German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Tuesday welcomed the U.S. Senate confirmation of Janet Yellen as first woman Treasury secretary, voicing hope that she could bring progress in reaching an international agreement on digital taxation.
Complaint made against ESB over purchases of coal from Colombian mine While the ESB has not imported coal from the Cerrejón mine since 2018, it has burnt the coal at its Moneypoint power plant since 2001
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A truck transporting coal at Cerrejón mine near Barrancas, Guajira province, Colombia. Photograph: Reuters
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The ESB has landed itself in hot water for importing coal from a Colombian mine which is at the centre of suspected human rights and environmental violations.
Dislocation will be the buzzword for 2021: of supply chains, credit and, above all, the labour market across the European, and global, economies. What we don’t know is how long-lasting and far-reaching the changes resulting from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic’s economic aftermath.
Germany is confident of a good start to transatlantic relations with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz told the Reuters Next conference on Tuesday.
Germany is confident of a good start to transatlantic relations with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz told the Reuters Next conference on Tuesday.