International news round-up – May 25 - 29

 

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News you may have missed this week   29 May 2015 | Public Finance International Home | Contact us     NEWS ROUND-UP   Europe: Russia cuts 2018 World Cup budget by more than $70m, and more Russia cuts 2018 World Cup budget by more than $70m; EU says fiscal targets, pensions and labour reforms still to be agreed with Greece; Turkey second worst performer in Europe and Central Asia human capital index; and other stories from Spain and Germany.  US & Canada: Yellen: confident in the US economy, and more Yellen: confident in the US economy, said interest rates will be raised this year; Canada’s economy out of the woods? Think again; Illinois’s Democratic budget wouldn’t reduce Medicaid or local government spending; and other stories from the US and Canada.  Latin American & Caribbean: Brazil’s finance minister says budget’s spending freeze ‘not enough’, and more Brazil’s finance minister says budget’s spending freeze ‘not enough’; finance minister warns that Caribbean economies face formidable challenges; Puerto Rican legislators narrowly approve raising sales tax to highest level in US; and other stories from the Cayman Island and Argentina.  Read more news OPINION/BLOG | FEATURES Published by Redactive, 17-18 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5TP. Tel: 020 7880 6200   Click here to unsubscribe from this email