Simone Rensch

Freelancer journalist and former Public Finance international reporter

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South African finance minister denies claims of pensions raid

South Africa’s finance minister has said he won’t “dip into pensions” to... Read more
Macron and Merkel back single budget and finance minister for eurozone

A eurozone finance minister and a joint eurozone budget could be features of the European Union... Read more
Egypt on track to restore economic stability, IMF says

The Egyptian government’s attempt to restore economic stability and higher long-term growth... Read more
Japan needs new timeframe to achieve budget-balancing goal, says finance minister

Japan’s government needs to set a new timeframe to achieve its budget-balancing goal,... Read more
EU spending from future budgets at an ‘all-time high’

The European Union's spending from future budgets has reached an “all-time high”,... Read more
Former Thai PM convicted over rice subsidy scheme

Thailand’s ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was yesterday sentenced to five years in... Read more
Finance minister Schäuble to become German parliament president

German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble will be the new president of the Bundestag (Germany... Read more
Mongolian growth exceeds expectations, ADB says

Mongolia’s recovering economy grew by 5.3% in the first half of this year, compared to a 1.2... Read more
Trump unveils “pro-American” tax cuts

US president Donald Trump has outlined major tax cuts, as part of his “pro-American”... Read more
Australia’s budget deficit last year dropped A$4bn more than expected

Australia’s final budget deficit of the last financial year dropped below 2% of GDP to A$33.... Read more

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