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France Concedes It May Miss 5% Deficit Target as Debt Snowball Risk Grows

Markets and auditors warn rising borrowing costs could drive public debt higher unless Paris secures lasting primary surpluses or stronger growth.

Brazil Moves to End 6x1 Work Rotation as Government Readies MEI Ceiling Hike

Motta Delays Vote on Rural Debt Deal After Meetings With Agro and Sugar Industry

Brazil Moves To Raise MEI Ceiling and Allow Second Hire

Indonesia Arrests Sacked Head of National Nutrition Agency

Argentina Delays Launch of Labor Assistance Fund Set to Finance Severance

Peru Posts 3.5% Q1 Growth as Mexico’s Economy Contracts

IMF Sets Board Vote Next Week on Argentina Review That Could Unlock $1 Billion

Brazil’s Annualized Fiscal Deficit Hits Record R$1.218 Trillion as Debt Breaches 80% of GDP

South Korea Debt Hits 49% of GDP as Fiscal Plan Points Toward 60% by 2030

Mexico’s Finance Ministry Submits 2027 Economic Blueprint to Congress With 3% Deficit Goal

IMF-Pakistan Review Talks Extended as Staff-Level Deal Misses Target Date

NITI Aayog’s New Fiscal Health Index Puts Odisha on Top, Flags Punjab’s Deepening Stress

IMF Says U.S. Outlook Is Strong for 2026 as Tariff Uncertainty and Rising Debt Threaten Stability

IMF Ends Argentina Mission With 'Very Good Advances' as Board Decision Looms

Pakistan Posts Midyear Primary Surplus as Debt Service Overwhelms Development Spending

Government Clears 16th Finance Commission Plan, Retains States’ 41% Tax Share

Peru’s Fiscal Watchdog Says Spending Rules Were Broken for Third Year as 2025 Gap Narrowed on One-Off Revenues

Mendoza Launches 2026 Debt Program, Seeks Placement Agents to Refinance Up to $472 Billion

Lula Calls New R$1,621 Minimum Wage Too Low, Urges Policy to Share Growth