Finance & Economics

CONGO: Imports, corruption drive up food prices

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Tax Reforms Continue Worldwide Despite Economic Turmoil, Electronic Filing Increasing Especially

A new report from the World Bank, IFC, and PwC finds that governments continue to reform their tax systems despite global economic uncertainty, with 31 economies having taken steps from June last year through May 2012 to make it easier and cost less...

Developing countries to receive over $400 billion in remittances in 2012, says World Bank report

Remittance flows to the developing world are expected to exceed earlier estimates and total $406 billion this year, an increase of 6.5 percent over the previous year, according to a new World Bank brief on global migration and remittances.

Tai Ji Men Voiced An Injustice Case of Tax in UN

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Tai Ji Men injustice case of tax has been recorded in the Taiwan Tax Right White Paper.

TV, Film Production Leaving Los Angeles

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Sustainable Materials Management: Making Better Use of Resources

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Domestic material consumption versus GDP, OECD, 1980-2008
Index 1980=100
OECD figures do not include: Chile...

Responding to the crisis: what are OECD countries doing to strengthen their public finances?

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EU must have strong and flexible EU budget for 2014-2020, say political groups

The EU needs an adequate and flexible long-term budget to strengthen its economy and labour market, said most political group leaders in a debate on Wednesday. This was a signal to Thursday's extraordinary European Council, which will seek a political...

Eurozone Finance Chiefs Resume Greek Bailout Talks

Eurozone finance chiefs are meeting in Brussels in another effort to decide whether to release more bailout money to debt-ridden Greece.

Trade among African countries essential to sustainable growth in the continent – Ban

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Building export consortia in Morocco.