Gela Barshovi a tax adviser and managing partner of TPsolution, Tbilisi, discusses the Republic of Georgia's July 23 publication of the synthesized text of tax treaties with five countries, as amended ... ( read original story ...)
Wirex receives money transmission licence from State of Georgia
Leading payments company Wirex, announced today that it has received its first money transmission license in the US, from the State of Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. ( read original story ...)
3 Oakland zip codes have worse COVID-19 case rates than Florida and Georgia
WATCH LIST: Counties where COVID-19 is getting worse. The three zip codes, 94601, 94621 and 94603, span Fruitvale and East Oakland. There are between 2,472 and 2,594 confirmed COV ... ( read original story ...)
Oman Insurance posts net profit of $30m in H1
Dubai-headquartered Oman Insurance Company announced it has posted a net profit of AED110.2 million ($30 million) in the first half of 2020, a four percent increase on the same period last year while ... ( read original story ...)
Israel strikes Hamas positions in Gaza over fire balloons
The Israeli military said Wednesday it carried out overnight strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip after incendiary balloons were launched across the border from the Palestinian enclave. Jets, at ... ( read original story ...)
EU endorses macro-financial assistance programmes for enlargement and neighbourhood partners
The European Commission on Tuesday agreed memoranda of understanding (MoU) on macro-financial assistance (MFA) programmes with eight partners, including Jordan. The agreements are part of the €3 ... ( read original story ...)
‘Shadow’ economies cannot be wished away
Not when key resources in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen are controlled by the corrupt and inept ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s collapsing lira: government is running out of options for embattled currency
It's two years since Turkey's last near-death experience, and the same short-term fixes are unlikely to work again. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Seen Taking Four Years to Regain Lost Ground
Japan’s economy won’t recover ground lost during the pandemic until the year starting April 2024, according to a gloomier-than-consensus analysis by a Japanese think tank that highlights the long-term ... ( read original story ...)
KKR and Carlyle Are Betting on a Resurgence in Japan Dealmaking
“Corporate demand for consultation over future business models has been growing quite strongly” Kazuhiro Yamada, head of Carlyle’s Japan buyout advisory team, said in an interview. The firm ... ( read original story ...)