Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai revealed on July 19 that the Government is considering introducing a more modern, innovative way of levying road tax.

The tax agencies of China and Kazakhstan, with involvement also from the OECD, hosted a three-day tax conference to discuss the provision of capacity building support from China for those countries that will be involved in China's Belt and Road Initiative. It was attended by more than 250 delegates from 49 tax administrations, four international organizations, and five academic institutions.

As a small open economy, Ireland may be affected significantly by the OECD's proposals to modify how taxing rights are allocated among countries, Irish business association Ibec has said.

Enabling rural communities to draw up action plans aimed at enhancing resilience to climate-related hazards through sustainable management of natural resources.

Asia Times opinion article reports insights from new research in Nepal.

The Kerala government has written to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to put on hold the new order that requires all Indian nurses going to 18

The much vaunted climate change conference has come to an end at Bali, Indonesia, on an almost anticlimactic note.

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Switzerland tops for the first time the OECD fixed broadband ranking, with 39.9 subscribers per 100 inhabitants, followed closely by the Netherlands (39.1) and Denmark (37.9). The OECD average is 25.6, according to new OECD statistics.

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State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh says prisoners contracted the infection after coming in contact with an infected cook.

All states, particularly those like Kerala and Maharashtra that have reported more positive Covid cases, need to prepare large facilities to hold passengers in isolation for quarantine and testing.

Soon after the opening of the road, the travel time to reach Lipulekh pass by the pilgrims and security forces will come down to only two days from existing five days.

This document compiles the material discussed in a competition policy roundtable on road fuel, including a summary of the discussion, country contributions and a background note that discusses the main determinants of gasoline prices and highlights relevant competition features of the markets for road fuel along the supply chain.

Over 330 senior tax officials from more than 110 jurisdictions and international organisations met in Paris on 26-28 March 2014 during the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Global Forum on Transfer Pricing.

Diesel and gasoline account for around 95% of energy used for road transport in the OECD and for the largest share of revenue from taxes on energy. In 33 out of 34 OECD countries, diesel fuel is taxed at lower rates than gasoline both in terms of energy and carbon content.

This new report shows that tax-to-GDP ratios fell in most of the 16 Asian and Pacific economies covered by the report between 2015-16 due to a combination of policy reforms and decreasing natural resource prices.

Distance-based charges can help sustain tax revenues and improve environmental and mobility outcomes as future vehicles rely less on fossil fuels. According to a new report, tax revenue from diesel and gasoline use in private cars is likely to decline substantially in the coming decades. This would put stress on government budgets, particularly in countries where fuel tax revenues represent a large share of total revenue.

The international community has agreed on a road map for resolving the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, and committed to continue working toward a consensus-based long-term solution by the end of 2020, the OECD announced today.

Despite the economic importance of the road transport sector, there is no systematic cross-country evidence on the sector’s efficiency.

Several studies have reported a large negative effect of national borders on the volume of trade. We provide new estimates of the border effect for continental Europe using road rather than great circle – or "as-crows-fly" – distance.

After five years of work at every level to correct the fiscal, financial and external imbalances that led to the crisis, and to reinforce fiscal and financial institutions, the Euro Area is beginning to show signs of recovery. But, despite these positive signs, growth is still weak and uneven.

Spain is emerging from a protracted recession, marked by a return to moderate growth and rising international competitiveness. Decisive banking and fiscal reforms, coupled with supportive monetary policy from the European Central Bank, have reduced financial tensions and improved public finance.

The metropolitan region of Aix-Marseille in the south of France needs to tackle its fragmentated governance if it is to return to more inclusive and sustainable economic growth, according to a new OECD report.

Chile has established itself as a regional leader and has been rapidly closing the gap with other OECD countries in the field of digital government.

Nearly one in five mobile phones and one in four video game consoles shipped internationally is fake, as a growing trade in counterfeit IT and communications hardware weighs on consumers, manufacturers and public finances, according to a new OECD report.

The Bangladesh DSE General Index decreased 445 points or 9.99% since the beginning of 2020, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Bangladesh. Historically, the Bangladesh Stock Market (DSE Broad) reached an all time high of 6336.88 in November of 2017. The Bangladesh Stock Exchange All Share Price Index tracks the performance of all companies listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange.

Imports of Road Vehicles in Switzerland decreased to 193.44 CHF Million in March from 201.99 CHF Million in February of 2020. Imports of Road Vehicles in Switzerland averaged 201.26 CHF Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 268.06 CHF Million in October of 2018 and a record low of 128.13 CHF Million in August of 2014. This page includes a chart with historical data for Switzerland Imports of Road Vehicles.

Imports of Transport Eqp. Excl. Road Vehicles in Australia increased to 718 AUD Million in March from 314 AUD Million in February of 2020. Imports of Transport Eqp. Excl. Road Vehicles in Australia averaged 307.29 AUD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 8353 AUD Million in July of 2017 and a record low of 52 AUD Million in July of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia Imports of Transport Eqp. Excl. Road Vehicles.

Imports - Road Vehicles Incl. Air Cushion Vehicles in Australia decreased to 2881 AUD Million in March from 3015 AUD Million in February of 2020. Imports - Road Vehicles Incl. Air Cushion Vehicles in Australia averaged 1577.33 AUD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 3694 AUD Million in June of 2018 and a record low of 259 AUD Million in January of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia Imports of Road Vehicles Incl. Air Cushion Vehicl.

Breakdown group reports roadside call-outs back to 90% of expected levels as motorists venture out

Mnuchin urged to examine ‘deeply concerning’ takeover attempt by Singapore chipmaker

The US requires a co-ordinated response on Covid-19 testing and getting people back to work

US cable company enjoys rising demand for high-speed internet but movie business suffers

Station had carried reports critical of Duterte’s violent anti-drug crackdown

Renowned investor warns market correction is not over but there is value in commodities

As Beijing connects the region, the Philippines weighs ‘shutdown’ risk

Acquisition allows group to build bigger share of the $6.6tn-a-day market

Smaller companies in ‘epic rally’ on optimism over coronavirus and policy support

North Dakota’s oil sector has ‘never been through a downturn like this’

Cuckoo Internet is a new U.K. startup that aims to disrupt the U.K. broadband market. It has now raised £470,000 in seed funding, which includes funding from work.fund, a new Silicon Valley fund operator fund led by Bart Macdonald (Sapling founder). Other investors include Lorin van Nuland (early investor in Betterment), Edward Campbell-Harris (Bulb early […]

After suspending dividend, investors will rightly wonder what is the point of owning the telecoms group

Shares in Mears, a smaller rival, came under pressure, losing 16 per cent of their value within a week

Adobe has taken quite a bit of heat for its release of Photoshop on the iPad, mostly because it’s not as feature-complete as a lot of users were hoping, given that this is meant to be a full version of Photoshop on par with the desktop edition on Apple’s tablet OS for the first time. […]

In an overleveraged world headed for economic slowdown, don’t rely on the heavily indebted for rescue

Government’s travel ban due to coronavirus makes it nearly impossible for citizens to return home

Cuckoo Internet is a new U.K. startup that aims to disrupt the U.K. broadband market. It has now raised £470,000 in seed funding, which includes funding from work.fund, a new Silicon Valley fund operator fund led by Bart Macdonald (Sapling founder). Other investors include Lorin van Nuland (early investor in Betterment), Edward Campbell-Harris (Bulb early […]

Cuckoo Internet is a new U.K. startup that aims to disrupt the U.K. broadband market. It has now raised £470,000 in seed funding, which includes funding from work.fund, a new Silicon Valley fund operator fund led by Bart Macdonald (Sapling founder). Other investors include Lorin van Nuland (early investor in Betterment), Edward Campbell-Harris (Bulb early […]

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