G20 nations

Nearly all development banks committed to cutting coal investment, data shows

Nearly all internationally available development financing is now committed to reducing or ending investment in coal-fired power after moves by…

4 years ago

BlackRock CEO calls for stronger climate finance plan at G20 meet

BlackRock (BLK.N) Chief Executive Larry Fink on Sunday called for governments to develop a stronger long-term climate finance plan to…

4 years ago

Yellen’s next test: Persuading G20 that U.S. Congress will not block tax deal

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was able to help corral 130 countries to agree to a major revamp of international…

4 years ago

Italy, hosting G20, will call for tougher ‘gig economy’ rules

Italy will call for tougher rules governing ‘gig economy’ workers when it hosts labour ministers of the world’s biggest economies…

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Yellen tells Mexican counterpart G20 countries should back global minimum tax

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with Mexican finance minister Arturo Herrera on Thursday, stressing the importance of securing support…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE IMF eyes new trust to provide aid to broader group of countries-Georgieva

The International Monetary Fund is exploring creation of a new trust that could allow its members to lend their IMF…

4 years ago

Analysis: G7 global tax plan may hit corporate titans unevenly

An agreement by wealthy nations aimed at squeezing more tax out of large multinational companies could hit some firms hard…

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Asia shares hesitate, China imports underpin resources

Asian shares turned sluggish on Monday as relief over a benign U.S. jobs report was chilled by caution ahead of…

4 years ago

U.S. tech giant shares barely react to G7 tax deal

Shares in U.S. technology giants barely reacted on Monday to a landmark global minimum corporate tax deal agreed between the…

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Explainer: What is a global minimum tax and what will it mean?

Finance Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations reached a landmark accord on Saturday backing the creation of…

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