for sale as part of... Read more
Italian government risks troubled relationship with EU over higher spending plans

Italy’s populist government has put its relationship with the EU in jeopardy after agreeing higher... Read more
World Bank approves $80m in loans to Somalia

The Word Bank has approved $80m in loans to Somalia to assist with public finance reforms, marking... Read more
World leaders vow $15bn funding boost for TB fight

World leaders have pledged to give $15bn a year by 2022 to fund tuberculosis prevention and care... Read more
Argentina to get biggest IMF bailout package ever

Argentina will receive the biggest bailout package ever from the International Monetary Fund to... Read more
Global collaborate needed to win war on hunger, says AfDB head

Countries are not “winning the war” against hunger and need to work together to invest in... Read more
UK’s DfID ‘weak’ on managing procurement contracts

The UK’s Department for International Development has “significant weaknesses” in contract... Read more
Jamaican finance ministry drafts natural disasters PFM policy

The Jamaican finance ministry is drafting a new public financial management policy to respond to... Read more
Get to grips with gender budgeting, global finance ministries told

Finance ministries around the world are still not getting to grips with reducing gender inequality... Read more

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