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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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Financial markets Overview of heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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Financial markets Scholz welcomes IMF’s historic decision
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz commented: “Yesterday evening we decided at the International Monetary Fund, the IMF, to increase what are known as special drawing rights by US$650bn. This is historically unprecedented. It is the right, appropriate response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new SDRs allow the international community to create additional liquidity and thereby foster the stability …
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G7 G7 finance ministers meeting in London on 4–5 June
The latest meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors took place in London on 4–5 June, with a focus on “Build Back Better”. This was the first in-person Finance Track meeting under the UK’s G7 presidency.
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Climate action Federal government publishes first allocation report for Green Federal securities
On 20 April 2021, the German government published the first allocation report for its Green Federal securities issued in 2020. The “Green Bond Allocation Report 2020” provides investors with transparent and binding information on expenditures from the federal government’s environmental and climate protection programmes. It lists expenditures recognised as “green” in the 2019 federal budget and …
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Financial markets Launch of the Zukunftsfonds
The German federal government is providing an additional €10 billion for an equity fund for technologies of the future (Zukunftsfonds, or “Future Fund”). The fund will primarily benefit start-ups in the growth phase with high capital requirements. Today, former Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier have tasked KfW with the execution and …
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Financial markets Doorstep by Olaf Scholz prior to the G20 finance ministers meeting
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Financial markets More “bite” for the Financial Supervisory Authority
Former German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz wants to reform the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) fundamentally to make it more flexible and effective. In particular, BaFin will be given the authority to focus more heavily on preventive action and investigate suspicious cases more swiftly and efficiently as part of financial reporting enforcement.
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Financial markets List of German debt cancellations