The One Big Beautiful Bill Slashes Deficits, National Debt While Unleashing Economic Growth – The White House

President Trump’s bold economic agenda, anchored by the historic pro-growth policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill, will unleash robust, real economic growth and restore fiscal sanity in America. Analysis by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) confirms that President Trump’s pro-growth economic policies and reining in wasteful spending are key to improving the fiscal…

Thailand Expands Debt Relief Programme to Cover More Borrowers

Thailand has expanded its major debt relief programme, widening eligibility and adding new measures to aid vulnerable borrowers. Subscribe Subscribe to Regulation Asia to gain access to APAC’s leading platform for news, analysis, research and verified data on financial regulation. Select More Information below to view our subscription packages or you can email us at…

Fitch issues alert on Bally’s credit — CDC Gaming

Fitch Ratings put a Rating Watch Negative alert on Bally’s Corp.’s debt Monday. The message follows Bally’s announcement of a $3.2 billion sale of Gamesys to Intralot. According to Fitch, the notification “reflects elevated EBITDAR leverage from the pending combination of its international interactive business with Intralot,” as well as the risks involved with its…

Ethiopia Secures a USD 3.5 Billion Debt Relief

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance has finalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Official Creditor Committee (OCC), formalizing a debt treatment agreement first reached in principle in March 2025. The deal grants Ethiopia over USD 3.5 billion in debt relief, marking a step toward restoring long-term public debt sustainability after years of negotiations. The…

NSW gamblers losing $24 million on pokies every day: report

Gamblers in NSW are losing a staggering $24 million to poker machines every day, says a charity advocating beefed-up regulations on pokies. Wesley Mission crunched the numbers from state government gambling figures and found poker machine losses skyrocketed to $2.17 billion in the first 90 days of this year. Communities in western Sydney incurred some…