Simone Rensch

Freelancer journalist and former Public Finance international reporter

Recent articles

UK confirms additional £70m to help hurricane-hit British islands

The UK has confirmed an additional £70m aid package to support the recovery and... Read more
Icelanders promised increased public spending with new PM

Iceland’s Left-Green opposition leader will become the new prime minister as a coalition government... Read more
DFiD pledges £40m to ‘stamp out’ modern slavery

The UK has vowed to “stamp out” modern slavery through a £40m aid package, the... Read more
West Africa €652m road infrastructure deals signed

The European Commission and the African Development Bank have signed five co-financing agreements... Read more
Danish economy contracts more than expected

The Danish economy has shrunk more than expected, suggesting the worst contraction since 2011,... Read more
Sri Lanka receives further ADB support for drinking water

The Asian Development Bank has approved an additional $120m in loans to bring drinking water to... Read more
EU countries ‘fail fair tax tests’

A number of European Union member states would be blacklisted as tax havens according to the bloc... Read more
Merkel pledges focus on investment and budget in second phase of coalition talks

Budget consolidation and growth-friendly investment will be key to Germany’s coalition talks... Read more
ADB loan for Uzbekistan healthcare improvements

The Asian Development Bank will provide a $45m loan to help improve Uzbekistan’s healthcare.
Portugal parliament finally passes deficit-cutting budget

Portugal’s parliament has approved the 2018 budget that seeks to trim the deficit, six weeks... Read more

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