The Czech government approved a 7% digital tax proposal on Monday aimed at boosting state coffers by taxing advertising by global internet giants like Google and Facebook (FB), broadcaster Czech Television reported. The proposed tax, which still must make it past lawmakers in parliament, covers revenue gained from targeted advertising, multilateral digital interface and user data sales.
Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said on Monday that his country remained committed to closer integration with Russia, a day after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to pull out of an integration deal with Moscow.
Turkey bought S-400 missile defense systems from Russia to use them, not put them aside, the head of the Turkish Defense Industry Directorate said on Saturday, days after talks between President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump.
The dollar was lower on Friday afternoon as some optimism for the ongoing trade talks with China buoyed trade-linked currencies like the euro and the British pound. U.S.-China negotiations continued on Friday as both sides sought to hammer out a "phase one" trade pact.
Turkey will not step back from its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, a senior aide to President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, two days after talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The dollar was lower on Friday morning in the North American session as some optimism for the ongoing trade talks with China bolstered trade-linked currencies like the euro and the British pound.
Miners up as trade-talk optimism grows. BT Group (BTGOF) shares were under pressure in London on Friday after the Labour Party vowed to bring free, full-fiber broadband to everyone in the U.K. if it wins the December 12 general election. It would partially nationalize the telecommunications provider to meet that goal.
The New START nuclear arms control treaty between Russia and the United States is unlikely to be extended, Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service said on Friday, the TASS news agency reported.
Danone SA (GPDNF) requested that all of its secondary listed bearer shares on Switzerland's SIX stock exchange will be delisted, SIX's operator said Friday. The delisting will take place on Feb. 18, 2020, with the last trading date at SIX Swiss Exchange being Feb. 17, it said. Write to Max Bernhard at max.bernhard@dowjones.com;@ mxbernhard.
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