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Europe battles Google News over ‘snippet tax’ proposal
August 7th, 2017
A major battle is brewing in Brussels over an EU reform plan that would force internet aggregators such as Google News to pay newspapers for displaying snippets of their articles online. Google is furious at the reform idea, but ...
Brexit fears overshadow UK’s pole position as leading EU legal hub
August 4th, 2017
With Britain having the largest footprint in legal and accounting, a report commissioned by the City highlights the contribution of the sector to the economy and warns of the dangers ahead. Britain’s position as the leading legal hub of ...
House prices up by 4.0% in the euro area
July 28th, 2017
First quarter of 2017 compared with first quarter of 2016 House prices up by 4.0% in the euro area Up by 4.5% in the EU House prices, as measured by the House Price Index, rose by 4.0% in the ...
International association of independent and global accounting firm announced new President
July 26th, 2017
DFK International has appointed Roland Graf as the global accountancy association’s new president. Roland is a popular and prominent member of DFK and a partner and specialist tax lawyer at Peters, Schönberger & Partner (PSP), a multi-disciplinary firm located ...
German automakers might face EU fines after allegations but no global legal threat, analyst says
July 26th, 2017
“I still don’t see a major global legal threat here,” Arndt Ellinghorst, head of global automotive research at Evercore ISI, told CNBC on Tuesday. EU antitrust officials confirmed Saturday they had started investigating allegations of a cartel among a ...
Pan-European instant payments to go live in November
July 17th, 2017
The Europan Payments Council has published an interview with Jean-Yves Jacquelin, Chair of the EPC Scheme Evolution and Maintenance Working Group to update on the implementation of the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme. In less than five months, the ...
The logic of a modern gold standard
July 14th, 2017
The logic of a modern gold standard In last week’s Insight, I analysed the current geopolitical situation and concluded that it was now in the interest of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to break from the US dollar completely, ...
Global stocks close to all-time highs; What investors will be watching
July 10th, 2017
China prices post steady climb; oil edges higher, gold falls Australian 10-year yield rises a fourth day, Treasuries steady Stocks rose and the dollar was steady after economic data kept investors upbeat on the global economy following strong U.S. ...
Early Global Markets Review for Thursday July 06
July 6th, 2017
Most Asian stock markets fell on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting showed a lack of consensus on the future pace of U.S. interest rate increases, while oil prices inched higher following a steep decline a ...
OECD: Strong progress seen on international tax transparency
July 4th, 2017
Tax evasion continues to challenge governments in developing and developed countries alike, depriving them of resources that would otherwise be available to support sustainable development through investments in infrastructure, health and other common goods. While globalisation has brought many ...
