U.S. suspends French tariffs over digital services tax

The U.S. Trade Representative’s office (USTR) said the 25% tariffs on imports of the French goods, which are valued at around $1.3 billion annually and were due to go into effect on Wednesday, would be suspended indefinitely.Washington had announced the tariffs in July after a U.S. investigation showed a French digital services tax (DST) unfairly singled out U.Sคำพูดจาก เกมสล็อตออนไลน์. companies such as Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon.

France and other countries view digital service taxes as a way to raise revenue from the local operations of big tech companies which they say profit enormously from local markets while making only limited contributions to public c…

Yoox teams up with Italian Foreign Trade agency ICE to promote Italian style

ICE started from a simple observation: Italian companies still have a low level of digital efficiency, since only 10% of them accept online orders, compared to 21% for French companies and 27% for German onesคำพูดจาก Web Game Casino . Also, the governmental grant allocation to ICE for the fashion sector increased by 45% in 2017.ICE therefore decided to turn to Yoox, which opened subsidiaries in the USA in 2003 and in China in 2010, in order to “carry out an intense online promotional and commercial effort in favour of 100 Italian brands,” wrote the agency in a press release.

The new, dedicated website created with Yoox will host emerging designers and well-established labels, chiefly in th…

Amazon starts flexing muscle in new space- air cargo

It’s one of 40 jets leased by Amazon.com Inc for a new cargo service to meet delivery demand from the retail giant’s customers. Exclusive payload data reviewed by Reuters and interviews with airport officials around the country show that Prime Air planes are flying nearly full, but with lightweight loads, taking away valued business from FedEx Corp and United Parcel Service Inc.


 

Expanding into transportation, from trucks to planes, is one of Amazon’s most important endeavors as it strives to lure new customers with fast shipping while keeping costs under control. The world’s largest online retailer is sending more packages, more often, and later in the day to serve its estimated 35 million to more than 50 million U.S. members of Amazon Pr…