Purchase

Economy & Business

SOCIAL MEDIA

German digital experts fear more hate speech after Musk buys Twitter

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/27/22

Despite its bests efforts, Twitter also has a major problem with hate and disinformation

Economy & Business

SOCIAL MEDIA

Elon Musk's $44-billion bid to buy Twitter is accepted

The Nomad Today 4/25/22

Musk made the non-binding proposal to acquire all outstanding common stock of Twitter not already owned by him earlier this month

Economy & Business

TECHNOLOGY

Nvidia scraps deal to buy British chip designer Arm

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/8/22

UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries  ordered a more in-depth investigation into the deal on national security as well as competition grounds

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Iberia owner IAG scraps plans to take over Spanish rival Air Europa

The Nomad Today 12/16/21

EU and UK competition regulators raised concerns over the € 500 million deal

Property

PROPERTY

Basic need vs investment: Why home sales in Spain are growing so fast

The Nomad Today 12/15/21

According to the latest data published by the Spanish statistical office (INE), in October 46,242 homes were sold in Spain, which is 22% more year-on-year

Finland

DEFENCE

Finland announces purchase of 64 fighter jets from US Lockheed Martin

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/10/21

While not a NATO member, Finland works closely with the alliance and is the EU country with the longest border with Russia

Economy & Business

ICT

E-commerce sales and number of online buyers growing rapidly in Spain

The Nomad Today 11/16/21

Almost 19.5 million people or 55.2% of the population aged 16 to 74 have made purchases online in the last three months of this year 2021.

Finland

HOUSING

House prices soar in Greater Helsinki despite pandemic

The Nomad Today 9/1/21

Among large towns, prices rose most in Helsinki and Espoo

Finland

E-COMMERCE

Tax exemption for small imported online purchases to be removed

The Nomad Today 5/6/21

VAT will also be paid on shipments valued at 22 euros or less that are ordered from outside the European Union.

Finland

BUSINESS

Car sales increased 48%

The Nomad Today 5/6/21

A total of 2,746 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered, which was 187% up from the year before.

Finland

BUSINESS

Electric and hybrid car purchases grow 68% in Finland

The Nomad Today 4/11/21

2,988 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered, which was 68% up from the year before.

Finland

EU-UK DIVORCE

Brexit means more expensive online purchases

The Nomad Today 12/29/20

When the value of a consignment  exceeds 22 euros , it must undergo customs clearance and is subject to VAT. If the consignment to be declared is transported by Posti, a handling fee (2.90…

Finland

Sanoma acquires its rival Alma Media Publishing

The Nomad Today 2/11/20

Now the market leader in print media also owns the second largest group in Finland, parent company of Aamulehti, Satakunnan Kansa and 13 other publications.

Finland

Posti starts charging for delivering online purchases from outside EU

The Nomad Today 1/30/20

This new handling and storage fee will be applied to any shipment of more than 22 euros which comes from outside the EU fiscal territory.

Finland

Posti will charge 2.90€ for handling online purchases from outside EU

The Nomad Today 12/3/19

The Finnish postal operator says this charge will cover handling, reporting and storage costs.