“Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”, a line from King Lear that I had to learn in school which has stuck, for some reason. And that’s why the Bard is still performed today, a perfect description of this ‘historic agreement’ to sort out tax-dodging Amazons and Starbucks. That great seafaring nation, Panama, still has more ships registered under its flag than any other. I wonder why? I’m pretty sure the armies of accountants and lawyers that multinational corporations employ can find more than a few of the 188 countries not in the G7 to become friendly, low tax and probably sun-drenched homes.
“Amazon invades financial services with home insurance launch”
Amazon, like Musk, and Branson before them both, can afford to try lots of stuff and fail at some.
