Malaysia to review proposed cut in palm oil export tax, says minister
The Finance Ministry has been requested to reduce the tax from 8% to 4%-6%....
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Indonesia faces global pressure over ban on palm oil export
According to the country’s President it is a short-term measure....
Sri Lanka seeks another $1.5 bn loan from India
Food prices are skyrocketing as the country is forced to ration its fuel and food supplies....
Luxury hot chocolate replaces coffee in UK
These hot beverages are coming in multiple flavors of herbs and spices....
Rare earths miner Lynas turns to US as its Malaysian licence is withheld
The new joint venture will start processing operations in the US...
Freedium announces commodity-centric digital currency at Dubai Blockchain Forum
Freedium has partnered with Wanchain, VAPHR and Bitsapphire to support the establishment of its first digital currency...
Japan’s online brokerage firm Monex to buy crypto exchange for US$33.5mn
Japanese online brokerage firm Monex Group Inc has stated that it would purchase hacked cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc, acquiring full ownership of the Tokyo-based firm for US$33.59mn...
IIFM and WGC collaborate to facilitate gold market access for Islamic investors
Bahrain's International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) and World Gold Council led the IIFM-WGC Industry Consultative Meeting on Gold Documentation and Products Standardisation in Istanbul, Turkey...
The resurgence of Atlantis
Post-apartheid, the town lost its industries, but is now becoming a key manufacturing hub for the renewable energy sector in South Africa Miriam Mannak Situated 50km north of Cape Town, on the southern edge of the West Coast, lies Atlantis. Developed in the 1970s as a self-contained industrial backwater annex residential area for people of...
Time for a multi-dimensional analysis of the H1 visa
Immigration expert analyses the problem from a business point of view Steven Riznyk March 20, 2017: The H1b visa has made it to the news through the recent halt to Premium Processing. The impact has created an opportunity for analysis that will hopefully create some positive changes for the H1b visa (usually referred to as...