Assad’s uncle under investigation in France: source
A French judge earlier this month put an uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad under formal investigation for…
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Egypt to issue $3 bln Eurobond in Sept-Oct, impose VAT by Sept
Egypt's finance minister said on Monday the country would look to issue a $3 billion Eurobond between September…
Egypt’s budget deficit climbs 18pct in Jul-Apr on high debt service
Egypt’s total budget deficit rose by 18 percent in the first ten months of the current fiscal year 2015/16…
Parliament nods tariff increase on hundreds of imported goods to Egypt
The Egyptian parliament approved Tuesday a presidential decree issued in late January that will raise customs…
VAT draft law to be sent to parliament within days: Minister
The State Council finished reviewing the draft law of value-added tax (VAT). The law was sent to the government,…
Japan PM delaying sales tax rise, fiscal reform on back burner
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told lawmakers on Wednesday that he has decided to delay a scheduled sales tax…
S&P says Japan sales tax hike delay makes ‘some sense’
Delaying a sales tax increase in Japan scheduled for April next year makes "some sense" because the weak economy…
Japan weak retail sales bolsters tax hike delay plan
Japanese retail sales fell in April for the second consecutive month, bolstering the argument that a nationwide…
Dollar rises on Fed rate hike bets; yen sags on likely delay to sales tax hike
The dollar hit a one-month high against the yen on Monday and stood tall against other peers after comments by…
Japan’s Abe to delay sales tax hike until 2019
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to delay an increase in sales tax by two and a half years, a government…