On Monday, digital music company Believe stated it plans to come out with a stock market listing in Paris with an aim to raise around $608 million (500 million euros) so as to finance its expansion. Believe’s digital music brands, Believe Distribution Services, TuneCore, Groove Attack, Nuclear Blast, Naïve, and AllPoints, compete in a sector…
In a significant move, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said, the European Union should press ahead with plans for a digital tax in the bloc. The call comes at a time when the OECD is weighing options which include the rewriting of international tax rules. On Wednesday, G20 finance ministers have lent their support…
France has accused the United States of trying to undermine international negotiations on updating the cross-border taxation regime; Paris has urged the EU to prepare for an EU tax as a fallback option if negotiations fails. Nearly 140 countries are negotiating the first major rewrite of the international tax framework to account for the rise…
With most cities in Europe being in a lockdown so as to contain the Wuhan Coronavirus, air pollution is falling significantly in urban areas across Europe, shows new satellite images on Monday. Cities including Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt, Milan and Madrid have shown a reduction in average levels of noxious nitrogen dioxide from March 5 to…
Although London is still maintaining a sizeable lead, Paris and Berlin are fast catching up. The gap could narrow down significantly in case of a cliffhanger Brexit. Data from PitchBook, a funding database, shows that despite Brexit, London has managed to cling on to the title of the top destination for technology investments in 2018…
This strategic route could enable BMW to comply with air quality standards set by cities. On the sidelines of the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW disclosed that it can force its hybrid cars to switch to an electric-only mode in heavily polluted inner-city areas; this strategic move will enable BMW’s vehicles to compete with pure…
The fact that Google has selected Ubisoft for its video game streaming service underscores its technical prowess. Following a statement from Google that it partnered with French video games maker Ubisoft to test its video game streaming service, Ubisoft’s shares rose on Tuesday and outperforming the relatively dull European markets. In mid-trading sessions, Ubisoft’s shares…
IKEA Group to aims to provide all of its deliveries vide EV or zero emission vehicles by 2025. On Friday, IKEA Group, the owner of most IKEA stores worldwide, stated, all of its home deliveries in the inner cities of Paris, Amsterdam, New York, Los Angeles, and Shanghai would be made by electric vehicles or…
Amazon has 5 logistics centers in France. It now plans on opening a 142,000-square-foot delivery warehouse later this year. The ramping up of investments in its infrastructure and services in the country along with the settling of long-running taxes with French tax authorities, are a pointer to the strategic role France is to play in…
Free of advertisements, Nextdoor is free for use in European markets. Users can use the app to integrate better in their neighborhood. On Thursday, Nextdoor, a social network that links up neighbors rather than friends, said it be launching in France. Members can use Nextdoor’s app and website to ask their neighbors for advice on…
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