The Financial Express

Saudis, UAE roll out VAT for first time

Value Added Tax (VAT) has been introduced in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for the first time. The 5.0 per cent levy is being applied to the majority of goods and services. Gulf states have long attracted foreign...

Foreign aid to Nepal rises to 30pc

Foreign aid to Nepal have seen rose to 30 per...

Growth in Chinese factories slows in December

Growth in China’s manufacturing sector slowed slightly in December as...

Singapore’s economy sees 3.5pc growth

Singapore’s economy grew 3.5 per cent in 2017 on the...

Qatar economy recovers from boycott, GDP figures show

Qatar’s economy has largely recovered from a boycott imposed by...

China cbank to raise reserve funds ratio

China’s central bank has decided to raise the reserve funds...

Digital currency is Ponzi scheme, India cautions

India’s finance ministry on Friday cautioned investors about the risks...

S Korea finalises energy plan

South Korean government has finalised a power supply plan that...

Japan’s industrial output rises to 0.6pc in Nov

Japan’s industrial production rose 0.60 percent in November from a...

Sri Lanka cbank to keep policy rates steady

Sri Lanka’s central bank is expected to keep its key...

S Korea expects economic recovery to continue

South Korea’s government said on Wednesday it expects the economic...

S’pore Nov factory output rise bellow forecast

The industrial production of Singapore in November rose less than...

Japan consumer inflation ticks up

Japan’s consumer inflation ticked up in November, while the jobless...

India to become fifth-largest economy in 2018: Report

India is set to become world's fifth largest economy in...

S Korea exports likely to rise in Dec

South Korea exports likely rose for a 14th straight month...

China's 2018 industrial output to grow roughly 6.0pc

China’s industrial output is likely to grow around 6 per...

Chad appoints new finance minister

Chad’s President Idriss Deby has appointed Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul as...

Beijing property market holds steady

Property market in Beijing held steady in November with second-hand...

Russian bank says hackers targeted its SWIFT computers

Hackers tried to steal 55 million roubles ($940,000) from Russian...

Turkish parliament approves 2018 budget

Turkey’s parliament has approved the country’s 2018 budget, which includes...

Venezuela economy shrinks by 16.5pc in 2016

Venezuela’s economy shrank 16.5 per cent in 2016, the government...

UK consumer confidence rises in Dec

Business confidence among British businesses has picked up to its...

Fed still sees cyber risks two years after BB heist

The Federal Reserve, which was at the center of an...

Japan Nov core CPI seen steady

Japan’s nationwide core consumer price index (CPI) likely rose 0.8...

Saudis, UAE roll out VAT for first time

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