International news round-up – August 11 - 15

 

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News you may have missed this week   15 August 2014 | Public Finance International Home | Contact us     NEWS ROUND-UP   US & Canada round-up: US public pensions show biggest investment gain in three years, and more US public pensions show biggest investment gain in three years: Texas 'responsible for misspent medicaid dollars'; Canadians pay 42% of income in tax; US jobless aid applications rise to 311,000; and other stories from the US & Canada. Latin America and Caribbean round-up: Brazilian government anticipates 6% hike in fuel prices, and more Brazilian government anticipates 6% hike in fuel prices after October election; Obama says yes to Africa but no to Latin America?; Venezuela to spend $1.2bn on slum clearance; and other stories from Latin America and the Caribbean. Asia Pacific round-up: India plans to spend $1bn to clean waters by 2017, and more India plans to spend $1bn to clean waters by 2017; Indonesia: government told to scrap fuel subsidy, not limit consumption; Japan economy shrinks 6.8%, most since tsunami, as tax rise bites; and other stories from Asia Pacific. Read more news OPINION/BLOG | FEATURES Click here to unsubscribe from this email