？ Petroleum levy of Rs5 to be imposed each month, up to Rs50？ Rs200bn in provisions for salaries, pensions set aside, to be replaced by ‘rainy day’ fund？ Tax collection target revised upward by Rs422bn; firms to face poverty tax in various slabsISLAMABAD: In a breakthrough, Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund( IMF) on Tuesday night reached an understanding on the federal budget for 2022-23, leading to revival of the extended fund facility( EFF) after authorities committed to generate Rs

LANGKAWI: The start of Malaysia’s first international tourism bubble today is being watched closely as the country is hoping to reopen its borders next year in a bid to revive an industry badly battered by the Covid-19 pandemic. While authorities have vowed to keep a close watch on the entry of foreign tourists into Langkawi, tourism players on the island, the first holiday spot to reopen to domestic tourists on Sept 16, are now looking forward to another boost. The entry of foreign tourists, th

DENNY, United Kingdom: Donna Corrigan pops into her local supermarket to pay OneBanks a visit, laden with a heavy box of coins to deposit into her bank account. After the closure of its last bank branch in 2018, the Scottish town of Denny has welcomed a hi-tech startup offering everyday banking services inside the town’s Co-op grocery store. Looking onto shelves filled with Heinz baked beans and Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs, OneBanks’ kiosk – comprising staffed counter services, a cash machine

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PETALING JAYA: Various initiatives, financial assistance and facilities have been rolled out by the government to support struggling businesses under the Pakej Perlindungan Rakyat dan Pemulihan Ekonomi( Pemulih).In his special address yesterday, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government had spent a total of RM5. 1bil so far to help employers to pay salaries to 2.7 million workers. Following a positive response, the government has agreed to implement the Wage Subsidy Programme 4

Although demand in China remains muted due to Covid restrictions, there has been some improvement in the past month as cities loosen controls after the country’s worst outbreak since the early days of the pandemic. This has allowed supply chain problems to ease and industrial production to pick up, official data shows. China’s overall imports from Russia spiked 80 percent in May from a year ago to$ 10.3 billion, according to customs data. Beijing’s purchases of Russian liquefied natural gas surg

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