The Taiwanese Ministry of Finance Aug. 13 opened a consultation on a draft bill to amend the preferential income tax regime for specific foreign professionals. The draft bill includes measures …
Maldives Signs Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, MCAA-CbC, MCAA-CRS
The Maldivian Inland Revenue Authority Aug. 12 issued Press Release No. (PR)220-MTRS/PRIV/2021/02, announcing the signing of three agreements. The press release includes: 1) the Aug. 11 signing of the …
Cyprus revises economic growth estimates by 1.8 percentage points upwards
Cyprus’ economic growth estimates for the current year have been revised sharply upwards by 1.8 percentage points as a result of a successful second quarter, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides …
Qatar’s Islamic banking assets total $121.7bn in 2020: Alpen Capital
Qatar’s Islamic banking assets stood at $121.7bn in 2020, Alpen Capital said and noted Qatar is among the ‘Global Top 10 Countries by Islamic Assets’.
2021 Georgia football schedule
Georgia football is almost back and the Bulldogs will kickoff the season ranked No. 5 in the Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports. The Dawgs get things going in Charlotte on September 4 vs …
Olympians Stephanie Labbe and Georgia Simmerling Are Engaged: ‘My Heart and Soul Are Complete’
Canadian athletes Stephanie Labbé and Georgia Simmerling have made things official! On Monday, the couple confirmed their engagement with pictures from a recent camping trip they took after the close …
Kemp affirms Georgia “will not lockdown,” announces vaccination holiday for state employees
Even with COVID numbers on the rise again, Governor Brian Kemp says he will not close businesses again as he did during the height of the pandemic last year.
Lebanon slips into chaos amid blackout, fuel shortages
Severe fuel shortages and a flourishing black market have spurred people in Lebanon to seize gasoline tanks, storm electricity stations and even burn the house of a man held responsible for a deadly …
Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, is the most vaccinated capital in the world against COVID-19
Phnom Penh is the most vaccinated capital in the world with around 99 percent of adults fully vaccinated, according to Mekong Strategic Partners (MSP).
Last living member of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime tries to overturn genocide, war crimes charges
Khieu Samphan, 90, served as the Khmer Rouge’s head of state. Today, he’s trying to overturn several charges tied to his involvement in the brutal regime. While some have lauded the Khmer Rouge …