The U.K. government is considering using software from U.S. data analytics firm Palantir for coronavirus contact tracing in England, according to reports.
When Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe delivered his bumper budget speech last month he was clear once again that the country's corporate tax rate would remain as is.
"If we had instant, systematic testing, we wouldn't be here. We wouldn't be talking now about the pandemic," said Nassim Taleb, author of "Black Swan."
Anna Diamantopoulou, a candidate to become the next OECD chief, said that just how the election result will impact the talks is the one-million-dollar question.
Germany will introduce regulatory reforms on stock options to "incentivize start-up investment in our country," a finance ministry official said Thursday.
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