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Nike’s famous “Just Do It” slogan emphasises empowerment

Paradise Papers: Nike’s tax burden so soft it hardly makes a swoosh

Nike’s tax planning exemplifies how adept multinationals can be at staying ahead of the game.

Apple on Thursday removed an app criticised by China for allowing protesters in Hong Kong to track police. (AFP)

Paradise Papers: how an island and Ireland aided Apple’s megaprofits

Top law firms helped the iPhone maker – and other multinationals – to navigate tax avoidance strategies around the world.

Deckchair activism: G8 protesters in London poke fun at tax-dodging corporates.

Fix proposed for corporate tax breaks

A G20 report says dramatic change is required in order to keep up with the global digital economy.

Rich chic: Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts is the first woman to top the UK’s executive pay league.

Burberry’s chief beats path to top

Ahrendts took home almost £17-million last year, making her the highest-paid woman in Britain.

Australia will force Google and Facebook to pay media outlets for their content, the government announced Monday, vowing to lead the world in making the tech giants share lucrative advertising revenues with traditional media.

Google says it welcomes tax reform

Google’s chairperson, Eric Schmidt, says he welcomes promises by international leaders to crack down on tax loopholes exploited by the search firm.

Under chief executive Dieter Zetsche’s leadership

‘Very German’ Daimler aims to diversify

Car-maker Daimler has brought in a "foreigner quota" to ensure that more non-Germans reach management positions.

SABMiller taps into own talent

SABMiller taps into own talent

SABMiller’s promotion of chief executive Graham Mackay to chairperson without a good reason flouts the United Kingdom’s corporate governance code.

SABMiller thirsts for Bruce’s lager

SABMiller thirsts for Bruce’s lager

Shares in the Foster’s group jump 14% with investors betting on an improved offer or a counterbid.

Fracas brewing over Fairtrade coffee

The two largest coffee roasters in the United Kingdom, Nestlé and Kraft Foods, are planning to launch their own ethically aware brands next year in the hope that some of the…