We also need to move towards targeted subsidy and the reintroduction of the goods and services tax( GST) fast.“ The GST is important for us to achieve an efficient tax management system.... He argued that businesses will take a minimum of three months to recover to pre-pandemic operating capacity, after the country moves to the endemicity stage on April 1.“ Even if international borders reopen, businesses cannot immediately recover.... Changes in the benchmark interest rate or overnight policy

BEIJING: China’s outstanding foreign debt stood at approximately US$ 2.7 trillion( RM11.24 trillion) by the end of September, data from the country’s foreign-exchange regulator shows. The figure was US$ 16. 7bil( RM69. 58bil), or 0.6%, higher than that seen at the end of June, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange( SAFE). The scale of China’s foreign debt maintained general stability and the structure of external debt improved in the third quarter, said Wang Chunying, deputy

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XOn February 29, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his state of the nation speech to the Federal Assembly, stressed the need to form a new contour of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia, as well as the country’s readiness for a substantive conversation on this topic with interested pa

By Research Area Children, Families, and Communities Cyber and Data Sciences Education and Literacy Energy and Environment Health, Health Care, and Aging Homeland Security and Public Safety Infrastructure and Transportation International Affairs Law and Business National Security and Terrorism Science and Technology Workers and the Workplace Read Online The Development and Structure of Consumer Credit in Japan by Arthur J. Alexander, Kongdan OhRelated Topics: Banking and Financial Services, East

PETALING JAYA: While the economy has begun to revive, the country’s future growth rates are in question, cautions Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd( MARC). The rating agency was positive on the fact that Budget 2022 allocated the highest ever development expenditure of RM75. 6bil.... However, it said the government’s focus appears to remain tightly on economic recovery efforts, given that the economy is still in recession. Looking forward, MARC said the government must start addressing underlying struc

PETALING JAYA: Climate-resilient development can only be achieved in the country through public awareness on the need to stop unauthorised construction, said the Association of Consulting Architects Malaysia( ACAM).In a statement on Friday, ACAM urged the public to adopt a positive mindset towards embracing this concept as the way forward for the nation, especially considering the aftermath of the devastating floods in December 2021.“ As long as the public continues building illegal structures o

PETALING JAYA: The renewable energy( RE) sector is expected to ride on strong structural themes and positive earnings growth cycle. Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd( HLIB), which maintained its “ overweight ” call, said key catalysts include contract rollouts, fresh RE quotas and export news flow.... The research house has “ buy ” recommendations on Solarvest Holdings Bhd with a target price of RM1.55 and Samaiden Group Bhd with a target price of RM1.43.“ Going into 2024, we look forward to Corpo

World Bank Chief Economist Indermit Gill said on Thursday that although India is better positioned than many of its peers to navigate the current global challenges, it should accelerate its structural reforms.... Emerging markets and developing economies are also seeing a decline in potential growth rates, exacerbated by geopolitical tensions, trade fragmentation, policy uncertainty, and persistent inflation, he observed.... Pointing out major structural inefficiencies in India’s economy, Gill

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will prioritise improving the current tax system before assessing the need to reintroduce new tax such as the Goods and Services Tax( GST), said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan." I think the GST is the tax structure that we always continue to look at, and it will take some time before we review everything." But at this time, our focus is actually( using) the tools that we have such as the SST( sales and service tax) and so on, ” he told reporters at