Calum Rutter

Deputy editor

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Ireland’s budget plans ‘at the limit of what is prudent’

Public debt in Ireland has a “one-in-four risk” of becoming unsustainable if the government runs... Read more
Adopting bitcoin has ‘immediate negative implications’ for El Salvador’s credit rating

El Salvador has been warned its adoption of bitcoin as a legal currency earlier this month could... Read more
Better welfare targeting in Bangladesh ‘could reduce extreme poverty by three-quarters’

World Bank economists have urged Bangladesh to redirect social protection schemes towards the urban... Read more
Colombia passes tax reform after months-long protest forces compromise

Colombia’s president has approved new tax reforms after lawmakers replaced proposals that sparked... Read more
‘No evidence’ EU post-crisis monitoring helped countries after 2008 crash

The EU’s oversight of the five countries it gave financial support to in the wake of the 2008... Read more
$470bn of global farming subsidies ‘distort prices and harm environment’

The majority of government agricultural support is harmful to society and the environment, a United... Read more
Malaysia planning to raise debt ceiling again in light of pandemic

Malaysia’s cabinet wants to increase the government’s legal debt limit for the second time in two... Read more
Politics remain ‘key risk’ to Costa Rica’s deficit reduction

Costa Rica’s fiscal consolidation efforts have been buoyed by an International Monetary Fund deal... Read more
Europe’s ‘bold’ pandemic response praised but ‘structural challenges’ remain

High-spending European governments managed the Covid-19 shock “very well”, despite suffering the... Read more
Democrats plan large tax increases on companies and the wealthy

US Democrats are looking to raise the country’s corporation tax rate to 26.5% to fund president Joe... Read more

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