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EU leaders to demand sweeping competitiveness drive at summit

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EU leaders to demand sweeping competitiveness drive at summit

European Union leaders will call for decisive action on the bloc’s long-term competitiveness and global leadership during a summit next week. They will focus on economic challenges from geopolitical tensions, rivals’ subsidies, and the shift to green and digital technologies. The leaders will push for deepening the EU single market by 2025 and closing growth, productivity, and innovation gaps compared to rivals like China and the United States. They will also emphasize reducing barriers, creating a capital markets union, decarbonizing industry, investing in digital infrastructure, promoting AI, increasing labor market participation, open trade policies, and fostering innovation.

Green Energy Firms Are Dodging Their Share of Taxes, in the Biggest Corporate Welfare Scam of All Time

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Green Energy Firms Are Dodging Their Share of Taxes, in the Biggest Corporate Welfare Scam of All Time

Some green energy companies in the US are not paying their fair share of taxes, despite receiving billions in subsidies. President Biden, who advocates for fair taxation, is in bed with these companies. The renewable energy lobby has collected over a quarter trillion dollars in subsidies over the past two decades, with little to show for it in terms of energy production. These companies are exempt from a proposed minimum corporate tax, highlighting the hypocrisy in the industry.

United Kingdom Tax Agency Updates Guidance on Corporation Tax Rates, Allowances for 2024

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United Kingdom Tax Agency Updates Guidance on Corporation Tax Rates, Allowances for 2024

The United Kingdom HM Revenue and Customs updated guidance on corporation tax rates and allowances, including rates for corporation tax years beginning April 1. The main rate is 25 percent for companies with profits over 250,000 British pounds.

AAP alleges ‘massive’ donations to BJP amid corporate losses – Yes Punjab – Latest News from Punjab, India & World

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AAP alleges 'massive' donations to BJP amid corporate losses - Yes Punjab - Latest News from Punjab, India & World

The Aam Aadmi Party alleged that 33 companies, which incurred losses of around Rs one lakh crore in seven years, have given Rs 450 crore in donations to BJP through electoral bonds or after getting tax exemptions.

Biggest Corporate Welfare Scam of All Time, by Stephen Moore

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Biggest Corporate Welfare Scam of All Time, by Stephen Moore

President Joe Biden is calling on corporate America to pay their fair share of taxes, but it turns out that some companies, particularly green energy firms, are not paying their fair share. Despite receiving billions in subsidies, wind and solar power industries are among the biggest tax dodgers in the country, paying nearly zero income taxes. These companies have received over a quarter trillion dollars in subsidies over the past two decades, with no significant increase in renewable energy production. Biden’s policies, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, are expected to drain the Treasury of up to .8 trillion over 10 years. The green energy lobby is exempt from Biden’s proposed mandatory 15% minimum corporate tax, highlighting the hypocrisy in his stance on tax evasion. The green energy industry is profiting off climate change hysteria, with little to show for the taxpayer-funded subsidies they receive.

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

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EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

The European Union is not planning to delay a new law cracking down on commodities linked to deforestation, set to come into force at the end of 2024. The law will require companies to prove their goods were not grown on deforested land. Some EU countries requested a delay, but the Commissioner stated that producers and governments have had nearly two years to prepare. Ivory Coast has launched a national sustainable cocoa strategy to comply with the EU requirements, with the Commissioner stating they are well-prepared. The EU will not fully cover the costs of compliance, but has launched various support programs and a reforestation loan for Ivory Coast.

Nvidia stock value up $1 trln in Q1

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Nvidia stock value up $1 trln in Q1

Nvidia ended 2023 as the best S&P 500 performer with a 236% gain. In the first three months of 2024, Nvidia added over one trillion dollars to its stock value, surpassing its gains in the entire previous year. Nvidia’s stock value growth in Q1 2024 was larger than that of Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta combined. Nvidia is now the third-largest tech company in the world by market cap and could potentially dethrone Apple as the second-largest tech company if its stock value continues to grow at the same pace.

Services sector records strong growth in 2023

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Services sector records strong growth in 2023

– The services sector in Cyprus performed well in 2023, with significant improvements in various key areas.
– Accommodation and catering services saw an increase of 18.9%, administrative and support services grew by 15.5%, professional, scientific, and technical activities by 2.7%, and information and communication by 2%.
– Tourism sector showed improvement in 2023, with tourist arrivals reaching 3,845,652, approaching pre-pandemic levels of 2019.
– The UK had the most tourist arrivals in Cyprus in 2023, followed by Israel, Poland, and Germany.
– The Shipping sector transported 98% of raw materials and essential goods in Cyprus in 2023, contributing about 7% of GDP.
– Oev undertook various initiatives in 2023, including research on digital skills, Innovation Awards, and promoting digital skills and AI adoption.
– Oev also organized a Business Mission to Greece, Information Day on dispute resolution methods, and supported the newly established Tourism Promotion Agency.