Ghana’s finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that the government intends to introduce an electronic transaction levy (e-levy) in the 2022 budget. He said this was to “widen the tax net and rope in the…
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Science has made impressive gains in the art of producing animal products minus the animal. Now this emerging field of cellular agriculture is taking on its biggest challenge yet: breastmilk. Breastmilk is a complex substance,…
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‘Say what?’ Trust in central bank communications – Central Banking Central banks are changing how they communicate with different audiences, but judging the success of these communication efforts is difficult The European Central Bank is…
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3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base 2/3 By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters)…
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A quiet monthslong legal fight between the U.S. National Institutes of Health and drugmaker Moderna over COVID-19 vaccine patents recently burst into public view. The outcome of the battle has important implications, not only for…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477[email protected] Ref: 32/2021 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Plenary met today in hybrid format, with some members attending in person in Basel and others attending virtually. Members discussed vulnerabilities…
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© Reuters. A general view of the Giva Group owned Forgiatura A. Vienna steel plant in northern Italy where Milan-based gas transporter Snam successfully tested a mix of natural gas and 30% hydrogen to fire…
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Much of the world has been left disappointed by the Glasgow Climate Pact, the outcome of the COP26 climate conference. Scientists say it will not lead to the decarbonisation required to limit global warming to…
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Recent high-profile missing persons cases, including that of William Tyrrell – who went missing in Kendall, New South Wales, at the age of three in 2014 – have focused public attention on the forensic practices…
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The US Federal Reserve’s Eccles Building As the Covid-19 pandemic began, the Federal Reserve Board’s ethics advisers recommended officials limit personal investing activities. In an email sent on March 23, 2020, ethics personnel urged Fed…
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