German Development Minister Svenja Schulze has called for greater international taxation of the super-rich along with counterparts in Spain, Brazil and South Africa. "There are currently around 3,000 billionaires worldwide. A tax could be set up as a minimum levy of 2% on the assets of the super-rich," Schulze wrote in an opinion piece on Thursday. Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo, Spanish Finance Minister María Jesús Montero, South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Brazilian E
Germany has agreed to back a new employment initiative for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in Jerusalem, the country's development ministry said on Wednesday. The deal was announced following a meeting between German Development Minister Svenja Schulze and the new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, Mohammed Mustafa. "Unemployment in the West Bank has almost tripled and now stands at 40%," the German ministry said. The goal of the employment initiative is to create 25
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