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MADRID: European Investment Bank (EIB), was appointed Spain's new economy minister Wednesday, the government announced, replacing Luis de Guindos who...

WARSAW: In the year to 31 December 2017, the firm’s revenue increased by 5.2% €274.6 million (US$341.1m). Total sales volume...

ATHENS: The capital of Greece, Athens has been flooded with countless demonstrators of taxi drivers who were opposing Uber's so-called...

JAKARTA:  Indonesian government is mulling to lower the amount of tax on small and medium businesses to 0.5 percent from...

COPENHAGEN: Danish lessons are currently free of charge and heavily subsidised. But last year the government decided to change the...

BERLIN: Germany’s federal states want to take tougher actions against tax avoidance schemes. In recent years, major US companies such...

BRUSSELS: Solenis International, L.P. (Wilmington, Del.; www.solenis.com) completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Topchim NV. Headquartered in Antwerp,...

DOHA: Qatar's economy has been able to overcome various regional and global challenges through the implementation of a strong strategy...

WILLING TON: Wellington City council has moved to widen a proposed bed tax, as it looks for ways to fund...

BRASILIA: According to a just-released study from the World Bank, Brazil must increase its labor productivity in order to grow...

SEOUL: Calculation of maximum weekly work hours, overtime provisions, and treatment of public holidays in South Korea are to change...

MUMBAI: A hike in India’s import tax on palm oil could dent overseas purchases by the world’s biggest edible oil...

TOKYO: Japan’s current account surplus in January reached ¥607.4 billion ($5.7 billion), the largest total for the month since 2011,...

MANILA: The Philippines’ tax bureau filed a criminal complaint on Thursday accusing news site Rappler and two executives of evading...

CAPE TOWN:  South African business confidence pulled back in February after hitting a 2-1/2 year high in January as exports,...

BANG KOK: After several years of anemic growth, the Thai economy is gaining momentum on the back of global expansion...

AMSTERDAM: Peru exported 247,000 tons of avocados worth $580 million in 2017, positioning itself as the world's second-largest supplier of...

HELSINKI: Finland's National Bureau of Investigation said it suspects that a criminal organization of nearly 40 individuals worked together to...

DOHA: Qatari investors have expressed interest in importing mineral water from Nepal besides financing production plants. A group of potential...

TAIPEI :  The chairman of Taiwan's largest industrial conglomerate Formosa Plastics Group on Monday said his company's $15 billion investment...