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30 Nov 21
Belgium’s high debt levels compared with peers is a key constraint on the nation’s credit, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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22 Nov 21
The International Monetary Fund will resume a $6bn programme with Pakistan it paused in April, following negotiations that took more than a month to complete.
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16 Nov 21
The Lebanese government has not responded with enough urgency to tackle the economic crisis which has engulfed the nation, according to a United Nations envoy.
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12 Oct 21
The New Zealand government was able to post a much smaller deficit in its 2021 budget, due to a stronger than predicted economic rebound from Covid-19.
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1 Oct 21
The Saudi Arabian government has forecast a budget surplus from 2023, as recovering oil prices has seen revenues rise.
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29 Sep 21
The Indonesia government is set to spend $190bn next year, as the nation aims to gradually reduce its deficit to 3% of GDP.
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27 Sep 21
The French government’s ability to reduce its debt levels – which spiked due to Covid-19 – will be a key driver in future ratings, according to agency Moody’s.
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27 Aug 21
The Nigerian government spent more than 90% of its revenues in the first half of this year on servicing debts, according to the nation’s budget office.
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19 Aug 21
The Kuwaiti Cabinet has ordered all government departments to reduce spending by at least 10% this financial year, to reduce the national deficit.
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30 Jul 21
New Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati said this week that only a unified approach will help the nation recover from one of the greatest crises in modern history.
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9 Jul 21
The International Monetary Fund's record $650bn liquidity stimulus in response to Covid-19 is expected to be operational by the end of August.
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5 Jul 21
The Ghanaian government will need to raise taxes to help alleviate the debt burden on the nation and reduce reliance on borrowing, a senior economist said.
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16 Jun 21
Austria's deficit is forecast to decrease to around 1% of GDP over the medium term, as its Covid-19 recovery takes shape, according to the IMF.
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14 Jun 21
Israel’s new coalition government offers a path to a new budget, which will be a credit positive to the nation, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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29 Mar 18
France has reduced its deficit to below the 3% European Union limit for the first time in a decade, it has been announced.
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26 Sep 16
Nigeria has hunted down 700,000 tax-cheating firms and expects to identify 10 million non-tax paying individuals and make them pay up by December, the country’s tax chief has said.
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23 Sep 16
Anti-austerity policy reversals in Portugal are starting to rewind the country’s fragile economic recovery, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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8 Feb 16
Portugal’s draft budget for 2016 is “at risk” of failing to comply with eurzone budgetary obligations, the European Commission has warned.
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26 Jan 16
A review by the European Commission has found that 11 countries in the bloc face high risks to their public finances due to forecasts for increases in public sector debt levels.
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7 Nov 15
Policies that strengthen public finances and enable countries to run a fiscal surplus are critical to their ability to weather economic crises, the OECD has said.
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12 Jun 15
The International Monetary Fund’s decision to walk out of negotiations between Greece and its creditors on Thursday was a warning to Athens, the German finance ministry said today.
30 Nov 21Belgium’s high debt levels compared with peers is a key constraint on the nation’s credit, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
22 Nov 21The International Monetary Fund will resume a $6bn programme with Pakistan it paused in April, following negotiations that took more than a month to complete.
16 Nov 21The Lebanese government has not responded with enough urgency to tackle the economic crisis which has engulfed the nation, according to a United Nations envoy.
12 Oct 21The New Zealand government was able to post a much smaller deficit in its 2021 budget, due to a stronger than predicted economic rebound from Covid-19.
1 Oct 21The Saudi Arabian government has forecast a budget surplus from 2023, as recovering oil prices has seen revenues rise.
29 Sep 21The Indonesia government is set to spend $190bn next year, as the nation aims to gradually reduce its deficit to 3% of GDP.
27 Sep 21The French government’s ability to reduce its debt levels – which spiked due to Covid-19 – will be a key driver in future ratings, according to agency Moody’s.
27 Aug 21The Nigerian government spent more than 90% of its revenues in the first half of this year on servicing debts, according to the nation’s budget office.
19 Aug 21The Kuwaiti Cabinet has ordered all government departments to reduce spending by at least 10% this financial year, to reduce the national deficit.
9 Jul 21The International Monetary Fund's record $650bn liquidity stimulus in response to Covid-19 is expected to be operational by the end of August.
5 Jul 21The Ghanaian government will need to raise taxes to help alleviate the debt burden on the nation and reduce reliance on borrowing, a senior economist said.
16 Jun 21Austria's deficit is forecast to decrease to around 1% of GDP over the medium term, as its Covid-19 recovery takes shape, according to the IMF.
14 Jun 21Israel’s new coalition government offers a path to a new budget, which will be a credit positive to the nation, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
29 Mar 18France has reduced its deficit to below the 3% European Union limit for the first time in a decade, it has been announced.
26 Sep 16Nigeria has hunted down 700,000 tax-cheating firms and expects to identify 10 million non-tax paying individuals and make them pay up by December, the country’s tax chief has said.
23 Sep 16Anti-austerity policy reversals in Portugal are starting to rewind the country’s fragile economic recovery, according to the International Monetary Fund.
26 Jan 16A review by the European Commission has found that 11 countries in the bloc face high risks to their public finances due to forecasts for increases in public sector debt levels.
7 Nov 15Policies that strengthen public finances and enable countries to run a fiscal surplus are critical to their ability to weather economic crises, the OECD has said.
12 Jun 15The International Monetary Fund’s decision to walk out of negotiations between Greece and its creditors on Thursday was a warning to Athens, the German finance ministry said today.
