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23 Aug 21
An influential committee has urged the Government Pension Fund of Norway to push firms it invests in towards zero emissions to help combat climate change.
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16 Aug 21
Ireland’s economy has better weathered shocks than expected, according to rating agency Moody’s, as it raised its outlook for the country's rating from stable to positive.
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13 Aug 21
Afghanistan will miss out on the €430m of German aid it receives each year if the Taliban gains control of the country, Germany’s foreign minister has said.
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12 Aug 21
The Polish deputy prime minister has been sacked amid a disagreement over tax policy and a proposed media law, leaving the government’s future in doubt.
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10 Aug 21
The Greek government has allocated half a billion euros to help rebuild communities and woodland areas after wildfires devasted the nation.
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2 Aug 21
Disagreements between Hungary and the European Union over compliance with EU law is unlikely to “completely jeopardise” access to Covid-19 recovery funds, according to rating’s agency Fitch.
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30 Jul 21
European Union fiscal rules need to allow for stronger public investment to drive growth in the coming years, the European Commission’s economics leader has said.
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23 Jul 21
Bulgaria is set to use most of its unexpectedly high revenue to increase state pensions and prepare for future waves of Covid-19 rather than run a much smaller deficit, the country’s finance minister...
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23 Jul 21
The European Central Bank will not risk harming the economic recovery from Covid-19 by withdrawing its emergency monetary support early, its president has said.
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22 Jul 21
The German government has allocated an initial €200m to help with immediate assistance to regions affected by recent floods.
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21 Jul 21
Favourable markets could see Italian local and regional governments shift to capital markets to fund capital investments, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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16 Jul 21
Plans for a 'green tariff' on carbon-intensive goods entering the European Union risk leaving developing countries at a disadvantage, a report has warned.
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14 Jul 21
Estonia is holding back its support for the OECD-led worldwide shake-up of corporation tax despite hosting no companies that would be affected.
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13 Jul 21
The European Commission has put plans for an online sales tax on hold following the G20’s endorsement of a global corporation tax deal and pressure from the US.
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12 Jul 21
France’s large public debt poses a challenge during its economic recovery from Covid-19 but cannot be cancelled, the country’s central bank chief has said.
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9 Jul 21
The European Central Bank will now accept “temporary deviation” around its new inflation target of 2% as part of a fresh monetary policy strategy.
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6 Jul 21
France wants the European Union’s new joint debt mechanism, set up on a temporary basis to finance Covid-19 recovery spending, to be made permanent in order to drive investment in technology.
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2 Jul 21
International reforms of corporation tax could have “serious implications” for Ireland’s public finances, a report from the country’s central bank has warned.
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24 Jun 21
Germany’s cabinet has approved €100bn of borrowing to pay for the government’s Covid-19 response in the country’s draft budget.
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23 Jun 21
Huge government spending amid the Covid-19 crisis and an unambitious deficit reduction plan will leave France’s public finances lagging behind its eurozone peers, the country’s national audit body...
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22 Jun 21
Emissions in the European Union's agriculture sector stayed the same despite more than a quarter of European Union spending on the sector being allocated to environmental projects between 2014 and...
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22 Jun 21
Luxembourg’s credit outlook will not be heavily affected by the G7's international corporation tax proposals due to extraordinary levels of wealth, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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21 Jun 21
Expensive loans taken out by Russian regional governments will be replaced by long-term low-interest loans from the central government as president Vladimir Putin aims to bring the sector’s finances...
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18 Jun 21
Norway’s central bank says that it is likely to raise its interest rate above the current 0% level in September.
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16 Jun 21
Austria's deficit is forecast to decrease to around 1% of GDP over the medium term, as its Covid-19 recovery takes shape, according to the IMF.