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Argentina's Milei may find an unexpected friend in the IMF
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - What will the relationship be like between Javier Milei, Argentina's new self-described "anarcho-capitalist" president, and the IMF, with which the Latin American country has an ongoing $44 billion loan agreement?
Tobacco still a key economic contributor
Business, Published on 16/11/2023
» Thailand's tobacco industry continues to be an important contributor to the country's economy and an essential employer in rural communities, a recent report by the Oxford Business Group has shown.
Ministries assess land and building tax
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/10/2023
» The Finance and Interior ministries are jointly assessing problems and obstacles related to the enforcement of the 2019 Land and Building Tax Act, says Fiscal Policy Office director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.
Myanmar slaps tax on migrant workers’ earnings
Published on 28/09/2023
» The military government of Myanmar has ordered migrant workers to pay tax of at least 10% on income earned abroad, just weeks after telling them to remit 25% of their earnings at money-losing exchange rates, according to local reports.
China leads race to modernise global money flows
Published on 09/08/2023
» A new platform to expand the reach of China’s digital yuan and other central bank digital currencies is moving closer to reality, raising eyebrows among some defenders of a system long dominated by the US dollar.
Monaco ruler caught up in messy lawsuit
Published on 04/08/2023
» MONACO: A former confidant of Monaco’s ruler Prince Albert II is suing the monarch in an unprecedented and potentially damaging court case triggered by the release of leaks that have rocked the usually placid Mediterranean playground for the rich and famous.
Climate key for US, China ties
News, David Fickling, Published on 24/07/2023
» In a relationship that's strained, sometimes it's a sign of progress if the two parties are talking at all.
PGA-LIV deal has US lawmakers asking for more details
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - US lawmakers began an investigation Thursday into the shock merger of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, taking aim at tax breaks.
G7 to press Russia, weigh risk of China's 'economic coercion'
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» HIROSHIMA (JAPAN) - G7 leaders arrive Thursday in Japan's Hiroshima to weigh tighter sanctions on Russia and protections against China's "economic coercion", surrounded by reminders about the harrowing cost of war.
Pheu Thai ups stakes in race
News, Published on 20/03/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party has recently revised its MP target, aiming to capture 310 House seats in the next polls — an ambitious scale-up from the 250 seats — and form a solid single-party government. The move is seen by academics as a major task and tactic to intensify the campaign and to get rid of the pro-Prayut camp.