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How governments tax matters for productivity

20/04/2017(0)
Productivity drives our living standards. In our April 2017 Fiscal Monitor, we show that countries can raise productivity by improving the design of their tax system, which includes both ... Read More
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Asia Stocks Climb as Xi-Trump Meeting Approaches: Markets Wrap

03/04/2017(0)
Chinese and Taiwanese markets are both closed for a holiday Event-laden week also includes U.S. jobs report on Friday Stocks in Asia rose at the start of a busy ... Read More
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Pound US Dollar Exchange Rate Advances as UK Retail Sales Trigger Rush for Sterling

17/11/2016(0)
Pound US Dollar Exchange Rate Climbs after Forecast-Beating Retail Sales Results The Pound has been able to rise by 0.4% against the US Dollar today, primarily on account of ... Read More
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Fed expected to hold rates steady as Brexit vote clouds outlook

15/06/2016(0)
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and signal if it still plans to raise rates twice in 2016 amid concerns about a U.S. ... Read More
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Central European economies not performing up to potential, IMF warns

06/05/2016(0)
Falling productivity, low investment, and high migration are withholding central, eastern and southern European economies from returning to their pre-crisis potential, the International Monetary Fund has warned. In its ... Read More
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a Monetary Policy Statement

14/04/2016(0)
INTRODUCTION 1.   In October 2015, MAS kept the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate (S$NEER) policy band on a modest and gradual appreciation path, but reduced its rate of appreciation ... Read More
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OECD downgrades global growth outlook

19/02/2016(0)
Achieving strong growth in the global economy remains elusive, with only a modest recovery in advanced economies and slower activity in emerging markets, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic ... Read More
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Japan upgrades economic outlook

17/07/2014(0)
Japan upgraded its overall assessment of the economy in July for the first time in six months as consumers reopened their wallets following an initial pullback in spending in ... Read More
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