Amazon
AmazonTax, tech giants and Bangladesh
We have to pay tax, but things are different for the multinational tech giants. They earn from their businesses in various countries, but don't have to pay tax.
Trip to space with Jeff Bezos sells for $28m
An unnamed bidder paid $28 million at auction Saturday for a seat alongside Jeff Bezos on board the first crewed spaceflight of the billionaire’s company Blue Origin next month
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to fly to space next month
The Blue Origin spacecraft which is set to carry Bezos and others has undergone 15 test flights
Tech giants and tax havens targeted by historic G7 deal
The United States, Britain and other large, rich nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to squeeze more money out of multinational companies such as Amazon and Google and reduce their incentive ...
Amazon, Google register for VAT
Tech giants Google and Amazon acquired Business Identification Number (BIN) from the National Board of Revenue last week to run their business in Bangladesh while ensuring VAT compliance
‘Amazon Unbound’ an unvarnished look at its unprecedented growth
With the publication of “The Everything Store” in 2013, Bloomberg journalist Brad Stone revealed how the unlikely Seattle start-up Amazon became an unexpected king of ecommerce. Since then, its ...
Brazil environment minister probed for timber trafficking
Brazilian environmental protection agency IBAMA allegedly granted authorisation to thousands of wood shipments exported in violation of environmental regulations
Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon hits record in April
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon hit a record last month, the government reported Friday with figures that belie president Jair Bolsonaro's pledge to crack down on such destruction.
Retailers, investors urge Brazil to scrap bill seen boosting deforestation
A group of European companies including Tesco and Marks & Spencer have threatened to stop using Brazilian agricultural commodities if the country's Congress passes a law expanding property rights for ...
Climate change
Amazon may be turning from friend to foe
From 2010 through 2019, Brazil's Amazon basin gave off 16.6 billion tonnes of CO2, while drawing down only 13.9 billion tonnes
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