Calum Rutter

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India planning 6trn rupee boost from leasing infrastructure assets

Leasing state-owned infrastructure is set to make the government 6trn rupees (£59bn) in the next... Read more
Finland to pilot ‘child-oriented budgeting’

Finland’s finance ministry will assess the impact of its 2022 budget on children to help promote... Read more
Delta variant not a ‘game changer’ for New Zealand recovery – central bank economist

The first Covid-19 outbreak in months and rising case numbers are not enough to warrant changing... Read more
‘Crucial’ that Taliban continues to pay civil servants and maintains infrastructure – UN

The Taliban must ensure continuity of public services in Afghanistan after taking power so as to... Read more
‘Nobody running Lebanon', says central bank chief

Lebanese leaders are growing increasingly tense after its central bank decided to end fuel... Read more
Brexit and global tax reform ‘unlikely’ to affect Ireland’s credit rating

Ireland’s economy has better weathered shocks than expected, according to rating agency Moody’s, as... Read more
‘Serious negative impact’ of pandemic on deficits set to derail Asia’s SDG progress

Ballooning budget deficits in developing Asian countries have been tipped to slow their progress... Read more
Germany will cut off aid to Afghanistan if Taliban takes over, says foreign minister

Afghanistan will miss out on the €430m of German aid it receives each year if the Taliban gains... Read more
Investing in water and sanitation infrastructure creates most jobs in developing countries – IMF

Water and sanitation is the best infrastructure investment to create jobs in developing countries,... Read more
Heavy debt and poor growth prospects continue to weigh on Japan

Weak medium-term growth means the Japanese government faces a challenge to bring down its sky-high... Read more

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