Simone Rensch

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China gives $60bn for ‘tangible’ development projects in Africa

China’s president has pledged $60bn worth of financing for developing African nationals but warned... Read more
Burned-out Rio museum ‘suffered years of under-funding’

A lack of public investment has been linked to the catastrophic fire that gutted the 200-year-old... Read more
ADB finances project to improve water supply in Pakistan province

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $100m loan to help with water shortages in Balochistan,... Read more
IMF loans can be a ‘debt trap’

The International Monetary Fund’s loan conditions for debt-ridden countries such as Greece are... Read more
People power or pointless budgeting?

Participatory budgeting offers a way for governments to repair fractured public trust but... Read more
Japan’s trade minister: Donald Trump could damage global economy

Japan’s trade minister has warned the US president Donald Trump could harm the global economy... Read more
Canada proposes law to halve its poverty rate

The Canadian government is introducing a national ‘poverty line’ for the first time and will... Read more
DfID vows to compensate British NGOs for any funding loss after Brexit

The UK will compensate British NGOs for any loss of EU aid funding in the event of a ‘no deal’... Read more
Police raid former Argentinian president’s homes over corruption claims

Argentinian police have begun raiding the country’s former president’s properties as part of a... Read more
AfDB signs $218m economic governance loan in Namibia

The African Development Bank has signed a $218m loan to boost economic governance in Namibia.

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