
Rating agency Fitch changes its criteria on pausing debt repayments: why it matters
Sovereign debt markets are beginning to develop a way to manage shocks before they escalate into full restructuring episodes.
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Sovereign debt markets are beginning to develop a way to manage shocks before they escalate into full restructuring episodes.

The shift from secular to religious Zionism inspired a movement that plans to restore the dream of a ‘Greater Israel’.

By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist New Zealand’s Budget 2026 will see more foreign aid to the Pacific region, while defence and customs spending rises with an eye towards crime and security. But Pacific-focused policy work will be cut as the government seeks to reduce the size of the public sector, as the Ministry for

Finance Minister Nicola Willis forecasts an earlier-than-expected return to surplus in an unsurprisingly no-frills budget.

One-day internationals revolutionised cricket and remarkably, they started by accident.

Data sovereignty is not just a technical issue — it is a collective challenge that all Canadians need to start taking seriously.

For legal reasons, organisations require a human reviewer of generative AI outputs. But this human oversight must be valued and budgeted for in the transition to AI.

Canada’s tourism industry enters the summer riding one of the strongest years on record, but high airfares, rising fuel costs and a troubled geopolitical climate could change this year’s outlook.

Well, someone has to keep the larvae fed.

The unlicensed peptide market is expanding faster than regulators can keep up.

Incumbents in Kentucky and Texas who opposed Trump have been ousted and loyalist candidates will run instead.

Western states are figuring out how to make electricity-sharing work, but it isn’t easy. Texas learned that the hard way.