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Ensuring vaccines for all must for economic recovery: Sitharaman tells G-20

Ensuring equitable vaccines for all is a key to the global economic recovery but it faces a significant challenge, Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman told her G-20 counterparts on Wednesday

New Pragati Maidan to host G-20 summit in 2023: Piyush Goyal

PM Modi launched PM GatiShakti-National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity at Pragati Maidan in the national capital.

G20 leaders discuss Afghanistan and counterterrorism efforts: White House

Leaders of the G-20 countries on Tuesday discussed the situation in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, including the critical need to maintain a laser-focus on counterterrorism efforts

Piyush Goyal pushes for stronger trade ties at G20 ministerial meet

The meeting comes at a time when India is trying to ink free trade agreements (FTAs) with countries such as Australia, UK, EU, and UAE

PM Modi to participate in G20 Extraordinary Leaders' Summit tomorrow: MEA

The Summit is being convened by the G20 Italian Presidency.

At G20 conference, FM bats for strengthening effectiveness of FATF, IMF

In the run up to assuming the G20 presidency in 2023, India is working towards identifying the "vacuum areas" in international policy coordination: Sitharaman

India in last stage of finalising details on global minimum tax: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said India is "very close" to arriving at the specifics of the two-pillar taxation proposition at the G20 and is in last stage of finalising details

France's Macron wants G20 to pressure Taliban to give girls a future

So far under the Taliban, young Afghan girls have been allowed to return to primary school but older girls have been barred from going to high school

G20 agriculture ministers commit to better ensure sustainable food systems

Ministers for Agriculture from the G20 nations have committed to shift their sector policies to better ensure sustainability and security of food systems in the world.

Digital taxation: How a consensus-based approach may benefit Indian economy

The government has taken a balanced stance by committing to the multilateral approach for addressing tax challenges of digitalisation

G-20 finance ministers back reforms to stop use of tax havens

Top finance officials backed a revision of international taxation that includes a 15% global minimum corporate levy to deter big companies from resorting to low-rate tax havens

G20 warns of risks to global recovery from coronavirus variants

The G20 gathering in the Italian city of Venice was the ministers' first face-to-face meeting since the start of the pandemic

G-20 finance chiefs back global tax deal and vow to clear hurdles

The landmark agreement aims to revamp rules that have allowed major companies to save billions by shifting profits to low tax jurisdictions

IMF board backs $650 bn reserves distribution, targets end-Aug completion

G20 members to back carbon pricing role for the first time in the climate fight

G20 finance ministers take up plan to deter cross-border tax dodging

The deal aims to discourage the use of often-complex accounting schemes to move profits to where the least tax is due.

Tax reform tops agenda as G20 finance ministers meet in Venice

If all goes to plan, the new tax rules should be translated into binding legislation worldwide before the end of 2023.

G20 to endorse OECD deal on global minimum corporate tax - draft

The world's financial leaders will endorse on July 9-10 a deal setting a global minimum corporate tax: draft communique

Tax on multinationals: Much detail needs to be hammered out for G20

The countries aim to reach a consensus at the meeting on the details, as much technical work has already been done.

World Bank chief expects G20 to extend debt payment freeze through end-2021

The G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) has already helped countries defer some $5.7 billion in payments through the end of 2020

FM Nirmala Sitharaman virtually attends G20 Central Bank Governors' meet

Sitharaman participated virtually in the First G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting under the Italian Presidency to discuss policy actions for transformative and equitable recovery