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Opinion

Data privacy & protection: challenges

‘….the tax officials on the unlawful directions issued by Chairman of ARU, Barrister Shahzad Akbar with the...

Published 04 Feb, 2022 04:43am

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Oil market headed for surplus?

LONDON: Oil supply will soon overtake demand as some producers are set to pump at or above all-time highs, the...

Updated 20 Jan, 2022 09:52am

Markets

Kazakhstan reminds world leaders of costly fuel subsidy

LONDON: A deadly uprising in Kazakhstan triggered by a fuel price hike is a powerful reminder of the struggle...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:59am

Global tax deal leaves billion-dollar loopholes

DUBLIN: Leaders of the world's largest economies hailed a recent agreement to overhaul global corporate tax rules as...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 05:03pm

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Group of 67 nations in WTO agree to cut red tape in services trade

GENEVA: Sixty-seven World Trade Organization members agreed on Thursday to pare back regulations such as licensing...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am

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OECD cuts world growth forecast

PARIS: The OECD warned Wednesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant threatens the global economic recovery as it...

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 09:37am

World

Working from home may hurt women's careers: BoE

LONDON: Women who work mostly from home risk seeing their careers suffer now that significant numbers of male ...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am

Opinion

Wake up before it’s too late — II

Turkey was not admitted to the European Union (EU) mainly because of the fact that the union is inherently a ...

Updated 30 Oct, 2021 02:55pm

World

Covid caused record fall in migration in 2020: OECD

PARIS: The flow of immigrants to developed countries fell at its fastest pace ever at the height of the Covid-19...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:55pm

Opinion

Wake up before it’s too late—I

This week, three events related to Pakistan in international spheres have been largely ignored by media. These are...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:06am

Business & Finance

US seals agreement to end European digital taxes

WASHINGTON: The United States has resolved a key point of trade friction with Europe after inking a deal to end...

Published 23 Oct, 2021 04:01am

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OECD nations to ban export credits for coal power

PARIS: Several OECD nations including Britain, Japan and the United States have agreed to halt government-supported...

Published 23 Oct, 2021 03:26am

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OECD nations to ban export credits for coal power

PARIS: Several OECD nations including Britain, Japan and the United States have agreed to halt government-supported...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 06:22pm

Markets

Oil prices scale $85/bbl on back of supply deficit

LONDON: Oil prices jumped to a three-year high above $85 a barrel on Friday, on forecasts of a supply deficit over...

Published 16 Oct, 2021 04:49am

BR Research

No more tax havens?

For a better part of last decade, leading Western scholars have been trying to understand the root-cause behind the...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 07:35am

Opinion

Japan confronts rising inequality after Abenomics

Japan's stock market has surged and luxury cars are selling fast in Tokyo after eight years of economic stimulus...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am

World

Macron hails global tax agreement as 'major advance'

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday hailed the "historic" agreement of 136 countries on setting a...

Published 10 Oct, 2021 01:08am

World

Minimum tax rate of 15%: Milestone global corporate tax deal finally gets agreement

Out of the 140 countries involved, 136 supported the deal with developing countries Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan and Sri Lanka abstaining for now

Updated 08 Oct, 2021 10:44pm

World

Global corporate tax deal nears as holdouts drop objections

The agreement will set a minimum corporate tax rate of 15% and let governments tax a greater share of foreign multinationals' profits

Published 08 Oct, 2021 05:50pm

Opinion

Rising stagflationary concerns

The world, including developing countries where food inflation is particularly on the higher side, is facing...

Published 24 Sep, 2021 04:40am

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OECD lowers global, US economic growth forecasts

PARIS: The OECD warned Tuesday of an “uneven” global economic recovery as it lowered its 2021 growth forecasts...

Updated 22 Sep, 2021 09:42am

Business & Finance

Foreign tax jurisdictions: FBR enters into 66 double taxation agreements

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has entered into 66 double taxation agreements with foreign tax...

Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am

Business & Finance

OECD lowers global, US economic growth forecasts

PARIS: The OECD warned Tuesday of an "uneven" global economic recovery as it lowered its 2021 growth forecasts for...

Published 21 Sep, 2021 04:21pm

Markets

Oil dips; OPEC+ sticks to gradual output hikes

NEW YORK: Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after OPEC and its allies agreed to stick to their existing policy of...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 11:27pm

Markets

OPEC+ body expects market to return to surplus in 2022

DUBAI/LONDON: The OPEC+ joint technical committee (JTC) expects the oil market to remain in a 0.9 million barrel per...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

World

Sydney hits new Covid case record as outbreak spreads

Australia's glacial vaccine rollout has been one of the slowest in the OECD

Published 10 Aug, 2021 10:15am

Opinion

Biden's minimum corporate rate of 15%: a Pakistani's perspective

One of the major initiatives of the new administration at the Capitol Hill in Washington is Joe Biden's...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am

Opinion

Countering corrupt practices

Corporations around the world use bribery and demonstrate other unethical behaviours to generate business from local...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

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Oil demand surges: IEA

PARIS: Oil demand surged last month as rising vaccination rates helped underpin robust economic activity, but with...

Updated 14 Jul, 2021 08:04am

Markets

US's Yellen says tax changes for large firms may not be ready until 2022

Yellen told a news conference after a G20 finance leaders meeting in Venice in Italy that the OECD

Published 11 Jul, 2021 01:49pm