In a significant development, the European Union government and parliament negotiators have reached a landmark deal which defines rules to force large multinational companies to disclose the quantum of revenue they generate in the country and pay tax accordingly in the 27-nation bloc. The new law, which was proposed by the European Commission in 2016,…
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new electric compact SUV, the EQA, as part of its plan to take on Tesla Inc; the move also sees the carmaker increase its lineup of emission-free vehicles as it races to meet targets in Europe and China. The EQA is the first of several electric models the company plans on…
In a statement European business groups have said, EU business must “prepare for the worst” over digital decoupling between the U.S. and the Chinese economy, which could significantly impact EU businesses in China. In a statement the European Chamber of Commerce in China and MERICS, a Berlin-based think tank said, U.S.-China political, trade and financial…
According to two sources close to the matter at hand, telecom operators Orange Belgium and Proximus plan on replacing Huawei’s mobile equipment in Belgium and Luxembourg with Nokia equivalent. The development comes with growing recognition of U.S. accusations that Huawei’s telecom gear could be used for economic and military espionage purposes by Beijing. Both Nokia…
Midst growing debate over the future of money, major central banks across the globe are looking at a possibility of issuing their own digital currencies, said the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. “The central banks of Britain, the euro zone, Japan, Sweden and Switzerland will share experiences in a new group headed…
On Friday, BMW stated, it has sold 2.52 million Rolls-Royce, BMW, and Mini vehicles in 2019, topping the premium category car group, ahead of Daimler. On Thursday, Daimler had reported that it had sold 2.34 million Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in 2019 – its ninth consecutive year of record sales. In a statement BMW said in…
In a background of rising economic and political challenges stemming from Brexit and UK’s general elections, British online retailer The Hut Group (THG) disclosed it has raised $1.10 billion (1 billion euros). It went on to add, it will channel the funds for further expansion. The new capital comprises a 600 million euro term loan,…
Italy plans on levying a 3% tax on all internet transactions from 2020. In a significant development of widespread ramifications, the Italian government has approved a new tax on digital companies, including U.S. tech giants, as part of its 2020 draft budget. The move could potentially draw threats of retaliation from the United States. The…
Huawei and ZTE are striving to increase transparency regarding their products in order to mitigate allegations of espionage. It is not clear whether these lab tests will cover re-routing of data through servers located in China, thus compromising unencrypted data. In a significant development, embattled Chinese telecom vendor ZTE opened a cybersecurity lab in Brussels,…
One of the primary reasons why Japan could be impacted by the ban on Huawei is intertwined supply chains. On Friday, Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso stated, the U.S bid to block Huawei Technologies from purchasing American technology is likely to impact Japanese companies and weign on the country’s economic growth prospects. “There are Japanese…
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