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Foreign residency trend: it's more than just emigration

24 Dec 2021

#BFGlobal500: Amazon breaks $200bn mark, still world's most valuable brand

22 Jan 2020

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Facebook's Libra has staggering potential - state control of money could end

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European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

17 Apr 2015

German TV says no sign Varoufakis middle-finger video is fake

German TV says no sign Varoufakis middle-finger video is fake

18 Mar 2015

France issues warrants for UBS managers in tax fraud case

France issues warrants for UBS managers in tax fraud case

18 Feb 2015

France looking at taxing Netflix, Amazon to fund film and TV sector

France looking at taxing Netflix, Amazon to fund film and TV sector

3 Feb 2015

Dodgy duchy deals: Juncker says no 'conflict of interest' over Luxembourg tax breaks

Dodgy duchy deals: Juncker says no 'conflict of interest' over Luxembourg tax breaks

13 Nov 2014

Luxembourg, Juncker under fire after global tax leaks

Luxembourg, Juncker under fire after global tax leaks

12 Nov 2014

Internet tax sparks anti-Orban activists protest in Hungary

Internet tax sparks anti-Orban activists protest in Hungary

7 Nov 2014

Start-ups say skills, not taxes behind Ireland's draw

Start-ups say skills, not taxes behind Ireland's draw

6 Nov 2014

The EU's Ryan Heath has denounced Hungary's plan to charge a tax 50 Euro cents per gigabyte of data transferred as a threat to personal freedom and says the whole plan is deeply flawed. Image:

EU denounces Hungary's internet tax as "bad"

29 Oct 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that many of the accusations levelled against Google are illogical and nonsensical. Image:

EU anti-trust boss says Google fears are irrational

17 Oct 2014

Former Communications Minister in the Romanian government is accused of soliciting bribes from companies supplying Microsoft's software, widely used by government departments in Romania. Image:

Microsoft licences: Romania's probe of state officials

17 Oct 2014

Head of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Heinrich Riethmuller says publishers are "not scared" of Amazon or its threat to boycott online sales. Image:

German book publishers 'not scared' of Amazon

8 Oct 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that Luxembourg is cooperating with the investigation and has supplied documents it needs in the probe into whether Amazon's tax deal amounted to state aid. Image:

Amazon facing EU probe over tax deals

8 Oct 2014

Apple's European base in Cork, Ireland. Apple has allegedly paid just 2% corporation tax compared with Ireland's normal rate of 12.5% and considerably lower than many other countries in Europe. Image:

Apple's "sweet" tax deal with Ireland being scrutinised

1 Oct 2014

Infineon, Philips and Samsung and been fined €138m for its control of smartcard markets in Europe. Image: Samsung

Samsung, Philips and Infineon fined for cartel

4 Sep 2014

Porsche's former Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking will have to face charges of share price manipulation after the failed deal to buy Volkswagen. Image:

Porsche's former boss to stand trial

29 Aug 2014

Valery Seleznev says his son, hacker son, Roman might die in a US prison unless he's kept on appropriate medication. Image:

Hacking accused could die in US prison

14 Jul 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Alumnia says multi-national companies are not paying enough taxes. Image:

EU says international companies got 'illegal state aid'

12 Jun 2014

Russia has slapped penal duties on vans imported from Italy and Germany. Image: Wikipedia

EU challenges Russia at WTO over duties on vans

22 May 2014

Volvo is to cut 2,000 jobs in its truck division. Image: Volvoapaedia.

Volvo, Electrolux slash total of 4,000 jobs

28 Oct 2013

French lawmakers to move against Amazon

French lawmakers to move against Amazon

4 Oct 2013

Nokia says India 'least favourite market': report

Nokia says India 'least favourite market': report

26 Aug 2013

Google boss says company is doing 'right thing' on tax

23 May 2013

Climate change warnings may be invalid

20 May 2013

Google branded as 'evil' by lawmaker

Google branded as 'evil' by lawmaker

17 May 2013

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