Calum Rutter

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Euro finance ministers approve Greek exit from ‘enhanced surveillance’

The European Union looks set to remove Greece from its ‘enhanced economic surveillance’ programme,... Read more
Bridging the energy gap

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could speed efforts to decarbonise Western energy supplies. But how... Read more
Ukraine in ‘preliminary discussions’ with IMF over new deal

Ukraine’s finance minister has said his government is in talks with the International Monetary Fund... Read more
Countries in debt crisis ‘forced to prioritise interest over the needs of their population’

Governments experiencing debt crises are set to spend less in 2023 than they did in 2019, despite... Read more
Stagflation risk ‘pushing more nations into debt distress’

Rising interest rates aimed at combating runaway global inflation are putting some governments,... Read more
‘Rapid’ recovery boosts India’s debt prospects – Fitch

India’s high GDP growth following the initial shock from Covid-19 has helped boost confidence in... Read more
Bundestag approves €100bn defence fund

German parliamentarians have approved the creation of a €100bn special defence fund aimed at... Read more
Japan loosens balanced budget commitment in fiscal blueprint

Japan looks set to abandon a previous timeframe for balancing its budget, after a draft economic... Read more
Warning political tensions could delay Tunisia’s IMF deal

Political disagreement over how to manage the economy could mean Tunisia is forced to seek a debt... Read more
EU over-reports climate spending, says watchdog

One-third of European Union spending reported as being related to the climate was in fact... Read more

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