By Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament is expected to pass a bill this week that will allow former politicians to head Bank Indonesia (BI), the central bank, and…
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s economic growth is set to slow sharply to 3% in 2023 after rapid expansion in the prior two years, the Finance Ministry said…
By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s central bank on Saturday warned that climate change and a global move to a low-carbon economy posed risks for domestic financial institutions…
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – When Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was barred from running for office four years ago, he turned to one of his most…
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain proposed over 30 reforms on Friday to bolster the City of London’s role as a global financial centre, now outside the European Union…
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said the financial services reforms he announced on Friday would not lead to a repeat of the regulatory errors that contributed to…
(Reuters) – Russia’s finance ministry will analyse whether there is potential to increase taxes in resource sectors of the economy where there are high margins, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Sazanov…
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain set out 30 measures to overhaul the financial sector on Friday, including a repeal of ‘burdensome’ EU rules the government says will unlock…
By Cooper Inveen and Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s economic recovery efforts could be delayed and complicated if a visiting team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) leaves without…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy will keep growing at a reasonable speed with stable employment and prices, finance minister Liu Kun said in a speech at the ASEAN plus Three…
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia could be open to buying Venezuelan fertilizer maker Monomeros, Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo said on Wednesday, at a time when higher fertilizer prices have contributed…
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy may not reach a forecast growth of 3.8% next year due to a global economic slowdown, but this year’s outlook should still be achieved, the…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday he expects the country’s debt to GDP ratio to climb to around 70% after the energy crisis but said…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Sunday the central bank will conduct a survey annually of financial institutions and companies,…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s budget margins will get tighter in the next couple of years, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Friday. “The 2024 budget will be incomparably more challenging…
PARIS (Reuters) – Economic stability and growth are both crucial for delivering sustainable public finances, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told a news conference ahead of talks with his French…
By Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana will freeze the hiring of public and civil servants and extend a moratorium on government car purchases and non-essential travel…
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian household spending will likely remain stable in the fourth quarter, while investment will probably rise, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Thursday. For the whole…
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the world economy faced a “year of reckoning” in 2023 but the small island nation is well-placed to…
NASHVILLE – Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey pleaded guilty today to violating campaign finance laws and conspiring to defraud the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as part of a scheme to…
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government needs to talk about fiscal measures for the 2024 budget to stimulate the economy, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Tuesday. “We will have…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan must secure permanent financing sources to increase defense spending by reviewing revenue and expenditure, and further reform spending in coming years, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said…
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki vowed on Monday to guide economic and fiscal policy in a “responsible” manner, as he urged lawmakers to enact…
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo on Thursday opened the door to possible financing in international markets for the Andean country, if the recent trend in falling…
By Sergio Goncalves and Aislinn Laing LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s finance minister has backed the European Commission’s proposal to change the EU’s fiscal rules to allow governments to negotiate individual…