fiscal policy

Another crash-landing for Brazil’s economy?

2026-10-28T07:00:00.000Z
The shift towards sectors like EVs reshapes employment in China towards capital-intensive, highly automated production rather than broad job creation.

Why China’s stimulus keeps missing the mark

2026-10-26T10:00:00.000Z
China has accelerated local special bond issuance this year and plans to front-load part of its 2027 quota, finance ministry official Zhao Zeyong said on Friday.

China’s January-to-September fiscal revenue up 5.1% year on year

2026-10-23T08:54:07.000Z
Stagflation lacks a straightforward monetary-policy remedy; fiscal policy, if targeted well, can be more effective, says the writer.

The end of abundance

2026-10-20T04:00:00.000Z
El Nino disrupts markets for commodities such as rice, contributes to water shortages and slows traffic in the Panama Canal, forcing up shipping costs.
THE BOTTOM LINE

The economic shock that’s almost too hot to handle

2026-10-12T07:00:00.000Z
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva says the eventual dividend from AI remains uncertain, but it could widen inequality within and between countries.

Can the IMF adapt to a world transformed by debt and AI?

2026-10-11T23:00:00.000Z
In her agenda-setting curtain-raiser speech in Singapore on Oct 7, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva warned that “winter is coming”.

‘Take some pain today for growth tomorrow’: Why policymakers should heed IMF’s call

2026-10-08T09:00:00.000Z
Japan PM Sanae Takaichi delivers her policy speech at parliament, Tokyo, Japan, Oct 5, 2026.

Takaichi pledges fiscal discipline as Japan’s debt bill rises

2026-10-05T07:53:18.000Z
Current rules cap the government’s annual budget deficit at 3% of GDP and its public debt at 60%.

Indonesia parliament discusses changes to fiscal deficit limit

2026-09-17T14:01:50.000Z
Suahasil Nazara was appointed deputy finance minister in October 2019, a position he retained after President Prabowo took office in 2024.
BT EXPLAINS

Who is Suahasil Nazara, the technocrat now holding Indonesia’s purse strings?

2026-09-16T10:18:58.000Z