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2 Dec 19
Campaigners have called out the ‘silicon six’ internet and tech companies for not paying what they estimate is more than $100.2bn of corporation tax since 2010.
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28 Nov 19
The US is preparing to announce whether authorities plan to take any action in response to a French tax on internet giants, such as Google and Facebook.
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11 Nov 19
The European economy is headed for a period of more subdued growth as a result of uncertainty fuelled by trade conflicts and intensifying geopolitical tensions, according to the latest forecast.
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5 Nov 19
The US has started the formal process to leave the Paris Agreement in a year, becoming the only country in the world to exit the landmark climate change pact.
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5 Nov 19
A Canadian public sector pension fund will plough £250m into a new property development for tech companies in Cambridge, UK, it has announced.
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23 Oct 19
The IMF’s Frederic Lambert explains how social spending in Mexico has been effective in alleviating poverty and containing income inequality.
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17 Oct 19
China has indicated it is keen to end the trade war with the US as early as possible after talks in Washington last week.
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11 Oct 19
Donald Trump’s pressure on Mexico to host asylum-seekers after his ‘expedited removal’ of 300,000 immigrants has dashed the country’s hopes of developing a progressive migration policy, writes Gavin...
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7 Oct 19
With heads of state sharing the platform at the UN to proclaim their commitment to universal health coverage, Chatham House’s Rob Yates asks country will be the next to socialise its health financing...
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25 Sep 19
Carbon taxes could become more popular if citizens knew the revenue raised would be put back into society, researchers have found.
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27 Aug 19
An international anti-corruption commission is being kicked out of Guatemala, with its supporters blaming the US for being too focused on migration in the region to defend it.
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27 Aug 19
Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump reached a compromise regarding France’s new tax on tech giants at the meeting of the G7 over the weekend.
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27 Aug 19
US president Donald Trump has called on American companies to “start looking for an alternative” to working in China or with Chinese businesses, as the trade war shows no sign of stopping.
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16 Aug 19
US bond yields have fallen below 2% for the first time in history, producing an ‘inverted yield curve’, which can often signal a recession.
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15 Aug 19
The US Chamber of Commerce has urged Donald Trump not to retaliate against France for introducing a tax on internet giants like Google and Facebook, voicing concerns it could lead to a trade war with...
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7 Aug 19
The Donald Trump campaign and the Republican Party are suing the state of California over a requirement for presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns.
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6 Aug 19
Russia has said its backing pushes the EU’s nominee closer to replacing Christine Lagarde as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
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1 Aug 19
A Chinese billionaire allegedly avoided paying $1.8bn in ‘anti-dumping duties’ on aluminium brought into the US.
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30 Jul 19
Judges have given Donald Trump’s plan to build a controversial wall along the US border with Mexico a shot in the arm.
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4 Jul 19
Funding shortfalls for state and local pension funds are a key source of fiscal fragility in the United States.
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20 Jun 19
Canada has become the latest country to declare a national ‘climate emergency’ after parliament pledged to stand by promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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13 Jun 19
The owner of a US contractor has pleaded guilty to helping defraud the government of $346m in a major ‘rent-a-vet’ scam case.
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11 Jun 19
A senior White House official is seeking to delay restrictions on Chinese technology giant Huawei as they could prevent companies being able to supply the US government.
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24 May 19
Hackers have been holding local government in the US city of Baltimore hostage for more than two weeks.
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16 May 19
The ongoing US-China trade war will have an effect on the UK economy, the UK international trade secretary has warned.