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There is a growing consensus between western governments that corporations should pay more tax on their profits. The debate was revived this week by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Amazon鈥檚 Jeff Bezos has said he supports raising taxes on US companies. Alex Cobham of the Tax Justice Network discusses the proposed changes to the current tax regime, and we hear the voice of business from Neil Bradley of the US Chamber of Commerce.
Also in the programme, as Brazil becomes the global epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, recording more than 4,000 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours, the government is planning an infrastructure sale. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Thais Carranca explains why the state is selling off the operating rights to 22 of the country's airports, five ports and a railway line.
Plus, Greenland's opposition party has won an election that could have major consequences for international mining interests in the Arctic. Birger Poppel, a researcher at the University of Greenland, tells us what this could mean for the country鈥檚 large deposits of rare earth metals.