Suriname Plans Spending Curbs for US$288M Gap
Suriname plans to narrow its 2027 deficit of US$288 million with spending curbs and better tax collection. Debt is 100.4%...
October 7, 2026Topic
budget deficit
Tunisia’s Numbers Are Improving and Its Companies Are Being Squeezed
The Tunisia economy is forecast to grow 2.1% in 2026 with inflation down to 5.3%, but public debt of 82.1%...
September 6, 2026
Kenya Treasury Projects Wider US$8.9 Billion Budget Deficit
Kenya's budget deficit is set to widen to about US$8.9 billion (KSh1.15 trillion) in 2026/27, as weak revenue and heavy...
August 15, 2026
Brazil’s Government Now Admits a US$ 4.4 Billion Hole in Its 2026 Budget
Brazil’s government now admits a fiscal gap of about R$22.6 billion (roughly US$4.4 billion) for 2026, its fourth straight deficit...
July 20, 2026
Brazil’s Budget Swings From Surplus to Deficit in an Election Year
Brazil budget deficit data show the year flipping from surplus to red, with public debt at the highest in five...
June 30, 2026
Brazil to end multimillion-dollar budget deficit from 2024, says planning minister
As announced by the Minister of Planning and Budget, Simone Tebet, the Brazilian Government will end the multimillion-dollar fiscal deficit...
March 28, 2023
Analysis: Colombia’s oil industry triggered an economic miracle and is also cause for its downfall
Colombia is not a country usually associated with crude oil. Low proven petroleum reserves and falling production see Colombia rank...
February 10, 2021
Budget Deficit Target in Brazil Raised by R$20 Billion in 2017
Lower-than-expected revenues led the Brazilian government to announce increase in deficit and cost-cutting measures.
August 16, 2017
S&P Downgrades Brazil’s Credit Ratings to Junk Status
The agency noted that internal disagreement among Rousseff’s cabinet members led country to lose its investment grade.
September 10, 2015