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India to launch Goods and Services Tax (GST)

India is getting ready for its most ambitious tax reform in decades but not everyone is happy about the changes. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is intended to draw millions of firms into the...

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Chinese PM Li defends free trade, promises more reforms

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has hailed the benefits of globalization, stressing that free trade is a “precondition of fair trade.” Li also said China can control growing financial risks and hit this year’s growth targets....

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‘Appliancegate’ on the horizon? EU household devices guzzle more energy than labeled

Domestic appliances use up to double as much energy as stated on their energy labels, according to an EU product survey. Outdated official tests are “vulnerable to misuse” by manufacturers, warn the report’s authors. Outdated...

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How healthy is the Turkish economy really?

Despite ongoing political crisis, Turkey’s own statistical authority has given its economy good marks. German businesses are rejoicing, but experts remain skeptical. The Turkish economy grew five percent in the first quarter of the year....

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Boeing, Airbus seek to outdo each other at Paris Air Show

Aviation giants Airbus and Boeing look to beef up their order books at the world’s biggest air show amid growing competition from new entrants. But in Paris the star performer is likely to be the...

Amazon pays $13.7 billion for Whole Foods Market

The US retail behemoth Amazon is buying the upscale US grocer Whole Foods Market, known for its expensive organic products. This is its first major move into the brick and mortar space. The all-cash deal...

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Uber boss Kalanick steps down for a while

The ride-sharing company has come under increasing fire over sexual harassment allegations and concerns about its workplace culture. Now, CEO Travis Kalanick said he will take an indefinite leave of absence. CEO Travis Kalanick said...

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India’s agricultural economy in deep crisis

Fiery protests by farmers in two key Indian states ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party have tossed a simmering agrarian crisis into the spotlight. Murali Krishnan reports. It has been a season...

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The UK economy – or how to flog a dead horse

If there are two key measures of a nation’s financial health – the budget deficit and national debt – then the UK is flat on its proverbial back. Seven years after this government came to...

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Are women better investors?

Women are indeed better investors on average, but they don’t know it. Most financial products are designed by men, for men. New women-focused digital investment platforms are hoping to fill in the gap. Wall Street...

Coal versus Kiwis – New Zealand struggles to balance business and environment

In New Zealand, a century of coal mining tradition is clashing with efforts to protect pristine nature, and unique animals and plants. Hidden deep underground, below a wild frontier of native forest and jagged cliffs...

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EU-India trade agreement a win-win situation: study

Not much progress has been made so far on reaching a free trade agreement between India and the European Union. But such a deal would be mutually beneficial, German economic researchers show in a fresh...