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Goods imported from China now face a 54% tariff rate

April 3, 2025

Japan corporate bond offerings near record levels on rate rise expectations

March 23, 2025

Pakistan cuts policy rate by 100 basis points to 12 pct

January 28, 2025

BOJ set to vote for rate hike to 0.5% on Friday

January 23, 2025

Majority of BOJ board members likely to vote for rate hike next week

January 17, 2025

US dollar rate in Pakistan on Jan 15 up by 0.5 paisa to Rs278.77

US Dollar Rate in Pakistan on Jan 15 up by 0.09 Paisa to Rs278.85

January 16, 2025

Gold rate in Pakistan on Jan 16 up by Rs1,400 to Rs282,200/tola

January 16, 2025

BOJ’s hawkish tone seen raising odds of rate hike next week

January 16, 2025

Kyoto to hike hotel tax, pushing top rate to $63 a night

January 15, 2025

South Korea presidential aspirants jostle ahead of June 3 vote
SEOUL — Prospective candidates on Tuesday began positioning themselves to run in South Korea’s presidential election, set for June 3, as the country seeks to regroup from a monthslong political crisis. Conservative Labor Minister Kim Moon-soo resigned while alluding to plans to throw his hat in the ring. Kim told reporters he feels compelled to…
13 dead, over 90 hospital transfers after roof of Dominican Republic club collapses
At least 13 people are dead after the roof of a Santo Domingo nightclub collapsed early Tuesday morning, according to local Dominican Republic police. It’s not clear what caused the roof of the Jet Set nightclub, a renowned club in the National District, to collapse. The incident unfolded during a performance by merengue singer Rubby…
1061 Pakistani doctors to get residency in US
1061 Pakistani doctors to get residency in US ISLAMABAD: In a historic achievement, 1,061 Pakistani doctors have successfully obtained residency positions in the United States (US), marking the highest number of Pakistani physicians ever to get this number in a year. President PMDC Prof Dr Rizwan Taj congratulated the doctors who were successful in achieving…
China’s consumption tax reform is a race against time
David Tingxuan Zhang is an analyst at Trivium China, a Beijing-based strategic advisory firm. On March 11, China’s Two Sessions concluded amid applause, with Beijing pledging “greater fiscal autonomy” for local governments through tax reform and setting an economic growth target of around 5%. Yet the ambition of these goals starkly contrasts with a quieter…
Ukrainian soldiers are in a second region of Russia, Zelenskyy confirms for the first time
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed for the first time on Monday that Ukrainian troops have been active in Russia’s Belgorod region as they seek to protect Ukrainian towns near the border. Ukrainian troops remain in parts of the neighboring Russian region of Kursk eight months after a cross-border incursion, though Russian forces have recaptured much lost territory. In his nightly video address, Zelenskyy…
Singapore likely to cut GDP forecast as Trump tariffs bite: PM Wong
SINGAPORE — Singapore is expected to downgrade its 2025 economic growth forecast in response to sweeping new U.S. tariffs that threaten to upend the global trading system, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong warned Tuesday. In a 20-minute speech to parliament, Wong said the city-state’s gross domestic product growth this year will be affected as trade flows…
A proposed tax credit could help homeowners hit by climate-fueled natural disasters
Two U.S. senators introduced a bill Tuesday that aims to minimize damage to homes and communities from floods, wildfires and other natural disasters through a federal tax credit. The legislation, from Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., would create a tax credit to reimburse people for retrofitting their homes with upgraded protections against…
Japan’s carbon fiber makers at risk from mooted EU crackdown
FRANKFURT, Germany/TOKYO — The European Union is considering a virtual ban on carbon fiber in motor vehicles that could take a toll on the material’s Japanese manufacturers, which have more than half of the global market share, Nikkei learned on Tuesday. The proposed crackdown, which is intended to tackle potential health risks associated with the…