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The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will continue until 31 March with a January review on whether employers should contribute more.
The furlough scheme is to be extended to 2 December and aid for self-employed workers is increased.
Amid lower China sales, and COVID-19 restaurant shutdowns, Australia’s winemakers are turning to a traditional revenue source: the cellar door.
The UK’s hospitality sector is set to benefit from targeted elements of additional government financial support.
The OECD report informs nations how their tax revenues and economies would be affected by the plan to overhaul international corporate tax rules.
China's economic recovery quickened in the third quarter of 2020 but missed forecasts. It is the only major global economy expected to grow this year.
The new goal is mid-2021, but some nations impatient with the delay in addressing the tax challenges of digitalisation may decide to unilaterally adopt digital services taxes.
The UK government has announced further help for businesses forced to shut their premises as a result of coronavirus restrictions.
Supermarkets, food manufacturers, and restaurant chains urged the UK government to strengthen a plan to stop tropical forests from being cut down.
COVID-19’s disruption of cricket has seen cuts to matches, crowds, and projected revenues.
Russia’s rising temperature is creating new opportunities for farmers.
The European Commission has decided to appeal an EU court’s decision that held that Ireland’s €13 billion in tax breaks to Apple violated the EU’s state aid rules.
A new Job Support Scheme will replace the UK government’s furlough scheme, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced.
Europe's economy is running at two speeds, with manufacturers recovering fast but services showing fresh signs of slowdown.
As COVID-19 grounds swathes of airline fleets, companies that profit from harvesting old jets for spare parts are seeing signs of a boom.
The UK and Japanese governments struck a free-trade agreement on Friday which if approved by Japan’s parliament would mean 99% of UK exports to Japan will be tariff-free.
Crypto transfers to and from Africa by individuals and small businesses jumped 40% from July 2019 to $315 million in June, according to US research.
Finance leaders in India focus on minimising costs, diversifying into newer markets, and adopting digital vehicles to optimise cash inflows.
Upbeat numbers on China’s services sector lifted investor sentiment, but disappointing European figures soon dented the continent’s recovery hopes.
The Kickstart scheme allows UK employers to take on unemployed young people for six-month government-subsidised work placements.
