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30 Nov 15
Pivotal talks that will form the global approach to climate change from 2020 have gotten underway in Paris.
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27 Nov 15
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a suite of corporate tax reforms that will ensure multinational companies pay taxes where profits are made and increase transparency.
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26 Nov 15
Israel has joined 90 other countries in signing up to the OECD’s instrument to combat offshore tax avoidance and increase transparency in tax matters.
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26 Nov 15
Climate change threatens to cripple the economies of developing countries and will burden with an $800bn bill in adaptation costs, Oxfam has warned.
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26 Nov 15
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is to become a key stakeholder in Greece’s four main banks with a total investment of €250m.
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25 Nov 15
The World Bank has called for $16bn in funding to help Africa adapt to climate change and build the continent’s resilience.
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25 Nov 15
Eight out of ten Europeans think there should be a legal clampdown on tax havens, a pan-European poll commissioned by 24 NGOs has found.
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24 Nov 15
Key emerging markets secured a record $126bn in clean energy investment in 2014, eclipsing the amount being invested in developed economies, with Latin America and China leading the way.
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24 Nov 15
British parliamentarians are seeking views on international tax reforms following their endorsement by the G20 last week.
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23 Nov 15
France has been named a world leader in green finance ahead of pivotal climate talks in its capital city next week.
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23 Nov 15
Unemployment, underemployment and low productivity risk becoming permanent features of the European economy, the UK-based Institute for Public Policy Research has warned.
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20 Nov 15
The governments of Malta and the Caribbean island of Caraçao have signed a treaty, which both sides say will prevent tax evasion and the double taxation of companies operating in both jurisdictions.
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20 Nov 15
The rich have long made the most of cross-border tax avoidance. Developing countries are hit hardest by this practice, but may benefit the least from efforts to tackle it
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19 Nov 15
Opaqueness, inefficiency and other ills of public procurement systems are blocking the ability of firms to do business with governments in developing countries, the World Bank has said.
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19 Nov 15
Better-educated people in lower-income countries can struggle to find suitable work, according to the International Labour Organisation.
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17 Nov 15
Leaders of the world’s major economies have agreed to co-operate to face down the global terrorist threat, including how it is financed.
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16 Nov 15
The OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) reforms do not go far enough in changing the international corporate tax system, G20 leaders have been told.
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16 Nov 15
Transparency International has accused all but one of the G20 governments of failing to keep their promises to fight corruption made at the Brisbane summit a year ago.
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16 Nov 15
G20 governments hand out $444bn a year in fossil fuel subsidies, marrying “bad economics with potentially disastrous consequences for the climate”, research has claimed
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12 Nov 15
Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown said now is a “golden time” to address the worldwide infrastructure gap, but stressed that the public sector cannot do the job alone.
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3 Nov 15
Countries that have seen large increases in high-skilled migration could be missing out on the benefits as workers’ capacities are underutilised, the OECD and France’s development agency have said.
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2 Nov 15
Countries planning to establish special disaster risk management funds to meet the costs incurred by earthquakes and floods should “pay attention to the lessons of the past”, an accounting professor...
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2 Nov 15
Further strides towards greater tax transparency around the world have been made with 13 countries signing up to the international framework enabling the automatic exchange of information.
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30 Oct 15
Uruguay has joined the OECD’s Development Centre in a move that will support inclusive growth within the country.
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27 Oct 15
Government action is needed now to meet the “formidable” fiscal challenges presented by shrinking and ageing populations, a report by the International Monetary Fund has warned.
30 Nov 15Pivotal talks that will form the global approach to climate change from 2020 have gotten underway in Paris.
27 Nov 15The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a suite of corporate tax reforms that will ensure multinational companies pay taxes where profits are made and increase transparency.
26 Nov 15Israel has joined 90 other countries in signing up to the OECD’s instrument to combat offshore tax avoidance and increase transparency in tax matters.
26 Nov 15Climate change threatens to cripple the economies of developing countries and will burden with an $800bn bill in adaptation costs, Oxfam has warned.
26 Nov 15The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is to become a key stakeholder in Greece’s four main banks with a total investment of €250m.
25 Nov 15The World Bank has called for $16bn in funding to help Africa adapt to climate change and build the continent’s resilience.
25 Nov 15Eight out of ten Europeans think there should be a legal clampdown on tax havens, a pan-European poll commissioned by 24 NGOs has found.
24 Nov 15Key emerging markets secured a record $126bn in clean energy investment in 2014, eclipsing the amount being invested in developed economies, with Latin America and China leading the way.
24 Nov 15British parliamentarians are seeking views on international tax reforms following their endorsement by the G20 last week.
23 Nov 15Unemployment, underemployment and low productivity risk becoming permanent features of the European economy, the UK-based Institute for Public Policy Research has warned.
20 Nov 15The governments of Malta and the Caribbean island of Caraçao have signed a treaty, which both sides say will prevent tax evasion and the double taxation of companies operating in both jurisdictions.
20 Nov 15The rich have long made the most of cross-border tax avoidance. Developing countries are hit hardest by this practice, but may benefit the least from efforts to tackle it
19 Nov 15Opaqueness, inefficiency and other ills of public procurement systems are blocking the ability of firms to do business with governments in developing countries, the World Bank has said.
19 Nov 15Better-educated people in lower-income countries can struggle to find suitable work, according to the International Labour Organisation.
17 Nov 15Leaders of the world’s major economies have agreed to co-operate to face down the global terrorist threat, including how it is financed.
16 Nov 15Transparency International has accused all but one of the G20 governments of failing to keep their promises to fight corruption made at the Brisbane summit a year ago.
16 Nov 15G20 governments hand out $444bn a year in fossil fuel subsidies, marrying “bad economics with potentially disastrous consequences for the climate”, research has claimed
12 Nov 15Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown said now is a “golden time” to address the worldwide infrastructure gap, but stressed that the public sector cannot do the job alone.
3 Nov 15Countries that have seen large increases in high-skilled migration could be missing out on the benefits as workers’ capacities are underutilised, the OECD and France’s development agency have said.
2 Nov 15Countries planning to establish special disaster risk management funds to meet the costs incurred by earthquakes and floods should “pay attention to the lessons of the past”, an accounting professor...
30 Oct 15Uruguay has joined the OECD’s Development Centre in a move that will support inclusive growth within the country.
27 Oct 15Government action is needed now to meet the “formidable” fiscal challenges presented by shrinking and ageing populations, a report by the International Monetary Fund has warned.
