Simone Rensch

Freelancer journalist and former Public Finance international reporter

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Greece finally exits years of bailouts

Greece has successfully exited its final, three-year eurozone bailout package to tackle its debt... Read more
ADB to give Philippines $300m for infrastructure PPPs

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $300m loan to support the Philippines’ efforts in... Read more
Economic benefits to people living longer, says think-tank

Countries could economically benefit from people living longer and should invest more in health to... Read more
Saudi Arabia pledges $100m to Syrian areas freed from ISIS

Saudi Arabia has pledged $100m to back a US programme of support to parts of Syria that are no... Read more
Kenyan development ‘could suffer’ with overspends on staffing

Counties in Kenya have to make some “critical decisions” to ensure that their wage bills do not... Read more
Italian government gives €5m to Liguria after motorway bridge tragedy

Italy’s central government will make at least €5m available to the north-western Liguria region... Read more
OECD calls for views on guidance for public sector leaders

The OECD has called on people working in the public sector to help shape its international guidance... Read more
Turkey likely to struggle to get IMF bailout, say academics

It may be difficult for Turkey to get IMF backing following its clash with the US over new tariffs... Read more
IMF: India on track to becoming world’s fastest-growing economy

India is on track to become the world’s fastest-growing economy as reforms begin to pay off, the... Read more
DR Congo must step up efforts to tackle economic crime, says think-tank

Efforts to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo... Read more

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