Calum Rutter

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Debt levels in least developed countries soared even before Covid-19

The world’s poorest countries were at risk of debt crises even before Covid-19, with their debts... Read more
OECD digital tax talks to miss 2020 deadline

Global efforts to reform the way giant digital businesses are taxed will stretch into 2021, after... Read more
Next US president ‘must face five huge policy challenges’, credit agency says

The US will need to confront several policy challenges with “wide-ranging credit impact” over the... Read more
Developed countries urged to increase public investment to aid global recovery

Richer countries need to increase public investment to revive the global economy from its worst... Read more
World Bank: Covid-19 to push 150 million into extreme poverty

Extreme poverty is set to rise around the world for the first time in more than 20 years as Covid-... Read more
Australian deficit to reach $214bn in next budget as government takes on record debt

The next Australian budget will see the government take on record amounts of debt, with treasurer... Read more
IMF extends debt service relief programme as pandemic continues to bite

Some of the world’s poorest countries will continue to benefit from debt service relief for another... Read more
South Africa to build new ‘city’ to redress inequality

A “city opposed to Apartheid” is being built in South Africa, with the first phase of development... Read more
Russian sovereign wealth fund sells millions of Covid-19 vaccines around the world

More than 200 million doses of a purported vaccine for Covid-19 have been sold by Russia’s... Read more
Spanish unemployment drops as government renews commitment to furlough scheme

Three in four furloughed workers in Spain are back at work, according to figures released just days... Read more

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