The European Commission has replied to the US Inflation Reduction Act, a $369 billion programme of green subsidies, by loosening rules and allowing member states to offer companies as much government funding as they would get if they relocated to the US. We find out if this will help prevent an exodus of businesses working on green projects.
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Talking ESG: Preparing for the EU's Foreign Subsidies Regulation
<p>The European Union’s (EU’s) Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) was enacted to extend existing EU state aid rules, which govern the fairness of trade among states within the EU, to subsidies received from jurisdictions outside the EU, and includes incentives such as those provi ... Show More
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US congress to vote on $1.9tn stimulus bill, scaling up green hydrogen, Coupang’s IPO
<p>The OECD said on Tuesday that president Joe Biden’s $1.9tn US stimulus programme will boost the global economic recovery, the pandemic is being blamed for lower birth rates across Europe, and the IPO of South Korean ecommerce group, Coupang, is being clouded by worker deaths. ... Show More
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