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Opinion

Broadening the tax net — I: A solution to taxation woes?

In recent years the word “narratives’ and the phrase “narrative building” have come to occupy a prominent...

Published 14 Aug, 2023 06:29am

Opinion

Wheat can rescue Pakistan!

Russia is weaponizing wheat again. Back in March 2022, the world’s TV screens carried images of burning wheat...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am

Technology

Countries agree to extend digital services tax freeze through 2024

PARIS: With the exception of Canada, countries with digital services taxes have agreed to hold off applying them for...

Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am

World

G7 finance chiefs to meet July 16, will discuss Ukraine, global taxation

Financial leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced countries will hold talks on July 16 on the sidelines of the...

Published 14 Jul, 2023 10:29am

World

G20 to discuss international debt architecture, more loans to developing nations

NEW DELHI: Global finance chiefs will meet in India next week to discuss increasing loans to developing nations from...

Published 13 Jul, 2023 01:55pm

World

27% of jobs at high risk from AI revolution, says OECD

PARIS: More than a quarter of jobs in the OECD rely on skills that could be easily automated in the coming...

Published 11 Jul, 2023 07:31pm

World

Swiss voters approve global minimum corporate tax, climate goals

ZURICH: Swiss voters voted on Sunday to introduce a global minimum tax on businesses and a climate law that aims to...

Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am

World

Amid melting glaciers, Swiss vote on new climate law

GENEVA: The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, were voting on Sunday on...

Published 18 Jun, 2023 10:35am

Business & Finance

OECD sees limited growth pick-up as rate hikes weigh

PARIS: Global economic growth will pick up only moderately over the next year as the full effects of central bank...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am

World

UK PM Sunak: It's on me personally to meet pledge to halve inflation

WASHINGTON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would take personal responsibility if he fails ...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 10:56pm

Business & Finance

OECD slightly raises world GDP growth forecast to 2.7%

PARIS: The OECD slightly raised its growth outlook for the world economy on Wednesday as inflation eases and China...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 12:47pm

World

OECD sees slower 2024 rebound for Germany as climate challenges mount

BERLIN: The German economy is expected to recover more slowly next year than previously forecast as the need for...

Published 08 May, 2023 06:24pm

Markets

OPEC cites risks to summer oil outlook as backdrop to shock cut

LONDON: OPEC on Thursday flagged downside risks to summer oil demand as part of the backdrop to output cuts ...

Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am

Business & Finance

OECD team visits FBR Headquarters

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of International Taxes, Federal Board of Revenue, received Global Forum’s ...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am

Business & Finance

OECD hikes growth outlook

PARIS: The global economic outlook has improved from a few months ago as the inflation shock eases but rising...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am

World

OECD raises global growth forecast but recovery ‘fragile’

PARIS: The OECD raised its global economic growth forecast on Friday as inflation eases and China emerges from Covid...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:55pm

Markets

Oil regains some ground after Credit Suisse lifeline

LONDON: Oil prices clawed back some ground on Thursday, recovering from the previous session’s 15-month lows, as...

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 05:31pm

World

Sky-high UK childcare costs hit women’s careers

LONDON: Increased childcare funding is expected to feature in the UK government’s budget this week, in a bid to ease...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 01:05pm

Opinion

Disclosure of beneficial ownership by companies

General: These notes represent our views and comments on the draft rules proposed to be inserted in the Income Tax...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 07:13am

Business & Finance

OECD sees revenue gains from new tax pact reaching $250bn

PARIS: New cross-border corporate tax rules could yield about a quarter of a trillion dollars in extra revenue for...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

World economy faces more pain in 2023 after a gloomy year

This was supposed to be the comeback year for the world economy following the Covid pandemic. Instead, 2022 was...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 06:29am

Print

Battling inflation ‘priority’ as global growth slows: OECD

PARIS: World economic growth is slowing due to decades-high inflation, the OECD said Tuesday, calling for...

Updated 23 Nov, 2022 09:35am

Business & Finance

UK public finances worsen, as OECD warns on outlook

LONDON: UK state borrowing jumped last month, official data showed Tuesday, as the government cushions consumers ...

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Business & Finance

Europe to be hit hardest in global slowdown: OECD

PARIS: The global economy should avoid a recession next year but the worst energy crisis since the 1970s will...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 05:28pm

World

Global growth to slow amid ‘persistent’ high inflation: OECD

PARIS: World growth is set to slide from 3.1 percent this year to 2.2 percent next year due to high inflation,...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:21pm

Pakistan

Current health expenditure per capita stands at Rs6,432: PBS

ISLAMABAD: The annual per capita Current Health Expenditure (CHE) for Pakistan as per the National Health Accounts...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 05:57am

Opinion

Confiscation and recovery of assets

EDITORIAL: Countries should consider adopting measures that allow such proceeds or instrumentalities to be...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 05:56am

Opinion

Recovery of stolen assets

The global institutions in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) are working with...

Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am

Markets

Grim demand outlook pushes copper prices to 2-month low

LONDON: Copper prices fell to two-month lows on Monday as fears of a global slowdown, weaker demand, a higher dollar...

Published 27 Sep, 2022 04:06am

Business & Finance

World economy to slow, 'paying the price of war': OECD

Outlook for nearly all nations in the Group of 20 top economies cut, except for Turkey, Indonesia and Britain

Updated 26 Sep, 2022 07:48pm