At first glance, it appears to be a bureaucratic meeting like any other. But the discussions at the OECD in Paris at the end of this month are of the utmost importance, because the world’s richest countries will present new proposals for taxing digital multinational companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Netflix, and Uber
A s his 60th birthday drew close, Kochouseph Chittilappilly couldn’t help but acknowledge that life was good. The business magnate had built from scratch an empire comprising electrical and electronic equipment and amusement parks. Nonetheless, Chittilappilly was overcome by the urge “to do something larger with my life”
The question of how to tax increasingly globalized and digitized businesses is vital to the future health of cross-border trade and investment. Sadly, the current debate is mired in confusion and complexity, and is not helped by populist political responses that demonize digital businesses
The agreement in Buenos Aires last December between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, led many to assume that the two countries’ trade war would soon be over. Although such optimism is misplaced, so are fears of a global economic meltdown caused by a rupture in US-China relations
Microsoft promised to invest $500 million to help fight the growing housing affordability crisis in the Seattle region where the company has been based since 1979
Oscar Wilde once said that “Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result!” One of the conditions most conducive to positive results is good, effective planning, and especially strategic planning. In many countries and on many university campuses it is the tradition to make New Years wishes and promises to ourselves and to our friends and relatives. However, students often tell me that they lack the strategic planning skills to make their wishes, plans and dreams come true. Here is an effective model for improving your strategic planning skills
China will benefit from a normalization of its trade relationship with the United States, but it is important to realize that the same holds true for the US
The world faces an epidemic of mental health problems that cuts across borders, economies, and cultures and carries a stigma that leaves people suffering in silence. Tackling the problem requires political, business, and civil society leaders to make mental health and wellness a global priority, starting with the Globalization 4.0 discussions at this month’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum