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UK’s €40 billion bill could be EU’s first Brexit hurdle

International Finance DeskOctober 20, 2016

by International Finance DeskOctober 20, 2016

UK could put the budgetary contributions at the forefront of negotiations, in the hope of gaining leverage Lewis Crofts and Matthew Holehouse October 20, 2016: Before UK and EU officials get down to the detailed work of unpicking laws and drafting the transitional measures to govern Brexit, they may first have to deal with the...

India clears historic GST Bill

International Finance DeskAugust 4, 2016

by International Finance DeskAugust 4, 2016

Likely to benefit through growth in investments and revenue August 4, 2016: With the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Constitutional Amendment of Bill in the Upper House of Parliament on August 4, a decade-long wait finally came to an end. Many term it as the next big reform in India after liberalisation...

Insurance companies staring at $1.5 billion Tianjin bill

International Finance DeskAugust 21, 2015

by International Finance DeskAugust 21, 2015

Two massive explosions in a warehouse in the Chinese port have killed more than a hundred people, left hundreds more injured and devastated large parts of the city Tim Evershed August 21, 2015: Insured losses from the explosions that rocked the Chinese port of Tianjin on August 12 could rise to over $1.5 billion making...