Calum Rutter

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€100bn of EU environment spending led to no drop in emissions

Emissions in the European Union's agriculture sector stayed the same despite more than a quarter of... Read more
IMF rules out Zimbabwe bailout

The International Monetary Fund will not give Zimbabwe any financial support despite the government... Read more
GCC’s risky reliance on oil ‘unlikely to diminish’ in coming years

Continued over-reliance on oil has left Gulf Cooperation Council countries very exposed to shocks... Read more
Russian government to replace regional debts with low-interest federal loans

Expensive loans taken out by Russian regional governments will be replaced by long-term low-... Read more
Nigeria urged not to row back on fuel and electricity reforms

Fiscal reforms Nigeria began during 2020 need to be completed to support the economic recovery from... Read more
Kuwait 'must rein in public spending and decrease oil dependence'

Kuwait’s central bank chief has said economic stability is “unattainable” without reforms to the... Read more
EU fraud investigators recommend nearly €300m be recovered in 2020

Counterfeit or poor quality medical equipment proliferated in Europe amid the Covid-19 pandemic,... Read more
South African lost decade a ‘deep, deep, deep tragedy’

A former South African finance minister has slammed Jacob Zuma, president between 2009 and 2018,... Read more
Japan to keep fiscal target for now despite ongoing Covid-19 struggle

The Japanese government still officially aims to reach a budget surplus by 2025 despite the impact... Read more
Philippines local governments to get 50% budget boost in devolution programme

Local governments in the Philippines will receive a share of all national taxes from 2022, when... Read more

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