Biden proposes global reforms to end ‘profit shifting’ to tax havens
‘Seismic’ plan to get big tech and multinationals to pay their fair share could be in place by mid-2021
The Guardian view on taxing the tech giants: time to pay up
Editorial: New American proposals offer the prospect of a global deal against corporate tax avoidance. Britain has a vital role to play in making it work
Sharp pick-up in UK construction amid rapid economic recovery
Surge in housebuilding joined by strong growth in infrastructure and commercial projects
The Covid crisis is doing what the 2008 crash didn’t: ending the old economic orthodoxies
After Joe Biden’s stimulus, the era of small states, low taxes and balanced budgets suddenly looks to be over, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott
G20 takes step towards global minimum corporate tax rate
Meetings of finance ministers follow change in US stance, with consensus growing on tackling tax avoidance
IMF calls for wealth tax to help cover cost of Covid pandemic
Fiscal monitor says rich should pay more tax on temporary basis to help support poor and vulnerable
UK’s top firms close at post-pandemic high after IMF report
Investor optimism rises after global body upgrades growth forecasts
Western economies recovering faster than expected from Covid, says IMF
Growth forecast upgraded amid US and UK vaccine programmes and stimulus packages
A year of Covid crisis: a glimmer of economic hope at the end of the tunnel
Twelve months after the pandemic struck the Guardian’s economic tracker reveals real risk of lasting damage
Who is lending the British government all this money?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
Osinbajo defies expectations as Nigeria’s vice-president
Analysis: Buhari’s deputy wants to create jobs, feed pupils and cut red tape. Is he too high-profile for his critics?
‘We’ve been sold a dud’: small firms suffer decline in post-Brexit exports
Businesses beset by ‘nightmare’ combination of mounting costs and paperwork as well as delivery delays
Suez canal: Syria ‘rations’ fuel as efforts to free stuck ship fail
Syria oil ministry restricts supply as canal chief says ‘technical or human errors’ may have been behind stranding of the Ever Given
The Guardian view on China, Xinjiang and sanctions: the gloves are off
Editorial: Beijing wants to silence critics of its treatment of Uighurs. But the impact will be broader
How the Suez canal blockage can seriously dent world trade
Analysis: 12% of global shipping uses the canal with any delays disrupting supply chains, fuelling shortages and hiking prices