Simone Rensch

Freelancer journalist and former Public Finance international reporter

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Mordaunt: UK to ‘reset’ way it spends international aid

The way the UK spends its international aid budget will be “reset” to help the world’s poor and win... Read more
Kenyan graft suspects given bail

More than 40 people accused of corruption in a $100m graft case in Kenya, including state workers,... Read more
Merkel and Macron draw up ‘historic’ eurozone budget plans

The leaders of Germany and France have finalised “historic breakthrough” plans, which include a... Read more
China pledges more than $100m in military aid to Cambodia

China will give more than $100m in military aid to Cambodia, to be use for “any necessary need”, it... Read more
World Bank: Uganda must invest in agriculture

Uganda must transform its agricultural sector to drive economic growth and reduce poverty, the... Read more
Overseas aid transparency ‘needs further improvement’

Global aid transparency has improved but donors still need to make it easier to follow overseas... Read more
Call to use UK ODA for conservation projects

The UK should give at least £1bn a year to global nature conservation through its international aid... Read more
Lack of investment contributes to India facing mass water shortage

Bad management and a lack of infrastructure investment are contributing to major water shortages... Read more
ADB hands Tonga $6.8m grant to strengthen electricity network

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $6.8m grant to help the government of Tonga reconstruct... Read more
Spain to bring back free healthcare for migrants

Spain’s new government has pledged to bring back free healthcare for undocumented migrants, which... Read more

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