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18 Feb 22
Singapore’s finance minister has increased taxes targeted at corporations and the rich, in order to fund higher spending in the wake of Covid-19 and in the face of the city-state’s ageing population.
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3 Dec 21
Japan’s economic rebound from Covid-19 would be buoyed by spending to boost the country’s digital transformation, according to the OECD.
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17 Nov 20
Germany’s inaction in fighting fraud in online sales has been blasted as “incomprehensible” by the country’s state audit office president – given the amount of money spent over the internet.
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4 Nov 16
India has set the rates for a goods and services tax system that could see a single market in the country for the first time since it achieved independence.
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4 Aug 16
An historic tax reform that will help create a single market in India has been backed by the country’s parliament.
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20 Jun 16
Japan will fall short of its growth targets without a “reboot” of prime minister Shinzo Abe’s economic strategy, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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18 May 16
Japan has narrowly dodged a recession with 0.4% growth in gross domestic product in the first quarter, according to preliminary data released by the country’s Cabinet Office.
18 Feb 22Singapore’s finance minister has increased taxes targeted at corporations and the rich, in order to fund higher spending in the wake of Covid-19 and in the face of the city-state’s ageing population.
3 Dec 21Japan’s economic rebound from Covid-19 would be buoyed by spending to boost the country’s digital transformation, according to the OECD.
17 Nov 20Germany’s inaction in fighting fraud in online sales has been blasted as “incomprehensible” by the country’s state audit office president – given the amount of money spent over the internet.
4 Nov 16India has set the rates for a goods and services tax system that could see a single market in the country for the first time since it achieved independence.
20 Jun 16Japan will fall short of its growth targets without a “reboot” of prime minister Shinzo Abe’s economic strategy, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
18 May 16Japan has narrowly dodged a recession with 0.4% growth in gross domestic product in the first quarter, according to preliminary data released by the country’s Cabinet Office.
