French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz unveiled their national recovery and resilience plans at a joint press conference Tuesday (27 April) ahead of the
In an upcoming new report, The Asia Foundation and Vivid Economics identify opportunities and propose realistic measures for the governments of China, India, Japan, and Korea to make their stimulus
The world’s 50 largest economies have pledged to spend trillions of dollars on post-pandemic recovery initiatives, estimated to total $14.6 trillion. While these sums will help to protect and create
On April 22 and 23, President Biden hosted a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate. Shortly before the summit, the United States announced a plan to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions
The head of the World Trade Organisation is hoping to present a final text of a deal on ending harmful fishery subsidies to a virtual meeting of trade ministers in
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday released details of a tax hike proposal that would replace subsidies for fossil fuel companies with incentives for production of clean energy in
The European Union is considering a new tax on imports as it tries to fight climate change, and the U.S. is raising concerns about it. By Timothy Hamilton At issue is what’s known
As the world looks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and tackle climate change, progressive consumer taxes on resource-intensive goods could help. Such taxes would fall on the rich more
The leaders of Russia and China put aside their raw-worded disputes with U.S. President Joe Biden on 22 April long enough to pledge international cooperation on cutting climate-wrecking coal and
Governments need to tailor their financial support to citizens and organizations in response to COVID-19. The IMF recommends targeted support to vulnerable houses and focused support to viable firms. Support
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