Despite furlough scheme, hundreds of billions in subventions (mostly for zombie corporations), and other tricks – then this
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Germany’s (not so) V-Recovery – November 2020: employment slightly down on the previous month
Finance
The Independent: Switzerland must ‘urgently’ do more to tackle bribery and protect whistleblowers, OECD says
Really? I doubt anyone in their wildest fantasies could have imagined this? How many millions did the OECD pay for this incredible study? Read here
EU politics
ICCT – Hybrids in Germany: Within the EU’s CO2 standards, the subsidy does more harm than good for the climate
Effective climate policy requires a realistic assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Otherwise, policy measures may result in little climate benefit despite high costs. In the worst case, as with the purchase premiums for plug-in […]
Corruption
Prem Sikka: There’s a grimly familiar Story behind Thomas Cook’s Collapse
The holiday provider’s collapse highlights corporate governance and regulatory failures while the gravy train for directors continued. Read here
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