Calum Rutter

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ECB board member: Bitcoin ‘not a currency’

Bitcoin “does not fulfil the basic properties of money” according to an executive board member at... Read more
Japanese official hints at budget supplements

Japan could supplement its record budget, passed last month, if pandemic costs rise, a senior... Read more
IMF warns of ‘divergent’ recovery

Prospects for economic recovery vary starkly across regions and between countries despite the world... Read more
Global minimum corporate tax deal ‘now within reach’

A worldwide agreement on taxing multinational companies appears closer after the US signalled its... Read more
Debt repayment levels ‘harming services’ warns UNICEF

Around 25 countries – about one in eight – spent more on servicing debts in 2019 than on education... Read more
Sudan eyes debt relief after $335m terrorism compensation payment

Sudan has moved a step closer to accessing debt relief and finance from international institutions... Read more
IMF: $450bn spending needed by low income countries

The world’s 69 poorest countries will need to spend $450bn by 2025 to respond to Covid-19 and... Read more
Pakistan replaces finance minister, strikes IMF and eurobond deals

Pakistan’s finance minister has been removed as part of prime minister Imran Khan’s drive to reduce... Read more
Biden administration threatens tariffs over digital taxes

The US is preparing to retaliate over six countries’ digital taxes because they “discriminate”... Read more
UN chief warns of coming debt crisis

An impending debt crisis in developing countries will lead to “another lost decade” without... Read more

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