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31 May 24
Egypt is to quadruple the price of subsidised bread in a move likely to lead to a backlash among a population grappling with poverty and soaring inflation.
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21 May 24
Can welfare pledges seal India’s election results?
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30 Apr 24
Multiple deaths and $13.6bn cost of offences highlighted as campaigners demand action
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23 Apr 24
Vietnam could cement economic growth for the long term through infrastructure projects, the World Bank has said, as the country’s productivity begins a rebound from its sluggish 2023.
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15 Feb 24
A bill that would deliver military assistance and aid to Ukraine and Israel has moved one step closer following Senate approval.
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6 Feb 24
IMF calls for social housing and ‘cleanup’ of distressed developers
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4 Jan 24
Reliefs to mitigate the cost-of-living crisis will only be implemented if they do not stoke inflation, prime minister Anthony Albanese has said.
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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.
31 May 24Egypt is to quadruple the price of subsidised bread in a move likely to lead to a backlash among a population grappling with poverty and soaring inflation.
21 May 24Can welfare pledges seal India’s election results?
30 Apr 24Multiple deaths and $13.6bn cost of offences highlighted as campaigners demand action
23 Apr 24Vietnam could cement economic growth for the long term through infrastructure projects, the World Bank has said, as the country’s productivity begins a rebound from its sluggish 2023.
15 Feb 24A bill that would deliver military assistance and aid to Ukraine and Israel has moved one step closer following Senate approval.
6 Feb 24IMF calls for social housing and ‘cleanup’ of distressed developers
4 Jan 24Reliefs to mitigate the cost-of-living crisis will only be implemented if they do not stoke inflation, prime minister Anthony Albanese has 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.
