Calum Rutter

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El Salvador to spend $150m preparing to facilitate Bitcoin conversions

El Salvador’s legislative assembly has voted to create a $150m trust to help smooth the... Read more
South Korea targets economic growth with expansionary budget

South Korea is looking to create a “virtuous cycle” of public spending and economic growth,... Read more
Austrian government fears ‘new normal’ of high fiscal stimulus in Europe

Austria’s finance minister has urged his European Union counterparts to reduce their high levels of... Read more
Australian wealth fund makes record return in pandemic year

Australia’s Future Fund has reported a return of 22% - its highest ever - during the last... Read more
South Korea becomes first major Asian economy to raise interest rates

The Bank of Korea has raised its base rate for the first time since the outset of the Covid-19... Read more
Finland mulls negative income tax

A group of experts in Finland has begun discussing the introduction of a ‘negative income tax’ to... Read more
Trudeau eyes tax on banks to pay for housing policies

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has promised to tax financial services companies to help... Read more
New Zambian president promises action on ‘unsustainable’ debt

New president Hakainde Hichilema vowed to reduce Zambia’s large public debt after his convincing... Read more
World Bank stops aid projects in Afghanistan after Taliban seizes power

The World Bank has stopped funding aid programmes in Afghanistan in light of the Taliban taking... Read more
IMF finalises $650bn ‘shot in the arm’ for global economy

The largest ever allocation of the International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights has come... Read more

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