Primary Deficit News Today

By Prof. C. Justin Robinson Professor of Corporate Finance and Principal UWI Five Islands In assessing national budgets my academic training in Finance and my 16 years as a Director of the Central Bank of Barbados lead me to focus on the current economic context of the country, historical tendencies in terms of the performance of the economy, long term policy targets and the primary balance. The current economic context...

As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present her sixth Budget on February 1, 2024, ahead of the upcoming 2024 elections, its essential to familiarize ourselves with key terms that will aid in decoding the Interim Budget for the financial year 2024-2025 (FY25).

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Decision made to meet IMF condition for its $700m tranche

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Despite missed targets, research house projects positive outlook

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Brazil's top central bank officials on Friday praised the government's commitment to eliminate the primary deficit in its 2024 budget, saying fiscal improvement is vital for aligning inflation expectations with official targets. "Maintaining the (fiscal) target is super-important," said central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto at an event hosted by business group Lide in Washington. On Thursday, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration submitted a bill to law...

Finance Division report shows fiscal deficit is up, primary deficit down