Simone Rensch

Public Finance International reporter

Recent articles

International students ‘bring multi-billion pound economic boost’

The benefits of international students are ten times greater than the costs, adding £20.3bn to the... Read more
Norway wants UK to ‘stay close’ to single market after Brexit

Norway has said it hopes the UK will stay “as close as possible” to the single market after leaving... Read more
DfID awards UN aid package for ‘bleak’ year ahead

The UK Department for International Development has announced a new £21m package of support for... Read more
UK public sector borrowing expected to increase to nearly £50bn

The UK’s public sector borrowing is forecast to increase to £49.9bn during the current financial... Read more
UK pledges extra £50m in aid to Yemen

The UK has pledged to provide an extra £50m to help stop “human tragedy” in Yemen and feed millions... Read more
PAC: HS2 lacks basic financial controls

High Speed Rail 2’s £1.76m of unauthorised redundancy payments could have been avoided with tighter... Read more
UK pledges cash for climate change and tackling poverty

The UK will pledge a £140m fund to tackle the effects of climate change on poorer countries, at the... Read more
Global reform needed as spending on pensions rises, says report

Further reforms are needed to cope with ageing populations as global public spending on pensions... Read more
Government ‘must stop clinical negligence claims spiralling out of control’

The government should do more to stop NHS clinical negligence claims “spiralling out of... Read more
CIPFA calls for public service reform in Northern Ireland

Public service reform in Northern Ireland is “imperative” and needs to be a top... Read more

Pages

Top