Simone Rensch

Freelancer journalist and former Public Finance international reporter

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Economic recovery in Zimbabwe ‘still difficult despite Mugabe resignation’

Economic recovery in Zimbabwe is still likely to be difficult even though Robert Mugabe has... Read more
MPs call on aid donors to boost education funding

Donor countries should spend significantly more on global education to close the $1.8trn funding... Read more
Anti-corruption detainees in Saudi ‘will get due process of law’

The royals, ministers and businessmen detained as part of Saudi Arabia’s crack-down on... Read more
EU watchdog agencies to relocate to Paris and Amsterdam

Paris and Amsterdam will host the EU’s medical and banking watchdogs after ministers picked... Read more
Japan pledges $1.03bn of aid to Myanmar

Japan has pledged to give up to $1.03bn of development aid to Myanmar to help improve rural incomes... Read more
Southeast Asian group needs to plug $60bn infrastructure gap

A group of 10 Southeast Asian nations needs more than $60bn to close the infrastructure gap in the... Read more
Pakistani anti-corruption court issues arrest warrant for former finance minister

Pakistan's anti-corruption court has issued an arrest warrant for the country’s finance... Read more
Japan’s economy has longest period of growth for more than 10 years

Japan’s economy has experienced the longest period of uninterrupted growth in more than a... Read more
Russia agrees to restructure $3.15bn of Venezuelan debt

Russia has agreed to a $3.15bn restructuring deal of Venezuela’s debt over a 10-year period,... Read more
Mordaunt: DfID should justify its spending

The UK government’s aid department must justify its spending to the public in the same way... Read more

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