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Climate action Green federal securities
Climate action is a priority. To boost sustainability in financial markets too, the German government is issuing Green German Federal Securities. This will inject momentum into the sustainable bond market as a whole.
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Climate action Climate action publications
All the Finance Ministry’s publications relating to climate action, including a link to the German government’s Sustainable Development Strategy.
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Financial markets FATF Ministers commit to take decisive action against money laundering
Under German chairmanship the Ministers of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) members committed to take swift and decisive action to improve the effectiveness of measures to fight money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing at their meeting in Washington D.C. today. This includes promptly implementing the FATF’s global beneficial ownership rules, which were strengthened earlier …
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Financial markets Isolate Russia economically, counteract the effects of its war of aggression against Ukraine
On 20 April 2022, the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors met for the second time under Germany’s G7 presidency. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the IMF spring meeting in Washington, D.C. During their talks, the G7 members focused on the state of the global economy in light of the war in Ukraine. Afterwards they published a joint statement.
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g7-presidency G7 reaffirms its decisive course of action
The first meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors under Germany’s G7 presidency took place in a virtual format on 1 March 2022.
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g7-presidency G7 Finance Ministers‘ Statement on Ukraine
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taxation Global corporate tax reform is on the way
Under the auspices of the OECD, 137 countries (as of 28 December 2021) have reached an agreement on a fair allocation of taxing rights and a global minimum effective tax at a uniform tax rate of 15%. This is a genuine revolution in international tax law. The basic approach was approved by the finance ministers of the 20 leading advanced and emerging economies – the G20 – at their meeting in …
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Financial markets International debt strategy and debt restructuring
Many emerging and developing countries have bilateral debt with the German government. One of the German Finance Ministry’s responsibilities is to ensure that these countries service their debt as agreed. If countries run into financial difficulties, it is often necessary to explore whether and how the debt can be restructured or even cancelled.
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Climate action Climate action for everyone
We make climate action possible. That’s especially important today, more than ever. To ensure that the shift to a climate-friendly future is affordable for everyone, the German government is granting people relief in other areas.
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Climate action The German government wants to establish an international climate club
In the federal cabinet today, Germany’s Finance Minister Olaf Scholz presented a joint key-issues paper for an international climate club. The goal is to give the implementation of the Paris Agreement additional impetus at the international level. At the heart of this initiative is the cooperation between countries that want to press ahead with the social and economic transformation needed to …