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Hong Kong, Switzerland in tax agreement
HONG KONG: Two global wealth management hubs signed an agreement for automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters....
Alibaba invests US$15b in tech lab in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Its R&D will cover data intelligence, IoT, and fintech. Retail giant Alibaba will open one new technology research lab...
Sri Lanka’s central bank chief sees no pressure to lift rates
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank doesn’t see any pressure to tighten policy even as inflation accelerates on the back of...
Dubai Customs partners with OSN and launches copycat combat
DUBAI: Dubai Customs in partnership with OSN; the direct broadcast satellite provider in the Middle East and North Africa launched...
Philippine rice imports in 2018 to hit 1.7 MMT
MANILA: Philippine rice imports next year could increase by more than half to 1.7 million metric tons (MMT), from the...
UK tax avoidance plan promoter gets done for not telling HMRC
LONDON: The landmark case is expected to enable the tax office to recover about £110m ($145m, €122.7m) in lost taxes....
Canadian small business lending rises in August
OTTAWA: Lending to Canadian small businesses rose in August on stronger demand in the construction and retail sectors, data showed...
South African blueberry exports forecast to double in 2017-18
CAPE TOWN: The South African blueberry industry continues to undergo significant development, with exports expected to nearly double year-on-year for...
Iran’s H1 electricity exports up 25% yr/yr
TEHRAN: Iran's exports of electricity to its neighboring countries increased by 25 percent in the first six months of the...
Russia reaches outline debt restructuring agreement with Venezuela
MOSCOW: Russia has reached a general agreement with Venezuela on restructuring its debt to Moscow, RIA news agency cited Russian...
U.S. exports of LNG deserve policy support
WASHINGTON: The U.S. is ready to continually drop a cannonball splash into the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) export business,...
S. Korea’s unemployment rate rises by widest margin in OECD in Aug
SEOUL: South Korea's jobless rate increased by the widest margin among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD)...
Japan Sept petchem naphtha imports rise 16% y/y
TOKYO: Japan's naphtha imports for the petrochemical sector rose 16 percent in September from the same month a year earlier,...
Indonesia revises up Aug exports, imports
JAKARTA: Indonesia's statistics bureau on Monday said it had revised the value of August's exports and imports, but maintained the...
Turkey’s unemployment rate at 10.7% in July
ANKARA: The unemployment rate in Turkey remained at 10.7 percent in July compared with the same month last year, the...
Israel inflation edges higher to +0.1% yr/yr rate in Sep
JERUSALEM: Israel's annual inflation rate rose for the first time in four months in September, led by higher prices of...
NZ Q3 inflation seen picking up, unlikely to change c.bank’s neutral stance
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's inflation rate is expected to have picked up in the third quarter, slightly exceeding central bank forecasts,...
India’s wholesale inflation fell to 2.60% in September
NEW DELHI: Inflation in India, which is calculated based on the Wholesale Price Index, eased to 2.60% year on year...
Turkish inflation will gradually fall as of year-end
ISTANBUL: Turkey's central bank monetary policy will have a clearer impact on inflation and it will fall gradually from the...
Govt to launch export strategy of four products
KHATMANDU: As a part of Nepal Trade Integration Strategy (NTIS) — the government’s strategy to boost the export of...
