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Personal Finance
France Weighs Below-Inflation Pension Rises for Affluent Retirees
Bercy is reviving a politically explosive idea for 2027: smaller pension indexation for better-off retirees, while shiel...
Companies
Kazakhstan Moves 40% ERG Stake to Samruk-Kazyna, Raising Budget and Governance Questions
The Kazakh Ministry of Finance has transferred its 40% stake in mining group ERG to sovereign fund Samruk-Kazyna. Expert...
Politics
France Weighs Fresh €4B Raid on Jobless Fund as 2027 Budget Pressures Mount
The finance ministry has pencilled a €4 billion withdrawal from the Unédic regime, alarming unions and employers who say...
Economy
Colombia's 2027 Budget Slashes Roads and Education, Faces COP 30 Trillion Financing Hole
The Petro government's COP 575.6 trillion spending plan for 2027 cuts infrastructure and education sharply yet still has...
Politics
Japan Scraps Budget Caps, Creates ‘Strong and Rich Japan’ Investment Framework
Tokyo forecasts 0.9% real GDP growth in FY2026, 1.1% in FY2027, and launches a dedicated domestic investment window, end...
Economy
Oil-Driven Tax Surge Narrows Brazil’s Primary Deficit but Fails to Convince Markets
Higher corporate tax receipts from oil gains linked to Middle East tension helped shrink the projected raw primary defic...