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Brazil Broadens Correios’ Role to Unlock New Revenue Streams

A new rule lets the postal company sell use of idle assets to ease its cash crunch.

Germany’s Public Debt Climbs to €2.66 Trillion in Q4 2025

Italy’s Tax Burden Reaches 11-Year High, Peaking at 51.4% in Q4

Spain’s Debt Ratio Slips to 100.7% as 2025 Deficit Falls to an 18-Year Low

France’s 2025 Deficit Falls to 5.1% as Government Tightens the Purse

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

UK Posts Record £30.4bn January Surplus, Beating OBR Forecast

Pakistan Flags Fiscal Risk After SOE Cash Returns Plunge 91%

Treasury Lifts Correios 2026 Deficit Forecast to R$9.1 Billion as State Firms’ Headline Gap Stays Near R$1 Billion

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

Argentina Touts 2025 Fiscal Surplus as Congress Budget Office Cites Deficit on Accrual Basis

UK Borrowing Tops Forecasts in November as Year-to-Date Deficit Widens

Correios Board Backs R$20 Billion Loan as Government Weighs Guarantee

Brazil Cuts 2025 Budget Freeze to R$7.7 Billion as Deficit Outlook Worsens

Correios Approves Overhaul Centered on Treasury-Backed Loan of Up to R$20 Billion

Bundesbank Proposes Three-Stage Overhaul of Germany’s Debt Brake

Correios Pursues R$20 Billion Loan With Federal Guarantee as Cash Needs Loom

Brazil Lifts 2025 Debt Plan Range to R$8.5–R$8.8 Trillion as August Stock Reaches R$8.14 Trillion

Brazil Posts Smaller August Primary Deficit as Debt Holds at 77.5% of GDP

France’s Debt Climbs to €3.42 Trillion, 115.6% of GDP, Sharpening Budget Test