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Fall statements were meant to serve as updates, showing performance relative to budget plans. Now it’s a vicious cycle of government announceables, William Robson is the president and chief executive officer of the C.D. Howe Institute. Colin Busby serves as director, policy engagement. Nicholas Dahir is a research officer at the institute. [...]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- The following information was released by the Indiana State Senate, Democratic Caucus: State Senator Fady Qaddoura (D-Indianapolis) announced today a package of healthcare legislation aimed at tackling [...]

The government must develop a strategy where it and the Bank of Canada co-ordinate fiscal and monetary policies, Diane Bellemare, PhD, is an independent senator and economist. Pierre Fortin is professor emeritus of economics at the Université du Québec à Montréal. With the Canadian economy in poor shape, [...]

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The following information was released by the Government of Pakistan: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, delivered a keynote address at the Innovation [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C -- The following information was released by the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on [...]

Byline: David a. Yates In a highly anticipated Senate confirmation hearing, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's nominee for Minister of Finance and Development Planning, presented an extensive and [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Iowa Senator Charles Grassley: Per Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)'s request, the Senate Budget Committee is hosting Phillip Swagel, director of the [...]

LANSING, Mich. -- The following information was released by the Michigan State Senate Republicans: State Sen. Thomas Albert and his Senate Republican colleagues on Wednesday introduced a broad plan to [...]

Basel, Switzerland: Bank for International Settlements has issued the following press release: I am pleased to appear before this Committee to present the ECB's Annual Report for 20231, a year [...]

Blackpool, England: National Federation of Self Employed & Small Businesses Limited has issued the following news release: Responding to yesterday's Senedd statement on Welsh Government's economic priorities by new Cabinet [...]

Frankfurt, Germany: European Central Bank has issued the following press release: ], a year in which the ECB consolidated progress in its fight against inflation. As well as assessing economic [...]

Brussels -- The following information was released by the European Central Bank (ECB): Introductory remarks by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, at the ECON Committee of the European [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Cato Institute: Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett With entitlement spending growth driving a worsening fiscal picture, the US could enter a [...]

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The following information was released by the Government of Pakistan: Following his official assumption of the portfolio of the Ministry of Planning and Development, Federal Minister Prof [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the Bipartisan Policy Center: The following is a statement from Bill Hoagland, senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center, on [...]

Byline: Brandon Clark content'class='sno-story-body-content sno-no-cap'> DIXON - Chris Bishop declared his Republican candidacy for the 37th Senate District of Illinois on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Bishop is an insurance representative and [...]

September 15, 2023 | OPINION | By Zoraiz Zafar The abandonment of the gold standard in 1973 under the Richard Nixon presidential administration brought about a range of economic concerns, [...]

Ms. Yasmin Qureshi, Member Parliament UK- House of Commons/Co-Chair of All Party Parliamentary Group on Pakistan called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar at Finance [...]

Byline: Majd Othman Jul. 21By Majd Othman KUWAIT: A recent report showed that Kuwait will have the highest economic ranking in terms of its growth with the anticipation of a [...]

Senator Win Gatchalian wants to institutionalize the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to be an independent economic and planning agency for the country's long-term sustainable economic future. NEDA was [...]

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked the government to fast-track negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to create a more predictable socioeconomic outlook. 'I fear further delay on [...]

Byline: Jennifer Rubin Let's get something straight: Despite its name, the Inflation Reduction Act -- the reconciliation deal forged between Senate Democrats and Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) -- isn't [...]

During its working visit to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris on 7 and 8 July, the new Standing Parliamentary Delegation for Participation in OECD Activities [...]

Byline: Emmanuel Ntirenganya The Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have caused inflationary pressures on economies, reduced the purchasing power of La Francophonie citizens while raising the cost of living. [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo: Democrats' relentless push for massive tax increases and reckless social spending suggests a disregard for the economic reality [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Michigan Rep. Dale Kildee: FLINTùCongressman Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, announced his support for [...]

Byline: Erica Werner;Seung Min Kim;Josh Dawsey;Jeff Stein House Democrats said Friday that they plan to strike quickly with their next big coronavirus relief package, but Senate Republicans are starkly divided [...]

Byline: Anand Menon and Jonathan Portes Has Brexit been a success? Now there's a question. Remember how Zhou Enlai famously ( albeit apocryphally ) declared in 1972 that it was [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema: Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution requiring the [...]

Byline: Tory Newmyer THE TICKER President Trump is on track to secure a political victory by forging a breakthrough with congressional Democrats to update the North American trade pact. But [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget: Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, gave the following [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget: This morning, Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, chaired [...]

LONDON -- The following information was released by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): By Anton Usov 06 Nov 2019 The EBRD says Ukraine's economy remained resilient to [...]

Coventry: Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce has issued the following news release: A stronger pound in September and falling input prices have driven the BDO Inflation Index to its [...]

THE HAGUE, September 21, 2019 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Dutch government's plan to set up an investment fund marks an important shift towards more economic stimulus in the European [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Arkansas Senator John Boozman: The Senate will have a lengthy to-do list awaiting us when we reconvene in Washington next month. While [...]

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2019 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- U.S. Federal Reserve said Friday in a report submitted to the U.S. Senate that global and domestic economic uncertainties had increased in [...]

The Government of Canada remains committed to growing the economy, creating good jobs, and keeping Canada competitive. That is why the Government, today, laid out priorities to accelerate western Canadas [...]

London: MP Maria Caulfield has issued the following press release: Maria Caulfield MP has hailed the UK's public finances as reaching a 'turning point' following the Chancellor's Spring Statement, with [...]

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The following information was released by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services: Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee: Today, Joint Economic Committee Democrats launched the sixth episode of 'Opportunity Agenda,' a podcast that furthers [...]