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Explainer-Why French PM faces immediate budget challenge
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, freshly reappointed late o...
10th October, 2025
Public Finance
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Portugal sees stronger growth in budget bill, trims taxes for families, companies
LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal's center-right minority government unveiled its 2026 budget bill on Thurs...
9th October, 2025
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S&P seen unlikely to follow Fitch with Italy ratings boost
MILAN (Reuters) -S&P Global will probably stay on hold on Friday in its review of Italy's credit rat...
9th October, 2025
Finance
Germany's debt to rise above 80% by 2029, stability council says
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -German debt is expected to increase to 80.25% of gross domestic...
7th October, 2025
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Explainer-Why French government's resignation pushes 2026 budget into danger zone
PARIS (Reuters) -Fraught French budget negotiations have claimed a third prime minister's scalp in l...
6th October, 2025
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Macron loyalist picked to fix budget mess in new French government
PARIS (Reuters) -Roland Lescure, a close ally of French President Emmanuel Macron with a left-wing b...
5th October, 2025
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Italy says deficit to respect EU's 3% ceiling this year despite weak growth
By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) -Italy's new public finance targets to be unveiled...
2nd October, 2025
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Analysis-Germany using landmark infrastructure fund to ease budget pressures
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany is using some of the financial firepower created by its...
2nd October, 2025
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Italy wants domestic banks to help public finances, Finance Minister says
ROME (Reuters) -The Italian banking sector has made "stratospheric profits" over the last five years...
23rd September, 2025
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Italy wins Fitch rating upgrade on fiscal performance, political stability under Meloni
(Reuters) -Ratings agency Fitch boosted Italy's rating to 'BBB+' from 'BBB' on Friday, citing increa...
19th September, 2025
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UK's Reeves faces "major fiscal issue" if she misses efficiency target, IFS says
LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves risks "a major fiscal issue" if she misses...
18th September, 2025
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Why France and Italy's 10-year borrowing costs match for the first time
By Sara Rossi LONDON (Reuters) -France's 10-year government borrowing costs are now at the same leve...
18th September, 2025