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world Bloomberg profile on Finance Minister Scholz
The global news service Bloomberg commends Olaf Scholz's achievements during his first four months as Finance Minister. Scholz is described as Germany’s most popular politician who provided stability during Chancellor Merkel’s coalition crisis. The article highlights the deputy chancellor’s "pro-European convictions and even-keeled presence", which have delivered key political breakthroughs in …
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world G20 breakthrough on minimum tax
At the G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Fukuoka (Japan) on 8 and 9 June 2019, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz expressed his strong support for the introduction of a global minimum tax for companies. His initiative was supported by all the other G20 members. The aim is to prevent large corporations from avoiding their tax responsibilities. An agreement on this is …
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world G20 finance ministers and central bank governors convene in Buenos Aires
On 19–20 March 2018, the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors gathered in Buenos Aires for their first meeting under Argentina’s presidency. Germany’s new finance minister Olaf Scholz was also in attendance. Discussions addressed a wide range of key issues, focusing in particular on the shape of the global economy, financial market regulation, international tax policy and the fight …
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financial_markets G7 to enhance cybersecurity
On the margins of this year's Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group in Washington, D.C. on 12/13 October 2017 the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors adopted the report on the G7 Fundamental Elements for Effective Assessment for Cybersecurity in the Financial Sector.
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world G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Whistler
G7 finance ministers and central bank governors met in the Canadian resort town of Whistler on 1–2 June 2018, with German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann representing Germany. The meeting’s main topic was the current trade dispute with the US. Various other issues relating to international cooperation in the area of finance were also discussed.