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New tech not enough to boost productivity
News Businesses must rethink their attitude towards managing their employees if the UK is to close the productivity gap on countries such as Germany and the US. This is not the result of... [21 Feb 2006]
UK businesses falling behind in tech spread
News UK businesses are falling behind Scandinavian countries in terms of deploying technology, a report from the European Commission has found. The ebusinesses readiness league studied how firms within... [19 Jul 2005]
Oracle CEO urges standardisation of European tax laws
News At a conference in London last week, Ellison claimed the ecommerce revolution will allow businesses to move their operations into countries with lower tax and more flexible employment... [28 Jun 1999]
China top spot for offshore R&D
News Businesses looking to develop new markets in countries such as China and India said it is increasingly important to conduct R&D there. But businesses still feel safer... [14 Sep 2004]
Electronic Marketplaces - B2B Trading
White Paper There is a change in the way that businesses trade that is having enormous consequences on the economies of many countries. This paper is based on one written and presented for Commerce... [25 Feb 2004]
VAT harmony hailed by PwC
News At the moment, some EU countries - such as Greece and Luxembourg - do not allow electronic invoices. If countries create exceptions it could stop a business from using a single ERP or... [22 Nov 2000]
UK passes the e-tail audit
News The proportion of businesses with access to the internet is above 90 per cent in nearly all of the countries studied and is 94 per cent in the UK, up from 90 per cent in 2000. Eighty per... [11 Oct 2001]
Scots demand government cash for broadband rollout
News At a press conference, Kenny MacAskill - shadow transport minister and a member of the Scottish Parliament - urged the Scottish Executive to invest in broadband rollout in the same way as countries such... [24 Sep 2002]
A domain name for Europe
Comment Half of the UK's foreign trade is conducted with other European countries, making Europe by far the UK's most important trading partner. Some will target only selected countries. The European... [08 Dec 1999]
Leader: Can online gambling clean up its act?
Leader We can hope they will listen but while questions over how we gamble may seem important to us, with our consumer-led, disposable income-fed lifestyle, other countries aren't likely to lose sleep over such a matter. [17 Jan 2006]
Can India remain the offshore big shot?
Comment Indian firms are also tempted by generous government investment subsidies as high as 50 per cent in some countries. The focus is now on the former communist countries in Eastern Europe. When it comes to... [13 Oct 2004]
Orange flotation goes pear-shaped
News Orange has strong market growth in the UK and a strong market position in France but is only in profit in two out of its 15 countries, and it is targeting 50 countries.... [13 Feb 2001]
MEP slams EU 'distance selling' plans
News Currently, trade between EU member countries is controlled by laws in the country where the vendor is based. That would mean vendors would have to be aware of legislation in each of the EU's 15 member... [06 Jul 1999]
UK firms are broadband laggards
News The countries with the highest proportion of businesses hooked up to the internet are Finland (99 per cent), Austria and Denmark (98 per cent) and the Netherlands (97... [13 Nov 2006]
The death of EU ecommerce: MEPs slam e-tail regulation
News But opponents argue it will be disastrous for ecommerce in Europe, forcing small businesses to sell only to consumers in their own nation if they want to avoid the cost of knowing what is legal and what... [01 Dec 2000]
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