MUMBAI: Indian farmers are likely to expand soybean planting areas by nearly 15 percent after the government raised edible oil...

ROME: Nine major Italian federations representing sectors from fashion to healthcare and technology, arrived in Singapore to promote the “Made...

WILLING TON: New Zealand dollar fell against its Australian counterpart as the Aussie benefitted from stronger-than-expected Chinese import data and...

WASHINGTON: However they said the tax continued to be flawed and potentially damaging to expatriates who owned stakes in overseas...

LONDON: In 2017, more than £680 million of chocolate from the UK was bought by foreign consumers an 84 per...

TEHRAN: Iran’s traditional trade partner from the sanctions period, maintained its position as the Islamic Republic’s top trade partner in...

KATHMANDU:  42 calves from being smuggled to Nepal through Lakhimpur forest areas and arrested two people while six others managed...

The Financial Secretary Mr Paul Chan, on behalf of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, signed in...

KUALA LUMPUR: Overall Malaysia’s business performance is expected to continue at strong pace given that overall business confidence registered double...

SINGAPORE: Growth in Singapore’s manufacturing sector moderated in February following an eight-year-high reading the previous month, largely due to a pullback in...

HANOI: Vietnam ranks 141st in the 2018 Index, lagging behind all regional countries, though its economic freedom score increased by...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s annual consumer price inflation jumped to 3.0 percent in January after the government introduced a 5 percent...

OTTAWA:  Delayed oil pipeline construction is causing a steep discount for Canadian crude prices that is costing the economy roughly...

BRUSSELS: Corporate tax frameworks were conceived in a pre-internet age and are confounded by today’s globalised and digital companies. That...

SEOUL: South Korea’s crude oil imports from Iran fell 47% in January from a year ago to 950,013 tons, or...

SYDNEY: First, unlike most nations, Australia has dividend imputation. This means that the financial benefits from cutting company taxes would...

DOHA: Some one million American jobs depend on business with Qatar, and Qatar Airways, the country’s fast growing national carrier,...

BUDAPEST:  The crown held onto its recent gains boosted by expectations for a fresh rate hike by the Czech central...

KUWAIT CITY: The rise in the price of oil will help to keep Kuwait in the black and balance its...

NEW DELHI: Shares of brokerage firms slipped in the trade after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reintroduced long-term capital gains tax...