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10 Jan 23
The new Italian government has signalled its intention to keep its fiscal policies aligned with the European Union amid concerns over the eurosceptic administration.
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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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13 Dec 22
Global government debt has dropped but the downturn will add to budget pressures, the IMF has warned.
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2 Dec 22
Russia’s war will cause a recession next year but inflation will help fill government coffers.
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28 Nov 22
The Cambodian government should deliver immediate relief to households to help support the nation’s long-term economic recovery and stop more people falling into poverty, the World Bank has said.
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18 Nov 22
Most people in Nigeria lack adequate access to cooking fuel, water sanitation, healthcare, food security and housing, the nation’s official statistics body has found.
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9 Nov 22
A tax on Germany’s highest earners could help to reduce the national deficit after public spending soared to support households during the cost-of-living crisis, an independent council has said.
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7 Nov 22
An investigation into the fraudulent use of universal healthcare funding has been launched by the Australian government following “nine years of cuts and neglect”.
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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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26 Oct 22
The new Australian government’s first budget has been set out to “unwind wasteful or unnecessary spending” to help reduce the country’s national debt, which stands at $1trn (£560bn).
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25 Oct 22
European policymakers face tough decisions between supporting households and reducing inflation as weakened growth and price rises create a “toxic mix”, economists at the International Monetary Fund...
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20 Oct 22
France’s PM has signalled controversial plans to push through a budget after heated rows over tax rises.
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5 Oct 22
High inflation combined with increased debt servicing costs has increased the likelihood of a debt default and led to Moody’s downgrading Ghana’s credit rating.
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27 Sep 22
Governments should contemplate raising taxes on higher earners and businesses that have profited from the current energy crisis to support those in need, a senior economist has said.
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26 Sep 22
The US labour watchdog has identified more than $45bn of potentially fraudulent unemployment benefit claims during Covid-19 – almost triple initial forecasts.
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23 Sep 22
Governments should avoid or reverse widespread tax cuts and energy caps introduced in response to the cost-of-living crisis, or they risk encouraging the use of fossil fuels, economists at the OECD...
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2 Sep 22
The Irish government is set to record a larger budget surplus than initially forecast this year, due to a leap in tax income, the nation’s spending watchdog has said.
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2 Sep 22
European Union institutions have won the praise of the bloc’s watchdog for their response to Covid-19.
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31 Aug 22
The Sri Lankan government has outlined plans to increase taxes as discussions over an International Monetary Fund bailout reach the “final stage”.
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30 Aug 22
An agreement to resume a multi-billion-dollar deal with the International Monetary Fund is key to getting Pakistan’s economy back on track, the country’s prime minister has said.
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23 Aug 22
The Filipino government has proposed a record budget for 2023 that it said will help boost the economy and lift people out of poverty.
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9 Aug 22
The new Colombian government has proposed new levies on high earners and fuel exports to help fund poverty reduction schemes.
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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.
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5 Aug 22
The Italian government is set to spend a further €17bn this year to help soften the blow of inflation on families and businesses.
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5 Aug 22
European governments should end sweeping support measures keeping fuel prices down and allow prices to rise to encourage people to use less fossil fuels, IMF economists have said.
10 Jan 23The new Italian government has signalled its intention to keep its fiscal policies aligned with the European Union amid concerns over the eurosceptic administration.
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.
13 Dec 22Global government debt has dropped but the downturn will add to budget pressures, the IMF has warned.
2 Dec 22Russia’s war will cause a recession next year but inflation will help fill government coffers.
28 Nov 22The Cambodian government should deliver immediate relief to households to help support the nation’s long-term economic recovery and stop more people falling into poverty, the World Bank has said.
18 Nov 22Most people in Nigeria lack adequate access to cooking fuel, water sanitation, healthcare, food security and housing, the nation’s official statistics body has found.
9 Nov 22A tax on Germany’s highest earners could help to reduce the national deficit after public spending soared to support households during the cost-of-living crisis, an independent council has said.
7 Nov 22An investigation into the fraudulent use of universal healthcare funding has been launched by the Australian government following “nine years of cuts and neglect”.
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.
26 Oct 22The new Australian government’s first budget has been set out to “unwind wasteful or unnecessary spending” to help reduce the country’s national debt, which stands at $1trn (£560bn).
25 Oct 22European policymakers face tough decisions between supporting households and reducing inflation as weakened growth and price rises create a “toxic mix”, economists at the International Monetary Fund...
20 Oct 22France’s PM has signalled controversial plans to push through a budget after heated rows over tax rises.
5 Oct 22High inflation combined with increased debt servicing costs has increased the likelihood of a debt default and led to Moody’s downgrading Ghana’s credit rating.
27 Sep 22Governments should contemplate raising taxes on higher earners and businesses that have profited from the current energy crisis to support those in need, a senior economist has said.
26 Sep 22The US labour watchdog has identified more than $45bn of potentially fraudulent unemployment benefit claims during Covid-19 – almost triple initial forecasts.
23 Sep 22Governments should avoid or reverse widespread tax cuts and energy caps introduced in response to the cost-of-living crisis, or they risk encouraging the use of fossil fuels, economists at the OECD...
2 Sep 22The Irish government is set to record a larger budget surplus than initially forecast this year, due to a leap in tax income, the nation’s spending watchdog has said.
31 Aug 22The Sri Lankan government has outlined plans to increase taxes as discussions over an International Monetary Fund bailout reach the “final stage”.
30 Aug 22An agreement to resume a multi-billion-dollar deal with the International Monetary Fund is key to getting Pakistan’s economy back on track, the country’s prime minister has said.
23 Aug 22The Filipino government has proposed a record budget for 2023 that it said will help boost the economy and lift people out of poverty.
9 Aug 22The new Colombian government has proposed new levies on high earners and fuel exports to help fund poverty reduction schemes.
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.
5 Aug 22The Italian government is set to spend a further €17bn this year to help soften the blow of inflation on families and businesses.
