World Business

PETALING JAYA: The Government is committed to ensuring that the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will not...

KUALA LUMPUR: Datasonic Group Bhd has accepted the letter of award from the Ministry of Home Affairs for a RM32.56mil...

KUALA LUMPUR: Amcorp Properties Bhd is teaming up with Temasek and two other companies to acquire two London properties for...

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based IIa Technologies opened the world’s largest diamond ‘greenhouse’ in the country, a state-of-the-art laboratory which makes diamonds that...

TOKYO:  Japanese stocks sharply increased in  early trade on Wednesday, and while a good lead from U.S. stocks and a...

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s bonds became the world’s highest-yielding AAA ranked government debt securities, surpassing Australia’s. Ten-year notes in the island-state yielded...

NAIROBI: The treaty between Kenya and South Africa that was signed ratified by Kenya in following earlier ratification by South...

TOKYO: Japan companies have pressure to use their near-record cash stockpiles to help drive growth, with Finance Minister Taro Aso...

TOKYO: Japan tax agency authorities have begun a review of how slot machine maker and casino developer Universal Entertainment accounted...

WARSAW: Emerson Process Management, has been awarded a $76 million contract to automate a new 910-MW generating unit at TAURON...

BUDAPEST: Flexible packaging producer Sipospack Kft is investing €3m in at a new site at Sóskút in central Hungary.The Company...

CAPE TOWN: The South African Revenue Service has issued its 2014-15 tax guide.It is an” official publication," which provides general...

LISBON: The National Statistics Institute said the economic climate indicator measures business confidence at plus 0.6 in March after 0.3...

MADRID: International ticket re-seller Ticketbis based in Spain ended 2014 with revenues of €54 million. It almost doubles that of...

HELSINKI: Finland's central bank released a statement that annual profit after provisions was €150 million, down 37% from €239 million...

LISBON: The president of the luso-french chamber of commerce stated that ,more than 750 French companies operating in Portugal, studies...

MADRID:  Spanish telecoms group Telefonica's earnings could hit by up to €437m million from a tax fine in Peru, said...

MANILA: Philippine economic growth should accelerate this year, although still below the government’s seven to eight percent target, the Institute...

CANBERRA: Australian shares fell sharply as resources stocks followed fall in oil and metals prices, while Caltex Australia's stock slumped...

MANCHESTER: The UK government's recently-concluded investigation into Chinese firm Huawei's that Huawei does not pose a threat to the UK's...