China replaces Germany as UK’s biggest import market Trade with EU falls 23% from 2018 as Brexit and Covid disrupt exports from Britain
Sunak under pressure to back Biden’s global corporation tax plan Labour expected to trigger Commons vote to force UK government to support proposal
‘It’s been a long time out in the cold’: Australian farmers on a UK trade deal Some breeders are eager to export more to Britain, but others have their hands full keeping up with domestic demand
Truss’s naivety on trade with Australia could leave the UK exposed If the trade secretary agrees to Canberra’s demands for no tariffs on agriculture, it sets a dangerous precedent for other, bigger deals
Put out to pasture? Britain’s farmers fear surge of imports from Australia A trade deal could expose UK agriculture to the economic power of the southern hemisphere’s giant livestock ranches
IMF pushes G20 states to back $50bn global mass vaccination drive Backing IMF’s $50bn three-point plan is in wealthy nations best interests by supercharging world economy, says Kristalina Georgieva
Labour says UK must ‘get off the fence’ over global Covid vaccine access Shadow trade secretary backs US call for patent waiver as party proposes plan to increase production in poorer countries
Why the landmark Bretton Woods deal is as relevant today as in 1944 Countries came together early and decisively to fix a broken global system. The same ambition is needed today
EU economy forecast to rebound faster thanks to Covid vaccine Shadow of coronavirus beginning to lift from Europe’s economy, says EU’s economics commissioner
OECD calls for higher inheritance tax after Covid pandemic Wealth inequality will rise over the next decade unless death duties also increase, says thinktank
The £1bn India trade boost is hardly a game-changer for UK plc Analysis: the UK is unlikely to win a big bang deal when Delhi’s big ask is fewer curbs on Indians working in Britain
Gordon Brown leads calls for $60bn of Covid support for poor countries Former PM urges G7 leaders to help finance rapid immunisation programme to stem spread of virus
An overhaul of the global tax system can wait no longer The Covid-ravaged global economy is at a crossroads: we can commit to greater tax cooperation or risk a tax-driven trade war
Biden’s plans are ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to end global tax abuse, says OECD boss Ángel Gurría says international deal is within striking distance and could be signed this summer
Ireland will resist global corporate tax rate, says finance minister Paschal Donohoe says Dublin will not accept reforms that affect its ability to undercut its rivals