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World Sets New Oil Production and Consumption Records
July 11th, 2014
Last month BP (NYSE: BP) released the Statistical Review of World Energy 2014. This report is one of the most comprehensive sources of global and country level statistics on production and consumption of oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear power ...
Canadian international merchandise trade, March 2014
May 6th, 2014
Canada Statistics has issued the following data: Canada’s merchandise exports declined 1.4% in March, while imports edged up 0.4%. As a result, Canada’s trade surplus with the world narrowed from $847 million in February to $79 million in March. ...
EU hits pause on US digital levy to focus on global corporate tax plan
July 13th, 2021
The European Union has agreed to delay a corporate tax plan for the bloc following pressure from the U.S. administration and in a bid to facilitate a broader global tax deal, but EU member Ireland reiterated its criticisms of ...
UK to introduce ‘Google tax’ in 2020
October 31st, 2018
When it comes to tech, Britain wants to have its cake and eat it, too. The U.K. moved on Monday to extract more tax from the likes of Google and Facebook, even as London pushes aggressively to make itself ...
International fight against tax fraud steps up a gear
July 5th, 2018
The UK, Canada, the Netherlands, the United States and Australia have launched an international tax and anti-money laundering team. The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) body will build on existing international cooperation by sharing intelligence and expertise, ...
EU leaders to urge progress on digital tax despite concerns, draft says
June 20th, 2018
European Union leaders are expected to call for progress on new rules to tax companies’ digital revenues at a summit next week in Brussels, according to draft conclusions of the meeting. The text, which is still subject to change, ...
Use of behavioural insights may help educate investors, say IOSCO/OECD
June 1st, 2018
Financial regulators, public authorities, and other organisations are increasingly using behavioural insights to educate investors to make more informed financial decisions, according to a report published today by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the Organisation for ...
Oil prices fall as White House proposes U.S. oil reserve sales
May 23rd, 2017
Oil prices fell on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed the sale of half the country’s strategic oil reserves, even as producer club OPEC and its allies cut output to tighten the market. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were ...
The USA based Tax Foundation published the 2016 International Tax Competitiveness Index; Estonia is on Top
October 19th, 2016
Introduction The structure of a country’s tax code is an important determinant of its economic performance. A well-structured tax code is easy for taxpayers to comply with and can promote economic development, while raising sufficient revenue for a government’s ...
EU Lays Down the Law on Tax Deals as Apple Probe Continues
May 20th, 2016
EU regulator clarifies rules for profit-shifting arrangements Transactions between units should be at market prices The European Union, locked in a tax battle with the likes of Apple Inc. and McDonald’s Corp., laid down the law in its bid ...
