The Hong Kong Government has gazetted legislation to provide tax concessions for carried interest distributed by eligible private equity funds operating in Hong Kong.

Switzerland has signed protocols to its double taxation agreements with Cyprus, Liechtenstein, and Malta to implement minimum standards developed as part of the OECD's BEPS project.

On August 26, 2020, the Swiss Federal Council ratified a new double taxation agreement with Bahrain and a Protocol to revise its DTA with Kuwait.

Russia's Government has approved wording for a draft Protocol that it will seek to conclude with Malta, to revise their double tax agreement to increase withholding tax rates at source for cross-border dividends and interest income.

A group of experts assessing the Swiss tax regime has drawn up an action plan on improving Switzerland's international tax competitiveness.

At a plenary session on February 11, 2021, Belgium's parliament adopted a draft law for a new annual tax on securities accounts.

Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Biological E has secured World Health Organization (WHO) pre-qualification for its medlinknovel oral polio vaccine type 2/medlink (nOPV2).

Diabetes drug canagliflozin benefits patients of all ages. While Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are known to reduce the risk of heart

Highlights: Basilea's Zevtera gets U.S. FDA approval for MRSAB and other severe infections Zevtera - A New antib

The US Senate has approved the inclusion of new provisions in the bipartisan infrastructure bill to require intermediaries involved in cryptocurrency trading to report details about transactions.

Highlights: Slow eating improves digestion, reduces overeating, and boosts nutrient absorption Eating slow

Indonesia's lower house of parliament has signed off on a bill that provides for a two-stage hike to the headline value-added tax rate, the cancellation of a planned corporate tax cut, and the introduction of a new top rate of personal income tax.

Highlights: 82% rise in medical colleges from 2014 to 2023 112% increase in MBBS seats and 127% in PG seats

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has recently stirred controversy by modifying its official logo, replacing the word "India" with "Bharat" and incorporating

The key motivations for migration among international nurses included education, career experience, and desires to improve quality of life. The report,

Colombo, December 10, 2013. At the request of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), the Central Environmental Authority (CEA), in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), organized a stakeholder meeting to discuss improvements that can be made to the management of municipal waste in the City of Colombo. The meeting was held at the […]

The post CEA partners with IWMI to improve Colombo’s municipal waste management and farmers’ access to organic fertilizers first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Highlights: People following the MIND diet experienced slower cognitive decline High diet adherence linked to a

During medlinkpregnancy/medlink, a woman's iron requirements increase nearly tenfold to adequately support fetal development and body's elevated iron needs.

Sexual health programs that include sexual desire and sexual pleasure can improve knowledge and attitudes around sex, as well as condom use compared to

A groundbreaking study has found that adults with a history of low back pain experienced nearly twice the duration without a recurrence when they walked regularly.

An experimental blood test detects early-stage medlinkpancreatic cancer/medlink more effectively than existing tests, stated study published in iCancer Letters/i (!--ref1--).

In a landmark development for India's clinical research landscape, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has announced the formalization of Memorandum

AGRIS is a comprehensive bibliographic database focused on agriculture and nutrition, while AGROVOC is a multilingual thesaurus covering a wide range of agricultural terms.

The post A conversation with IWMI’s knowledge management team on enhancing agricultural research with FAO’s AGRIS and AGROVOC programs first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

The Aquaculture Decision Support Tool shows climate hazards, suitability, land use and waterbodies, and supply and demand conditions.

The post Dashboard to improve decision making on aquaculture expansion in Myanmar first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

This training was conducted through the World Bank funded Balochistan Integrated Water Resources Management and Development Project (BIWRMDP).

The post Decision Making On Scientific Data For Improved Water Resource Management Critical: IWMI first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

IWMI Pakistan, with UKaid support, leads the WRAP program to address Pakistan's water challenges, improve management, and data collection.

The post IWMI’s WRAP program to improve water governance in Pakistan first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Mohsin Hafeez discusses the potential of nature-based solutions in dealing with climate shocks faced by vulnerable people in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

The post Role of nature-based solutions for improving urban water security first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

A recent study has identified new rejection factors in kidney transplantation that could lead to more accurate patient risk assessment after surgery (!--ref1--).

Kidney transplant rejection is one of the major issues that hinders graft survival in the recipient. This is due to the microvascular inflammation in the small blood vessels (!--ref1--).

An international collaboration aims to enhance global health by investigating the impact of genomic and environmental diversity on variations in disease risk observed worldwide (!--ref1--).

In a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, decreasing the methylation of a key messenger RNA was found to enhance migration of macrophages into the brain

Monkeypox occurrences in Indonesia have extended to five provinces, said the Health Ministry. "The total has reached 51 confirmed cases, including

A new study conducted by researchers reveals a possible answer to the mystery of why infected people can't get rid of HIV altogether. In HIV patients,

Multimillion Dollar Grant Awarded to Sutter Health to Further Improve Patient Care

State Board of Education Approves New Nutrition and Activity Regulations for Schools

5,500 Wisconsin Home Care Providers Unite in Wisconsin's Largest Healthcare Union

U.S. FDA Approves Natazia(TM), a New Oral Contraceptive for the Prevention of Pregnancy

Clinical Study Results Show Nutrition 21's Chromax(R) Chromium Picolinate Improves Cognitive-Cerebral Function in Older

FDA Approves New Combination Product Oral Contraceptive

New Campaign: Estrogen Therapy I.Q. (ETIQ) Kicks Off to Improve Access to Credible Facts About Menopause and Advances in

Social determinants of health refer to the circumstances in which individuals are born, grow, live, work, and age, encompassing factors such as income, education, and access to healthcare.

Study finds that diabetic Asian patients that used smart mobile health (or mHealth) technologies had better health and economic outcomes than those who didn't use mHealth applications.

Post COVID, practicing yoga helps improve immunity and boost respiratory health, said experts. It has been observed that nearly 10 per cent

Ancient Indian practice of yoga helps maintain good mental health. Yoga harmonizes body and mind and restores our emotional balance. There is growing

Yoga helps kids learn movement and mind-body coordination in a fun and creative way. Sarvesh Shashi, Founder of SARVA says, "As a practitioner who

Patients under the care of specialists who work together with the patient's primary care physicians (PCPs) reported being treated with a more concerned

medlinkUrinary Urgency Incontinence/medlink (UUI) patients may find relief with a neuromodulation implant. The Revi neuromodulation device was implanted

Two Hyderabad-based drug companies, Natco Pharma and Hetero have received approval for the sale of Hepatitis- C drug from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).

Avita Medical has gained popularity by developing a medical device called "Spray-on-skin" which helps in treating burns on the skin.The device was first

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has released a new set of guidelines for the use of already approved Recombinant Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine in males.