Simone Rensch

Freelancer journalist and former Public Finance international reporter

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Austrian parties in favour of cutting taxes form coalition

Austria’s centre-right People’s Party and the anti-immigration Freedom Party have agreed to form a... Read more
ADB agrees deal to boost electrical connectivity in Afghanistan

The Asian Development Bank has signed a $60m grant to support electricity in Afghanistan by... Read more
UK pledges extra £50m in aid to Yemen

The UK has pledged to provide an extra £50m to help stop the “human tragedy” in Yemen and feed... Read more
Calls made for $1.7bn in aid to help victims of South Sudanese civil war

South Sudan needs $1.7bn in humanitarian aid in 2018 to help those affected by the ongoing war,... Read more
World Bank to end support for oil and gas projects

The World Bank will end all financial support for new oil and gas projects from 2019, it announced... Read more
Zuma ordered to pay costs for attempted block of corruption probe

South Africa’s high court has ordered president Jacob Zuma to pay the legal costs for trying to... Read more
Saudi king approves $19.2bn stimulus package

Saudi Arabia’s king has approved a 72bn riyals ($19.2bn) programme to stimulate growth in his... Read more
Lagarde calls for economic diversification in Africa

Economic diversification can boost growth in sub-Saharan Africa, IMF managing director Christine... Read more
EU suspends funding for Cambodia’s general election after opposition dissolves

The European Union has suspended funding for Cambodia’s general election next year after the... Read more
Countries pledge $383m to UN fund for relief operations

Thirty-six countries have pledged $383m to a United Nations emergency fund for crisis relief... Read more

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