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3 Nov 23
PM chooses growth over debt.
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26 Sep 23
The US government’s triple-A credit rating could be threatened by a government shutdown, analysts warned amid a Congressional impasse.
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12 Sep 23
More than $12bn of cash injections from the government and a lower profit sharing rate will not be enough to get Mexico’s state oil company back to sustainability, although it will help in the short...
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12 Sep 23
Next year’s budget will see Sweden increase its military spending by more than a quarter as the government responds to its “serious security situation” in the wake of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine...
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17 Aug 23
Huge spending on social services in response to the shock of Covid-19 ensured European Union economies were disrupted as little as possible, and adapting to the new reality has provided lessons on...
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21 Jul 23
$3bn loan won’t solve existing problems including food dependency
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26 Jun 23
Governments should raise taxes or cut spending in a bid to reduce the burden on monetary policy in the fight against inflation, a central bank body has argued.
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9 Jun 23
Fiscal policy needs to focus on boosting productivity in order to push the global economy away from the gloomy outlook, the OECD has said upon publishing its latest judgement of the world’s GDP...
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23 May 23
Industry gets more support as Ukraine war continues.
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23 May 23
Support for Polish farmers struggling with higher costs associated with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been approved in Brussels.
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11 May 23
The Swedish government has spent too much money on widespread energy support that failed to encourage reduced consumption, the nation’s spending watchdog has said.
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2 May 23
A May Day deal on pay has led to a Canadian trade union effectively ending one of the largest public sector strikes in the country’s history.
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13 Feb 23
Governments across Europe have spent more than three-quarters of a trillion euros on shielding households and businesses against rising energy costs, researchers have found.
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26 Jan 23
Senior politicians have urged the Singaporean government to review more than $70bn of unaudited spending during Covid-19.
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6 Jan 23
US president Joe Biden has hit back at claims the world’s largest economy is set for a recession this year, saying it was instead headed towards a “new plateau” of steady (albeit lower) growth.
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8 Dec 22
Anti-graft investigators in Malaysia have opened a case looking at alleged “misappropriation” of 600bn ringgit (£112bn) of government spending.
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6 Dec 22
World leaders are spending on a scale not seen since the 1970s to avert multiple crises. Is it a new era of ‘big government’ – and, if so, who pays for it?
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18 Nov 22
Security spending and policies aimed at shielding people from inflation will leave Finland’s public finances in a weaker position, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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31 Oct 22
Japan will spend trillions of yen to help households through the energy crisis and to support young families in a bid to boost the country’s sluggish growth.
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30 Sep 22
The German government has announced a €200bn fund to protect consumers and businesses from high gas prices.
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26 Aug 22
China’s leadership has urged its local governments to ramp up spending on projects to help boost the economy.
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25 Aug 22
US president Joe Biden will cancel up to $10,000 of many graduates’ federal student loans to help lighten an “unsustainable” burden on millions of working people.
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10 Aug 22
French energy giant EDF is set to sue its own government for £7bn, after legislation imposed to cushion the impact of the cost-of-living crisis forced the company to sell energy at a loss.
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9 Aug 22
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has “materially hit” the outlook for Estonia’s public finances and economy, ratings agency Fitch has said while warning the government not to lose its focus on fiscal...
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8 Aug 22
The Vietnamese government must address the institutional hurdles that have led to a “chronic under-execution” of public spending programmes, economists at the World Bank have said.
3 Nov 23PM chooses growth over debt.
26 Sep 23The US government’s triple-A credit rating could be threatened by a government shutdown, analysts warned amid a Congressional impasse.
12 Sep 23More than $12bn of cash injections from the government and a lower profit sharing rate will not be enough to get Mexico’s state oil company back to sustainability, although it will help in the short...
12 Sep 23Next year’s budget will see Sweden increase its military spending by more than a quarter as the government responds to its “serious security situation” in the wake of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine...
17 Aug 23Huge spending on social services in response to the shock of Covid-19 ensured European Union economies were disrupted as little as possible, and adapting to the new reality has provided lessons on...
21 Jul 23$3bn loan won’t solve existing problems including food dependency
26 Jun 23Governments should raise taxes or cut spending in a bid to reduce the burden on monetary policy in the fight against inflation, a central bank body has argued.
9 Jun 23Fiscal policy needs to focus on boosting productivity in order to push the global economy away from the gloomy outlook, the OECD has said upon publishing its latest judgement of the world’s GDP...
23 May 23Industry gets more support as Ukraine war continues.
23 May 23Support for Polish farmers struggling with higher costs associated with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been approved in Brussels.
2 May 23A May Day deal on pay has led to a Canadian trade union effectively ending one of the largest public sector strikes in the country’s history.
13 Feb 23Governments across Europe have spent more than three-quarters of a trillion euros on shielding households and businesses against rising energy costs, researchers have found.
26 Jan 23Senior politicians have urged the Singaporean government to review more than $70bn of unaudited spending during Covid-19.
6 Jan 23US president Joe Biden has hit back at claims the world’s largest economy is set for a recession this year, saying it was instead headed towards a “new plateau” of steady (albeit lower) growth.
8 Dec 22Anti-graft investigators in Malaysia have opened a case looking at alleged “misappropriation” of 600bn ringgit (£112bn) of government spending.
6 Dec 22World leaders are spending on a scale not seen since the 1970s to avert multiple crises. Is it a new era of ‘big government’ – and, if so, who pays for it?
18 Nov 22Security spending and policies aimed at shielding people from inflation will leave Finland’s public finances in a weaker position, according to the International Monetary Fund.
31 Oct 22Japan will spend trillions of yen to help households through the energy crisis and to support young families in a bid to boost the country’s sluggish growth.
30 Sep 22The German government has announced a €200bn fund to protect consumers and businesses from high gas prices.
26 Aug 22China’s leadership has urged its local governments to ramp up spending on projects to help boost the economy.
10 Aug 22French energy giant EDF is set to sue its own government for £7bn, after legislation imposed to cushion the impact of the cost-of-living crisis forced the company to sell energy at a loss.
9 Aug 22Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has “materially hit” the outlook for Estonia’s public finances and economy, ratings agency Fitch has said while warning the government not to lose its focus on fiscal...
8 Aug 22The Vietnamese government must address the institutional hurdles that have led to a “chronic under-execution” of public spending programmes, economists at the World Bank have said.
