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10 Jun 22
India’s high GDP growth following the initial shock from Covid-19 has helped boost confidence in the country’s public finances.
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17 Feb 22
Tensions in Ukraine risk the fragile global economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, warned Indonesian president Joko Widodo at a meeting of G20 finance leaders.
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9 Feb 22
The post-pandemic economic recovery should become less reliant on government spending, Indonesia’s finance minister has told an investment conference.
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28 Jan 22
Japan will need to increase tax revenue to contend with major challenges such as its huge public debt and ageing population according to International Monetary Fund economists.
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13 Jan 22
Global growth is slowing amid renewed waves of Covid-19 cases and high inflation, the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report has warned.
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22 Dec 21
China has underspent compared to its budget this year despite the economic recovery from Covid-19 slowing down.
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30 Nov 21
The world’s local and regional governments will need to return their focus to issues that long predate Covid-19 as they look to shore up their post-pandemic finances, write S&P Global Ratings’...
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8 Nov 21
The Japanese government plans to spend big on a series of measures aimed at helping the economy through its ongoing struggle with Covid-19, according to reports.
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25 Oct 21
The US budget deficit reached $2.77trn in 2020-21, the second highest ever after last year, as the government tried to contain the health and economic damage from Covid-19.
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20 Sep 21
Public debt in Ireland has a “one-in-four risk” of becoming unsustainable if the government runs deficits as projected, the country’s budget watchdog has warned.
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9 Sep 21
Chinese government revenue and spending could match for the first time in more than three decades, even with Beijing looking to spur the economic recovery from Covid-19, a researcher has found.
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6 Sep 21
Greek officials have called for each European Union country to be given tailor-made debt targets, calling the current blanket fiscal rules “practically inapplicable”.
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1 Sep 21
South Korea is looking to create a “virtuous cycle” of public spending and economic growth, unveiling its 2022 budget which is set to take government debt over 50% of GDP for the first time.
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30 Jul 21
European Union fiscal rules need to allow for stronger public investment to drive growth in the coming years, the European Commission’s economics leader has said.
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5 Jul 21
Joe Biden’s social and infrastructure spending has been tipped to still have a noticeable impact on GDP in a decade’s time because he is targeting long-term benefits to the economy.
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9 Jun 21
Indonesian public finances will rely heavily on the economic recovery from Covid-19 to get back on track, but ratings agency S&P Global said the government’s record is reassuring.
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28 May 21
Nearly a third of the European Union’s long-term budget will likely be used to reduce economic and social inequality within the bloc, after leaders formally adopted a €330bn package of support.
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25 May 21
Covid-19 has led the International Monetary Fund to update its approach to giving policy advice to governments as they navigate the recovery, recognising the challenges the pandemic has created.
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7 Apr 21
Prospects for economic recovery vary starkly across regions and between countries despite the world economy emerging from the worst phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has...
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22 Mar 21
Weak growth will hamper many economies in the Americas in the coming years without fiscal and institutional reforms, the region’s largest multilateral bank has warned.
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1 Dec 20
The global economy is expected to grow by 4.2% next year, although performance will depend on how quickly Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out, according to the OECD.
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19 Nov 20
Eurozone governments should continue spending into 2021 to help the economy recover from Covid-19, the European Commission has said – while warning that recovery “depends” on the approval of the...
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6 Nov 20
The Malaysian government has presented an expansionary budget for 2021 as it attempts to steer its economy through the crisis caused by Covid-19.
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11 Aug 20
The OECD has warned South Korea against complacency despite the country suffering the least severe recession of its member countries following the Covid-19 outbreak.
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16 Jul 20
Further high-level spending on health and social assistance programmes will be needed in Indonesia once the Covid-19 pandemic is over, the World Bank has said.
10 Jun 22India’s high GDP growth following the initial shock from Covid-19 has helped boost confidence in the country’s public finances.
17 Feb 22Tensions in Ukraine risk the fragile global economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, warned Indonesian president Joko Widodo at a meeting of G20 finance leaders.
9 Feb 22The post-pandemic economic recovery should become less reliant on government spending, Indonesia’s finance minister has told an investment conference.
28 Jan 22Japan will need to increase tax revenue to contend with major challenges such as its huge public debt and ageing population according to International Monetary Fund economists.
13 Jan 22Global growth is slowing amid renewed waves of Covid-19 cases and high inflation, the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report has warned.
22 Dec 21China has underspent compared to its budget this year despite the economic recovery from Covid-19 slowing down.
30 Nov 21The world’s local and regional governments will need to return their focus to issues that long predate Covid-19 as they look to shore up their post-pandemic finances, write S&P Global Ratings’...
8 Nov 21The Japanese government plans to spend big on a series of measures aimed at helping the economy through its ongoing struggle with Covid-19, according to reports.
25 Oct 21The US budget deficit reached $2.77trn in 2020-21, the second highest ever after last year, as the government tried to contain the health and economic damage from Covid-19.
20 Sep 21Public debt in Ireland has a “one-in-four risk” of becoming unsustainable if the government runs deficits as projected, the country’s budget watchdog has warned.
9 Sep 21Chinese government revenue and spending could match for the first time in more than three decades, even with Beijing looking to spur the economic recovery from Covid-19, a researcher has found.
6 Sep 21Greek officials have called for each European Union country to be given tailor-made debt targets, calling the current blanket fiscal rules “practically inapplicable”.
1 Sep 21South Korea is looking to create a “virtuous cycle” of public spending and economic growth, unveiling its 2022 budget which is set to take government debt over 50% of GDP for the first time.
30 Jul 21European Union fiscal rules need to allow for stronger public investment to drive growth in the coming years, the European Commission’s economics leader has said.
5 Jul 21Joe Biden’s social and infrastructure spending has been tipped to still have a noticeable impact on GDP in a decade’s time because he is targeting long-term benefits to the economy.
28 May 21Nearly a third of the European Union’s long-term budget will likely be used to reduce economic and social inequality within the bloc, after leaders formally adopted a €330bn package of support.
25 May 21Covid-19 has led the International Monetary Fund to update its approach to giving policy advice to governments as they navigate the recovery, recognising the challenges the pandemic has created.
22 Mar 21Weak growth will hamper many economies in the Americas in the coming years without fiscal and institutional reforms, the region’s largest multilateral bank has warned.
1 Dec 20The global economy is expected to grow by 4.2% next year, although performance will depend on how quickly Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out, according to the OECD.
19 Nov 20Eurozone governments should continue spending into 2021 to help the economy recover from Covid-19, the European Commission has said – while warning that recovery “depends” on the approval of the...
6 Nov 20The Malaysian government has presented an expansionary budget for 2021 as it attempts to steer its economy through the crisis caused by Covid-19.
11 Aug 20The OECD has warned South Korea against complacency despite the country suffering the least severe recession of its member countries following the Covid-19 outbreak.
16 Jul 20Further high-level spending on health and social assistance programmes will be needed in Indonesia once the Covid-19 pandemic is over, the World Bank has said.
