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Tax, medical contributions and working offshore
JOHANNESBURG: In this tax column, Piet Nel, head of the School of Applied Tax at the South African Institute of...
Iran’s crude export to Japan doubles
TEHRAN: Volume of Iran’s oil exports to Japan became twofold in October as compared with the contracts inked in mid-2016....
Philippine Police arrest 6 during massive manila meth seizurei
MANILA: Philippine authorities arrested six people and seized $67 million worth of methamphetamine on Friday (23/12), in one of the...
Kuwait oil price up by 49 cents to $50.80 pb
KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil went up by 49 cents to $50.80 per barrel Wednesday after being at $50.31...
Japan drags India to WTO against steps on iron, steel imports
TOKYO: Japan has dragged India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against certain measures taken by New Delhi on imports...
Small losses at the end of a declining week
ATHENS: The Greek bourse was in a holiday mood on Friday, with trading action being particularly reduced and stocks having...
NOC reluctant to roll back fuel price hike
KATHMANDU: National Consumer Forum has criticized Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) -- the state-owned oil monopoly -- for increasing petroleum prices....
Oman’s bond issue evokes tremendous response
MUSCAT: Oman’s central bank said competitive bids worth OMR267.98 million were received against recently issued bonds worth OMR150 million. The...
Govt forecasts slow economic growth
HELSINKI: Finland will post a growth of GDP by 1.6 per cent for 2016, according to the forecast based on...
Dubai hotel occupancy rises in Nov but rates continue to slump
DUBAI: Hotel occupancy in Dubai rose by nearly five percent in November compared to the year-earlier period to be the...
Council tax set to triple for abandoned properties
LISBON: Portugal’s IMI council tax is set to triple in at least 20 towns and cities across the country on...
Unemployment drops to record November low
WARSAW: The unemployment rate of 8.2 percent in November was a record low for the month, Poland's Central Statistical Office...
Hong Kong arts hub to get HK$3.5 bln replica of Beijing’s Palace Museum
HONG KONG: In a cultural coup for Hong Kong, the city on Friday signed a HK$3.5 billion deal with Beijing...
Israel’s polished diamond exports slip 2.5%
JERUSALEM: Israel’s polished diamond exports valued $3.84 billion after a 2.5 percent dip on y-o-y basis, for the first nine...
Ukraine plans to become gas exporter since 2021
KIEV: Since the year 2021, Ukraine intends start to export gas, the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry, Igor Nasalik,...
Italy drop of profitability in primary sector
ROME: "In the global market, competition from foreign productions is based exclusively on price rather than on quality," reports Leonardo...
Vietnamese exports fail to reach 10% target
HANOI: Vietnam's exports failed to reach a growth rate target of 10%, set the year before, the government's official website...
Indonesia may allow some bauxite and nickel ore exports
JAKARTA: Indonesia is considering allowing some exports of minerals ores such as bauxite and nickel under certain conditions, the country's...
Export drop of 90% for Australian cherries
CANBERRA: "Rainfall was ample this year. Compared to last year, the early-ripe Australian cherries have to deal with a drop...
Canada’s economy shrank by 0.3% in Oct after 4 months of expansion
OTTAWA: Canada's gross domestic product shrank by 0.3 per cent in October, the first monthly contraction since May, Statistics Canada...
