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  • BRAZIL – 2019/06/01: In this photo illustration an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) logo is displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Finance

    Global corporate tax deal gets support from 136 countries

    By William Horobin, Isabel Gottlieb, and others
  • Janet Yellen speaking at G7

    130 countries endorse a minimum global tax rate for corporations

    By William Horobin and Bloomberg
  • TORRAZZA PIEMONTE, ITALY – JUNE 03: General view of Amazon logo on Amazon Headquarter on June 03, 2021 in Torrazza Piemonte near Turin, Italy. Amazon Italy rolls out an on-site vaccine site for its employees. as Italy steps up next wave of vaccine campaigns. (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)Tech

    Amazon has notoriously thin margins. That won’t stop it being taxed under G7’s plan

    By Saleha Mohsin, William Horobin, and others
  • LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 05: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L) meets with Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe as finance ministers from across the G7 nations meet at Lancaster House on June 5, 2021 in London, England. The issue of a US-proposed global minimum corporation tax rate loomed over the two-day meeting of finance and economic officials from the G7 nations, ahead of next week’s G7 Summit. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali – WPA Pool/Getty Images)Politics

    Tech giants could face big tax hit as G7 finance chiefs reach historic agreement on taxing multinationals

    By David Goodman, William Horobin, and others
  • German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa (not seen) give a joint statement to the press after their meeting at the Sao Bento Palace in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 22, 2021. (Photo by Pedro Fiúza/NurPhoto via Getty Images)International

    A minimum global corporate tax rate fast gains favor with European governments

    By William Horobin, Yuko Takeo, and others
  • PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 18: A Parisian walks across the river Seine in front of the Eiffel Tower on March 18, 2021 in Paris, France. Today, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced a new four week lockdown for the French Capital and 15 other regions to try and stem the recent increase in Covid 19 cases. France is facing a Third Wave, which Castex has said is due to the British Variant which is more virulent and effecting more young people. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)International

    Europe back in recession as eurozone economy pays the price for a botched vaccination rollout

    By William Horobin, Alessandra Migliaccio, and others
  • European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni attends a news conference following an Eurozone finance ministers virtual meeting in Brussels on March 15, 2021. (Photo by Olivier HOSLET / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER HOSLET/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Europe feeling ‘optimistic’ about global tax agreement on corporate giants

    By Viktoria Dendrinou, William Horobin, and others
  • DONGYING, CHINA - DECEMBER 03: Primary school students read the Constitution of the People's Republic of China on December 3, 2019 in Dongying, Shandong Province of China. National Constitution Day of China falls on December 4 every year. (Photo by Song Xinggang/VCG via Getty Images)International

    China’s Schoolkids Are Now Officially the Smartest in the World

    By William Horobin and Bloomberg
  • TOPSHOT - French economist Thomas Piketty poses during a photo session in Paris on September 10, 2019. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)International

    Thomas Piketty’s Last Book Made Inequality a Major Issue. His New One Is a 1,200-Page Guide to Abolishing Billionaires

    By William Horobin and Bloomberg