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How Coca-Cola got burned with a $5bn bet on Costa Coffee

Coca-Cola’s $5.1bn acquisition has failed to deliver the expected global expansion, with Costa’s sales still heavily concentrated in the UK and Ireland despite its push into vending machines.

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South Africa is going digital on Vat

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When tax officials visit

Why softer tax outreach can build trust in some places and erode it in others.

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