G7 steps towards making companies disclose climate risks
The wealthy G7 countries have moved closer to requiring companies to disclose their climate impact despite a lack of global agreement and doubts from some NGOs
G7 strikes ‘historic’ agreement over global corporate tax
Finance ministers from wealthy G7 nations have endorsed a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%, targeting tech giants and other multinationals accused of not paying enough tax
What you need to know about the global tax plan
Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrialised countries are going over groundbreaking global tax proposals aimed at earning more revenue from multinational companies
European lobby groups fear summer chaos at airports
A year after the pandemic emptied airports, air travel associations fear chaos during Europe's summer holiday season as travellers wait hours before boarding planes due to health checks
More than two billion Covid vaccines given: AFP
More than two billion Covid-19 vaccines have been given across the world, according to an AFP tally drawn from official sources
A peek behind the IT curtain of EU’s ‘vaccine passport’
From video calls involving 130 people to no-shows at the rehearsal, Josef Lieven and his software engineers faced their share of challenges on the road to Europe's digital Covid certificate