UK's Reeves faces budget pressure after January tax shortfall
British finance minister Rachel Reeves received more bad news on the public finances on Friday after January tax receipts ...
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The British University in Dubai and the American Society for Engineering Management sign a Memorandum of Understanding
The purpose of the MOU is to collaborate to promote and facilitate the development and delivery of engineering management ...
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UK foreign secretary questions Russia's 'appetite' for peace and challenges Lavrov at tense G20 meet
U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by ...
Britain lines up new ambassador to help rebuild China ties
Mr Peter Wilson has served as the British ambassador to the Netherlands and Brazil. Read more at straitstimes.com.
British Columbia’s NDP government scraps $1,000 grocery rebate for workers to “find dollars” to defend big business in trade war with Washington
The federal and provincial governments of every political stripe are determined to defend the profits of the corporate elite, and offload the cost of the trade war onto the backs of the working class ...
Georgia's richest man said to be moving funds to avoid US sanctions
Transparency International (TI) Georgia, the anti-corruption watchdog, wrote at the time that the change – which allows ...
The prime minister earns $607,000 a year. Why does his top public servant earn more than $1 million?
A Senate inquiry has been set up to examine why senior public servants are are being paid much bigger salaries than the ...
Finance bosses press UK's Reeves to ease investment taxes, sources say
Bosses from global financial firms pressed Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves on Wednesday to improve tax incentives ...
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The Policies of Sri Lanka’s New Government: a Historic Opportunity Lost
On the right, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of Sri Lanka. On the left, Dr. S. Jaishankar, India’s Minister of External ...
Goldfinch Stakes Claim in Indonesian Creative Economy With Government-Backed Venture (EXCLUSIVE)
U.K.-based Goldfinch partners with Synco and Goshen Group to launch Indonesian creative industry venture, backed by Ministry of Creative Economy.
New legislative session comes at 'most consequential time' in B.C. history since WW II: throne speech
B.C.'s lieutenant-governor​​​​​​​ opened the 43rd parliament Tuesday with a throne speech that painted a picture of a ...
Provinces scale back fiscal plans in face of potential trade war
Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government introduced a $17.6-billion budget that includes major tax cuts and a ...