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2 May 23
Ongoing strikes could hurt the French government’s plans to reduce spending and were highlighted as a major contribution to a cut in its credit rating by Fitch.
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13 Dec 22
Global government debt has dropped but the downturn will add to budget pressures, the IMF has warned.
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31 May 22
The South Korean government has approved a multi-trillion-won supplementary budget to support small businesses and self-employed people impacted by Covid-19 restrictions.
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6 May 22
Tightening monetary policy poses risks to Japan’s debt dynamics when the government already has the largest debt of any investment-grade country, rating agency Fitch has warned.
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8 Jun 21
Italian government debt reached a record by the end of 2020 and will only fall marginally by the end of the decade, according to rating agency Fitch’s projections.