Italy’s draft budget centres on energy aid
Rome – Italy’s new far-right government unveiled its 2023 draft budget on Tuesday, with most of the nearly 35... Read more
22 Nov, 2022
South Africa to swallow part of Eskom’s debt to keep it afloat
Pretoria – South Africa’s treasury vowed on Wednesday to take over more than half of Eskom’s multi-billion-dollar debt to... Read more
27 Oct, 2022
Britain junks budget tax measures as Truss hangs by thread
London – Britain’s new finance chief Jeremy Hunt on Monday axed debt-fuelled tax cuts to further calm market turmoil,... Read more
17 Oct, 2022
Nigeria to end petrol subsidy, says President Buhari
Abuja – Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari confirmed plans to remove a costly petrol subsidy as he presented on Friday his... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Ireland to unveil budget to tackle cost of living and energy crises
Dublin – The Irish government will on Tuesday unveil its budget for the upcoming year and its plans to deal... Read more
27 Sep, 2022
Tanzania targets internet giants with new tax
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania will introduce a digital tax this year, the country’s finance minister said, in a... Read more
15 Jun, 2022
Kenya unveils $28bn budget to spur recovery
Nairobi – Kenya’s finance minister on Thursday unveiled a $28 billion budget aimed at helping the economy recover after... Read more
8 Apr, 2022
Risk ‘high’ for SA’s economic recovery, says finance minister Godongwana
Cape Town – South Africa’s economic recovery – encumbered by the pandemic, riots, graft and high unemployment – will... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari approves record budget for 2022
Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed off on his government’s 2022 budget of a record 17 trillion... Read more
1 Jan, 2022
Cash-strapped Tunisia to borrow $7bn more in 2022
Tunis – Debt-ridden Tunisia unveiled a 2022 budget on Tuesday that will see it borrow almost $7 billion more, as... Read more
29 Dec, 2021
