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Good Morning or Good Afternoon, wherever you are. Let me place on record my appreciation to the UK government for providing this platform in which we can examine matters of common interest and explore opportunities for cementing, even further, a partnership that has long historical and economic ties.   The past 12 months have been a challenging period for all of us. The COVID-19 pandemic added a new dimension to the acute vulnerabilities of our small open economies.   Warren Buffet, the Ameri...

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has punted a decision on what rules will govern his tax and spending decisions until the Fall.Ahead of his Budget next week, what’s clear is that the coronavirus is wreaking havoc on the economy and the priority is to buttress jobs. Sunak promised a review of the fiscal framework in his first budget last March, saying he would consult “widely with a range of experts” before reporting back in the fall.But the pandemi...

Synopsis A target for reducing the interest-to-receipts ratio to 33% is easier for the public to grasp — interest on old debts should not exceed one-third of revenue The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act of 2003 aimed for prudence and stability by reducing the Centre’s fiscal deficit (FD) to 3% of GDP by 2008. Alas, the Great Recession struck, forcing a huge expansion of the deficit to support the sinking economy. It proved politically impossible to return to the 3% tar...