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Officials from 130 countries have agreed to overhaul the global tax system to ensure big companies "pay a fair share" wherever they operate.The OECD said on Thursday that negotiators had backed a proposed minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said: "Today is an historic day for economic diplomacy." Alex Cobham of the advocacy group Tax Justice Network tells the 蜜芽传媒's Fergus Nicoll he welcomes the news, but says the deal could have gone further. Also in the programme, former US President Donald Trump's company and its finance chief have been charged with tax-related crimes. Allen Weisselberg, 73, turned himself in to New York authorities on Thursday, where he was later charged with avoiding taxes on $1.7m worth of income. The 蜜芽传媒's Samira explains what we know of the indictment. And as always we'll have a regular view on the US markets from Cary Leahy of decision economics in New York.