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Italian court bans Uber over unfair competition with taxis

Following a complaint filed against Uber by taxi unions, a court in Rome, Italyissued a ruling banning Uber, saying that the Uber application has contributed to traditional taxis facing unfair competition. The company was given ten days to stop the u...

WeChat to start full support for China's digital yuan

The most popular chat platform in China, WeChat announced that it will implement China's digital currency e-CNY (digital yuan) as a payment option in all areas where digital yuan was piloted throughout the 2021. WeChat will also enable this function ...

New court decision in Egypt revokes suspension of Uber operations

In March 2018, an administrative court in Egypt ordered authorities to suspend the licenses of Uber and competitor Careem pending a final court ruling in a case brought forward by taxi drivers. Uber challenged the decision, and theCairo Court of urge...

Report about EU-wide screening of websites ("sweep") of travel comparison and booking websites

Each year, the European Commission in co-operation with national authorities for consumers protection conducts anEU-wide screening of websites('sweep') to assess the extent to which consumer protection laws are respected in certain industries. This y...

European Commission adopts Action Plan on VAT

The European Commission has adopted the Action Plan on VAT, which 'sets out immediate and urgent actions to tackle the VAT gap and adapt the VAT system to the digital economy and the needs of SMEs.' The Action Plan includes measures to remove VA...

Indonesia to examine tax reports of Internet companies

According to Reuters, Indonesia's tax office will be examining the tax reports of Yahoo, Twitter, Google and Facebook. Finance Minister Brodjonegoro told the media outlet that 'revenue from ads should be part of those taxable by us,' adding,&nbs...

YouTube Partner Program changes its advertisement policies to combat abuse and copyright infringements

Responding to cases in which YouTube's advertising model has been abused, or original content is re-uploaded by others to earn revenue, YouTube has introduced changes in its Partner Program. According to the new rules, there will be no advertise...

Next wave of digital outsourcing of white collar jobs starts

US judge temporarily blocks law allowing Uber drivers to unionise

A federal judge in Seattle, USA issued a decision to temporarily block the application of a law allowing drives of companies like Uber to unionise over pay and working conditions. The law, first of its kind in the USA, requires companies that hire or...

Local authorities in Brazil to regulate Uber, if bill is approved

Lawmakers in Brazil's lower house of Congress have approved a bill that would require local authorities to regulate ride-hailing services like Uber. In accordance with the bill, authorities will have to authorise such services, while also being able ...

Emerging influencer economy

Main brands are increasingly relying on influencers to be their ambassador. China, where influencers became more prominent earlier than in Western countries, is estimated that influencers contribute 1.4% of the country's GDP. The Economist explains h...

Jumia Food implements contactless delivery and cashless payments during Coronavirus pandemic

African e-commerce platform, Jumia, has launched a contactless delivery of prepaid orders on its platform to boost efforts to ensure the safety of their consumers, agents and partners during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report, Jumia custome...