Simone Rensch

Freelancer journalist and former Public Finance international reporter

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Caribbean leaders agree cost-effective ‘climate-friendly’ PPP to help hurricane-stricken islands

Leaders in the Caribbean plan to launch a new public-private partnership to create the world’... Read more
UK pledges cash for climate change and tackling poverty

The UK will pledge a £140m fund to tackle the effects of climate change on poorer countries,... Read more
Zimbabwe budget aims to end economic isolation

The new government of Zimbabwe has presented its first budget statement, which aims to end the... Read more
Kuwait appoints new ministers in Cabinet changes

Kuwait has replaced its finance, oil and defence ministers in cabinet changes following mass... Read more
EU and Japan finalise world’s biggest bilateral trade deal

The European Union and Japan have formed an economic partnership, which is the world's ... Read more
European finance ministers issue warning on US tax plan

Finance ministers across Europe have called on the US to rethink its tax reform proposals, arguing... Read more
Global governments ‘should invest more in housing to improve wealth equality’

Governments around the world should change their policies to expand housing investment and ensure... Read more
Uganda ‘could generate $30bn extra per year by ending child marriage’

Ending child marriage could generate $30bn per year for Uganda by 2030, a report by the World Bank... Read more
Ukraine to step up anti-corruption efforts amid international concerns

Ukraine’s president is to implement anti-graft reforms and establish an anti-corruption court... Read more
Economic stability provides Asia Pacific with reform window, says UN

Asia-Pacific countries should take advantage of the “prevailing stable economic conditions” to... Read more

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