Simone Rensch

Freelancer journalist and former Public Finance international reporter

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Invest in public service to support growth, says World Bank chief

Governments should invest more in human beings and the social services that support them as means... Read more
Do more to prevent financial crisis, says debt campaign

Stronger financial protections for developing countries and policies to prevent a potential... Read more
Trump to cut insurance subsidies in bid to ‘repeal and replace’ Obamacare

US president Donald Trump will cut billions in subsidies to health insurance companies for low-... Read more
Vanuatu and ADB agree funding deal for renewable energy

The government of Vanuatu and the Asian Development Bank have struck a $15.1m agreement for... Read more
New Zealand records third fiscal surplus

New Zealand has delivered a third fiscal surplus, worth NZ$4.1bn (£2.22bn), but this “... Read more
Africa continues to improve revenue collection rates

Tax and revenue collection has continued to improve across African countries, according to latest... Read more
Costs of treating obesity to hit $1.2trn by 2025

The annual global medical bill for treating obesity could reach $1.2trn by 2025, experts have... Read more
IMF tells Timor-Leste to be more efficient as oil resources fall

Southeast Asian nation Timor-Leste needs to make its public spending more efficient as its oil... Read more
Saudi Arabia fiscal reforms ‘bearing fruit’ amid lower oil prices

Saudi Arabia’s authorities have made progress in implementing its Vision 2030 project, with... Read more
Campaign to block promotion of PPPs launched

Public-private partnerships are too expensive, high risk and “encourage corruption and bad... Read more

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