Trade diversification—Canada’s strengths, weaknesses and challenges beng Thu, 07/09/2026 – 09:45 EST. READ TIME 4 MIN. Prime Minister Carney has pledged to double Canada’s exports by 2035 and diversify the country’s foreign trade to reduce Canada’s reliance on the United States as a trading partner and destination for exports. There’s broad support for both of…
Friday, May 29, 2026 What a Recent Rule Change Means for Corporate Transparency Drug cartels and other illegal enterprises often use shell companies to hide their dealings and launder money. To combat this activity, many countries have requirements that corporations disclose their ownership-or their beneficial owners. And the U.S. was adopting a similar policy when,…
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 How GAO is Fighting Fraud and Reducing Improper Payments in Government Spending The federal government loses hundreds of billions of dollars to fraud each year and millions more to payment errors—also known as improper payments. GAO helps federal understand the causes of these losses and works with them to reduce risks….
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Note: The following is the written testimony of Cristina Enache, Economist, submitted to the Committee on Budgets and European Parliament on 23 June, 2026. Dear Chair Van Overtveldt and Distinguished Members of the Committee on Budgets and European Parliament, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the taxation of digital activities in Europe and whether…
The Tax Justice Network has banged the drum about the threats posed by trusts for decades. On 21 May 2026, the European Court of Justice has finally joined us. They have published rulings that directly relate to trusts regarding two major risks: secrecy and asset protection. As we set out below, these represent a significant…
NATO’s other mission—promoting economic freedom beng Fri, 07/10/2026 – 08:00 EST. READ TIME 12 MIN. NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is known primarily as a military alliance—and understandably so. Military deterrence is NATO’s core mission, ensuring the security and defending the territory of the alliance’s 32 member states and 980 million people. However, that’s…
Minutes Item 1 – Introduction and background The Chair opened the meeting, highlighting the importance of the decisions to be made in selecting a shortlist of wildlife, thanking panel members for their involvement, and asking them to introduce themselves. The team outlined trends in cash demand, highlighting the continued role played by cash in society,…
This is part of our educational blog series, “The Short Form,” to simplify taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. issues and explore the world through the lens of tax policy. Learn more…
Interview with Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Mark Schieritz and Kolja Rudzio on 19 June 2026 25 June 2026 There is now a ceasefire in the Middle East, and oil prices have fallen. What does this mean for the economy in Europe, and in Germany in particular? This…