Cadbury Plc, now part of Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ.O), used a nonexistent factory in India to avoid about $46 million in taxes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a report by the Indian tax authorities. Cadbury's Indian unit…
Les pressions sur les entreprises exportatrices suisses restent présentes en janvier, comme en témoigne le nouveau recul du baromètre conjoncturel du KOF,qui a cédé 0,24 point à 1.05. Mais la situation serait désormais nettement plus favorable qu’il y a trois…
(Reuters) - India is aggressively pursuing tax claims against multinational firms operating in the country as the government seeks to rein in its budget deficit, taking particular aim at IT and back-office functions, tax officials say. It has targeted several…
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has unveiled a bespoke Windows-run smartphone exclusively available in Africa. The customised device is being launched today in partnership with Microsoft as part of its new 4Afrika Initiative. This includes plans to develop cheap wireless broadband…
Global giants including Apple and Google will be forced to reveal how much tax they pay the federal government, under a plan to name and shame firms seen to be dodging their responsibilities by using tax havens. The proposed crackdown,…
Google wants you to know you're being watched. Or rather, the company wants you to know how and when the police get to watch what you do online. For the first time, the company has posted its policies for when…
Si les performances du marché suisse se sont également légèrement affaiblies au cours du dernier mois de l’année, les investisseurs demeurent confiants sur le secteur face à la reprise conjoncturelle mondiale attendue pour 2013 : les indices traditionnels restent en…
It’s been a year since we’ve heard any news about the allegations of widespread no-hire “gentleman’s agreements” between Silicon Valley’s top companies. Twelve months and nearly 200 legal filings later, the case is moving forward, and Judge Lucy Koh is…
US sporting goods giant Nike said it was investigating claims by labour activists that its manufacturers in Indonesia were trying to evade paying its workers the minimum wage. “Nike takes these claims seriously and company representatives are investigating the claims,”…
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt's visit to North Korea this week has been met with sharp criticism and low expectations, but the global Internet search giant indirectly is helping to make history by revealing one of the reclusive country's darkest…
