Plan to make billionaires pay more tax is gaining support globally
French economist Gabriel Zucman has proposed ways of raising hundreds of billions from the ultrarich to address underfunded priorities such as hunger and health
G20
Putin tells G20 leaders it is necessary to think about how to stop ‘tragedy’ of Ukraine war
Fighting in Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion has killed or wounded hundreds of thousands and displaced millions more
India dismisses as ‘absurd’ Canada’s accusation on Sikh leader’s murder
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in June, had been designated a ‘terrorist’ by India in 2020
Is the UN at a low ebb, or is there a shift in how the world is run?
The Security Council has been weakened by tensions between the West, Moscow and Beijing
Use of lotus flower in Indian parliament proves to be a thorny political issue
Indian opposition parties accuse Narendra Modi’s party of ‘foisting’ its symbol on to parliamentary staff’s new uniforms
Global South is demanding changes to world power structures
The EU has been drawn back to the US and transatlantic orbits by the war in Ukraine, but in other parts of the world, impatience with overweening Western concerns and double standards is growing
The Irish Times view on the G20 summit: less than the sum of its parts
The summit’s consensus-based conclusions omitted any condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, or its brutal conduct of the war
G20 summit showed shifting shape of world’s geopolitical landscape
Wording of statement suggests western powers have given up trying to recruit the Global South in support of Ukraine’s war effort
Ukraine: Two aid workers killed in shelling as Kyiv claims to retake ground in southeast
Unnamed infrastructure facility along with apartment blocks, cars and power lines damaged in capital city
G20: Russia and US praise summit declaration as talks enter final day
Ukraine says resolution, which avoids condemning Moscow for the war, is ‘nothing to be proud of’
G20 leaders agree joint declaration after deal on Ukraine statement
The G20 summit in India also addressed climate financing, cryptocurrency, reform and expansion of multilateral development banks and a new ‘green development pact’ among member states
‘We’ve been made to vanish’: Slums razed and curtains drawn before G20 summit in Delhi
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi accused of using G20 summit to campaign for next year’s general election
US to press for fundamental reforms of IMF and World Bank at G20 summit
Washington believes global financial institutions would offer a better alternative to less developed countries than funding under China’s belt and road initiative
The true cost of extreme wealth - a Letter to the Editor by economists, artists and politicians calls for new taxes on the rich
Economists and politicians, including Joe O’Brien and Neasa Hourigan, call on G20 member states to enact new tax regimes
Global financial watchdog warns of ‘further challenges and shocks’ ahead
FSB chair warns G20 leaders of potential for market strains and risks in sectors such as real estate
Chinese president Xi Jinping to skip G20 summit amid frosty relations with India
With the additional absence of Vladimir Putin, the summit will be dominated by the West and its allies
China promises its ‘firm support’ for Russia’s ‘core interests’
China and Russia sign agreements on investment co-operation in trade services, the export of Russian agricultural products to China and sports co-operation
G20 meeting in India ends without consensus on Ukraine war
Russia and China object to description of Ukraine invasion in final document
We must tackle the looming global debt crisis before it’s too late
Poorest countries threatened by lost decade which would spell catastrophe for world
Xi upbraids Trudeau in awkward G20 exchange
Video posted online catches Chinese leader in rare unscripted moment
Tensions over Polish missile blast overshadow G20 gathering of world leaders
Inside Politics: US president Joe Biden’s overnight comments would appear to dampen any major escalation
Biden and Xi to lay out non-negotiable conditions on dealing with Taiwan
Both sides see Bali meeting as chance to stabilise relations between world’s two biggest powers ahead of G20
Solar geoengineering to cool the planet: Not if, but when
Economist Gernot Wagner on a radical solution that’s no longer science fiction
War in Ukraine causing a many-sided economic shock
Covid followed by war hard reminders that huge shocks are almost always negative
Putin declares victory in Mariupol amid claims of mass graves outside city
Biden pledges $800m military aid as Zelenskiy says 120,000 civilians blocked from leaving
Ukraine appeals to Nato: ‘Weapons, weapons, weapons’
Alliance ‘ready to do more’ but wary of being drawn into direct confrontation with Russia
UN report expected to indicate shift to low-carbon economies is too slow
IPCC to examine options on removing carbon from atmosphere for first time
Sustainability winners: Glasport Bio, Grant Engineering and Vivid Edge
Innovative companies devise solutions for better emissions, heating and efficiency
West bids to ‘disarm’ Russian central bank through sanctions
Some lenders to be removed from Swift, as rouble could be pushed ‘into freefall’
Minimum corporation tax rate will not abolish competition, EU says
New measures include 15% corporation tax floor and crackdown on shell companies
Biden promises ‘strong’ action against Russia in event Ukraine is attacked
Russia reportedly seeking guarantees Nato will not expand east to take in Ukraine
Differences in vaccination rates pose risk to global recovery, OECD warns
Think tank’s warning comes amid the emergence of Omicron variant of Covid-19
US FDI firms retain positive view of Ireland as location for future investment
Ireland must remain attractive as a country in which talent wants to live and where businesses want to locate
Cop26: Are big business’s net-zero plans even credible?
Emission-cutting proposals do not force commerce to rectify actions imminently
Opting out of global tax deal would have posed ‘real risks’ – Donohoe
Minister and Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty clash over delayed accountability regime
Cop26: A crowded blue zone, ‘big mistake’ no-shows and more net-zero pledges
Planet Business: Stay only as long as necessary
Italy is a country for old men. Can Mario Draghi change that?
Prime minister has months to turn around Europe’s long-stagnant third economy
Cop26 week 1: Hype aside, was there any actual progress?
Leaders meeting in Glasgow are cautiously optimistic targets can be met, or almost met
Data transfer and digital trade destined to stay perplexing
Net Results: Devil will be in the detail of any seeming accords on information exchange
Carney-led finance coalition has up to $130tn funding committed to hitting net zero
Ex-BoE governor rallies capital to tackle climate change but fossil fuels remain a problem
Decarbonisation falling far short of Paris climate goal, says report
Achieving agreed objectives will require fivefold improvement in reducing emissions
Manchin’s lingering ‘concerns’ on $1.75tn spending package deal blow to Biden
Senator’s latest intervention a setback for US president’s agenda, including climate plans
Boris Johnson will travel home from Cop26 by private plane
UK prime minister took flight to summit instead of 4½ hour train from London
Macron steps back from midnight threat against UK exports in fishing row
France will not impose extra customs checks, as president says ‘talks need to continue’
China fails to table new climate action commitments at Cop26 summit
World’s largest greenhouse gas emitter urges parties at climate summit to take strong actions to ‘jointly tackle’ challenge
Failure of G20 to agree strong climate change response leaves much to do at Cop26
Progress Indicator: UN chief says hopes of a major plan of action ‘unfulfilled but not buried’ after world’s wealthiest nations met
Janet Yellen denies US ‘cajoled’ Ireland into tax deal
Deal brokered in atmosphere of ‘friendship and co-operation’, treasury secretary says
Cop26: Taoiseach calls for climate crisis action to match rhetoric as leaders at summit urged to act
Boris Johnson will tell talks that humanity has 'long since run down the clock on climate change'
Cutting methane ‘quickest’ way to limit climate change, says G20
Gas linked with beef industry in focus as leaders declare climate ambitions ahead of Cop26
Cop26: ‘It’s one minute to midnight’, says Boris Johnson
British PM to tell leaders of need to act on climate disaster as fishing row continues
Cop26: Stakes high for climate action as world powers gather
Friction with France casts pall over supposed showcase for PM’s vision of ‘Global Britain’
G20 leaders back global minimum 15% tax from 2023
Summit hails historic achievement to ‘establish a more stable and fairer international tax system’
Cop26: World leaders facing issue of ‘matching rhetoric with action’ – Taoiseach
Martin to deliver national statement to summit on how Ireland is tackling climate crisis
G20 summit: Johnson says UK relationship with France has hit ‘turbulence’
Draghi appeals for global cooperation as the ‘best answer to the problems we face today’
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