Abstract Since 1994, the trade union narrative on the WTO has shifted from a single- and pro-active issue – a social clause linking trade liberalisation to core labour standards – to a broader, but more defensive, agenda on preserving governments’ “policy space” at home – containing trade liberalisation to protect public services, industrial policies, access …
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How should a “sustainable” financial investment be defined? The European Responsible Investment Framework, including the 2019 Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the 2020 Environmental Taxonomy, draws three fundamental principles: This European process, clarifying what constitutes sustainable investment, is obviously welcome. Implementing and interpreting the SFDR has not been easy, however. The concerns are twofold: …
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Last 13 October 2021, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors endorsed the final version of the Statement on a Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy adopted by 136 countries of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS a week before. Following two years of negotiations, the …
There has been much talk about breaking up Big Tech, but not sufficiently at the international level — including at the OECD. The post-2008 financial reform agenda can be a source of inspiration as we move ahead. Top-heavy market concentration in the digital economy is well documented. It is evidenced by the OECD’s 2019 Going Digital report. The …
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