OECD: UK predicted to perform worst of all G20 economies… except Russia March 17, 2023 The UK’s economy is expected to perform the worst out of any Group of 20 (G20) economies apart from Russia this year and next, new analysis has suggested. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said that it expects a 0.2 per cent fall in UK gross domestic product (GDP) this year, followed by [...]
G20 leaders back global minimum corporate tax deal from 2023 October 30, 2021 World leaders are set to endorse a deal on a global minimum corporate tax of 15 per cent, to be enforced in 2023. Leaders are readying to back the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s deal, according to draft conclusions of the G20 summit. The documents, seen by Reuters, stated: “We call on the [...]
UK donating tens of millions of Covid jabs to developing nations October 30, 2021 The Prime Minister has said the UK is set to donate tens of millions of coronavirus vaccines to developing nations. An additional 10 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab will be donated over the coming weeks through the COVAX programme. This means the total sent for the year will hit 30.6m. There will be a [...]
OECD: Ireland snubs global tax deal July 2, 2021 Ireland refused to sign a major agreement to overhaul the global corporation tax regime on Thursday. 130 countries and jurisdictions agreed to the deal brokered by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, which paves the way for sweeping international changes. The new regime will see a global tax for 100 of the world’s largest [...]
G20 regulator tells nations to prepare Covid relief exit plans April 6, 2021 G20 countries have been told to get their Covid relief exit plans ready by the group’s regulator, the Financial Stability Board (FSB). The FSB warned on Tuesday that ending economic measures too soon could present more of a threat to financial stability than leaving them in place for too long. The regulator said the speedy [...]
G20 nations including UK agree to raise IMF funds March 2, 2021 The G20 agrees to inflate IMF funds as a gesture to poorer countries to help them recover from pandemic.
G20 agrees new debt restructuring framework in wake of pandemic November 13, 2020 G20 finance ministers have for the first time agreed a new common framework for restructuring government debt, amid concerns poorer countries will need unprecedented debt relief packages in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Major creditors including China are expected to follow the fresh guidelines, which set out legislation to reduce or reschedule debt deemed [...]
Coronavirus: G20 economies freeze debts for world’s poorest countries April 15, 2020 The G20 group of the world’s biggest economies has agreed to suspend the debt repayment plans of the world’s poorest countries to free up funding so they can tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The decision, which will last from 1 May until the end of this year, will allow 77 of the world’s poorest nations to [...]
FTSE 100 reaches two-month high as US-China trade war enters truce July 1, 2019 The FTSE 100 soared to a two-month high as European stocks rallied as G20 summit talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese premier Xi Jinping appeared to offer signs of progress. Trump said negotiations to end the economic dispute are “right back on track” after pledging to pause any new tariffs on Chinese goods in [...]
Theresa May tells Vladmir Putin there can be no repeat of Salisbury attack in face-to-face meeting June 28, 2019 Theresa May has told Russian President Vladmir Putin that there can be no repeat of the “truly despicable act that led to the death of British citizen, Dawn Sturgess”. During a meeting that lasted one hour and 20 minutes, May condemned the Salisbury attack, which she said the UK had “irrefutable evidence that Russia was [...]