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ROME: Italy unveiled a measure last year allowing ultra-wealthy individuals taking up residency to pay a flat tax of 100,000...

JAKARTA: Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said yesterday she expected the nominee for the next central bank governor to...

COPEHNGEN: NIB and Sydbank A/S have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small...

BERLIN:  Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig ruled Tuesday that cities in Germany have the right to ban some diesel cars....

BRUSSELE: Belgium chemical giant Solvay Group reported 5.8% revenue growth in 2017. The company benefited from the growing demand for...

WILLING TON: Air New Zealand has announced pre-tax earnings for the first six months of the financial year of $323...

BRASILIA: Brazil received a record 5.4 billion reais ($1.66 billion) from a special royalty on oil and gas production in...

TOKYO: Japanese industrial production fell at a faster rate than forecast in January, recording the sharpest fall since the 2011...

SEOUL: South Korea's top financial regulator said Tuesday the government will swiftly proceed with negotiations with General Motors Co. on...

MUMBAI: The income tax department has sent notices to about 100 Indian investors, family funds and family trusts to ascertain...

MANILA: The Philippine central bank on Wednesday released preliminary data for January domestic liquidity and bank lending. Production loans, comprising...

BANG KOK: The Ministry of Transport has accepted the model of Vehicle Type Approval (VTA) certificate issued by the Thailand...

AMSTERDAM: Rwandan coffee partners will show what the country does best during the Amsterdam Coffee Festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands next...

CAPE TOWN: The government's tax proposals to fill the gap in revenue, announced in the Budget last week, have generated...

TAIPEI:  Both Taiwan's exports and imports registered double-digit growth in January, mostly due to global economic recovery and demand ahead...

BAGHDAD: Baghdad anticipates that economic cooperation with Moscow will be expanded to the extent possible, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari...

AMMAN: His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday said that Jordanians should see better economic conditions by the end of the...

DOHA: Qatar’s growth is set to rise on higher oil prices, eased fiscal constraints and investments in LNG production, QNB...

KUWAIT CITY: Recent report of the City Group indicates Kuwait has one of the most powerful financial plans in the...

MADRID: Israel-developed sensor technology that alerts drivers when they are distracted or drowsy has been incorporated into a car to...