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Tag: cornwall

  • Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

    G-7 leaders gather in England, hope for a greener, more prosperous future

    The G-7 will announce a plan to donate a billion covid-19 vaccines to low- and middle-income countries

    Leaders from of the seven wealthiest democracies – the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom – Friday started three days of talks at the tiny village of Carbis Bay, near St. Ives in Cornwall, England, in pursuit of a greener, more prosperous and equitable future under the “build back better” motto.

  • Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

    Taxing corporate profits: Is change coming to the world’s economic weather?

    If it makes it through all that, then companies like Microsoft could no longer shield their profits from meddlesome taxation.

    By Gwynne Dyer – It’s not Bretton Woods, but it’s a start. The decision by finance ministers from G7 countries to create a global minimum tax rate on corporate profits, and reaffirmed by world leaders meeting in Cornwall, is a step in the right direction if only a baby step. The tide was due to turn about now, according to one theory, and maybe it’s finally happening.

  • Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 07:52 UTC

    Queen Elizabeth and royal family host a reception for G7 leaders

    The 95-year-old monarch was joined by her son and heir Prince Charles and wife Camilla and grandson Prince William and his wife Kate also present

    Britain’s Queen Elizabeth hosted on Friday reception for leaders of the Group of Seven (G-7) richest nations, who are holding a three-day summit. The reception was held at Cornwall’s Eden Project, an attraction that features the world’s largest indoor rainforest within giant domes.

  • Tuesday, January 26th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

    G7 will meet in June in Cornwall to make the future fairer, greener and more prosperous

    UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the first in-person G7 summit in almost two years to ask leaders to seize the opportunity to build back better from coronavirus

    Prime Ministers and Presidents from the world’s leading democracies will come together in Cornwall, England in June to address shared challenges, from beating coronavirus and tackling climate change, to ensure that people everywhere can benefit from open trade, technological change, and scientific discovery.