The Wall Street Journal writes that “Egypt and Saudi Arabia, long considered bureaucratic mazes, changed their laws and regulations to make it substantially easier to start and run businesses, according to a yearly World Bank report that tracks business reforms globally. […] The bank has regularly lauded the Eastern European [...]
The Washington Post reports that “[t]he World Trade Organization opened a formal investigation into allegations China is providing a haven for product piracy and counterfeiting, the most far-reaching of four trade disputes between Washington and Beijing.” According to Wired, “Google's reported interest in laying a new trans-Pacific underwater fiber optic [...]
According to IT News, “Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak Saturday blasted his old buddy Steve Jobs' decision to drop the price of the iPhone by US$200 only 68 days after the big launch and even took his old friend to task for how refunds have been handled for the popular device. [...]
The Wall Street Journal reports that in its first review of EU economic policy, the OECD said “[t]he European Union must reduce barriers to the across-border provision of services, make its energy markets more competitive, and aid the integration of retail banking if it is to close the income gap [...]
COMMISSION SAYS TECH INDUSTRY NEEDS TO BEWARE Then Says “Maybe Not.” Question From Industry is, “Which is it?” STATEMENT BY JONATHAN ZUCK, PRESIDENT OF ACT Today the Court of First Instance confirmed two decisions by the European Commission on the antitrust case against Microsoft. The first decision orders the availability [...]