The Philippine Tax Whiz discusses the recently issued Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 01-2026, which updates the rules on Value-Added Tax (VAT) for Registered Business Enterprises (R ...
IMF Sets 11 New Conditions for Pakistan to Unlock $1.2 Billion Tranche
Pakistan has agreed to 11 new conditions set by the International Monetary Fund as it seeks approval for the next $1.2 billion tranche under its $7 ...
Pakistan, Ethiopia discuss wider trade and industrial cooperation
Pakistan and Ethiopia have discussed expanding bilateral trade and industrial cooperation, with a focus on African markets, logistics and new business linkages. The talks also covered a planned ...
Indonesia Quick Commerce Report 2026: Market to Reach $1.83 Billion by 2029 – GoTo, Grab, and Shopee Dominate as Alfamart and Indomaret Scale O2O Fulfillment
Market opportunities in Indonesia's quick commerce segment include leveraging dominant super-apps for demand consolidation, building store-led delivery networks by retail chains like Alfamart, ...
China to Sell USD17.5 Billion of Ultra-Long Special Treasury Bonds, First of 2026
(Yicai) April 20 -- China’s finance ministry will issue the first batch of this year’s ultra-long special treasury bonds on April 24, totaling CNY119 billion (USD17.5 billion) and accounting for about ...
India seizes suspected fake Mounjaro pens, says raw materials sourced from Alibaba
(Corrects paragraph 1 to say more than 260 suspected counterfeit pens seized, not more than 500, after drug control officer revises number) By Rishika Sadam April 20 (Reuters) - Indian drug regulators
Upgrading India-Korea trade agreement will focus on balanced partnership: Goyal
PM Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung meet to strengthen bilateral ties during Lee's state visit to India.
China’s Xi Calls for Normal Hormuz Passage
Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for the restoration of safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz and an “immediate and comprehensive” cease-fire in a phone call Monday with Saudi Crown Prince ...
China’s energy fortress was built to withstand just this type of oil shock
For more than a decade, leader Xi Jinping has overseen a transformation within the Chinese economy with one aim: making it energy-secure.
Iran’s GDP drain grows as maritime blockades tighten financial pressure points
Iran’s economy is absorbing a fast‑widening financial shock as the combined impact of the Strait of Hormuz blockade and Red Sea disruptions sharply constrains oil exports, trade flows, and access to ...