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Oil prices dip as demand stalls – IEA releases Oil Market Report for September
September 14th, 2015
Oil prices dipped on Monday in Asia as weakening demand weighed on markets, although U.S. futures received some support from reduced American drilling. Front-month Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 37 cents at $47.77 per barrel at 0448 GMT. U.S. crude ...
Tax systems to support creation and success of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
September 11th, 2015
SMEs form the vast majority of businesses in most countries and contribute strongly to employment and economic growth, but they face distinct challenges, particularly as concerns access to finance and relatively high tax compliance costs. Governments have a range ...
India And Germany To Share More Information On Tax
September 1st, 2015
The governments of India and Germany have agreed to continue negotiations on a partial revision of their bilateral double tax avoidance agreement with a view to introducing automatic exchange of tax information, the Indian Government has announced. As part ...
Cooperation holds the key to oil’s future
September 1st, 2015
OPEC Bulletin Commentary July-August 2015 International crude oil prices in July suffered their largest monthly decline since Lehman Brothers collapsed in the United States in 2008, marking the onset of the global financial crisis. Today’s continuing pressure on prices, brought ...
Increasing tax revenues is crucial to development in emerging Asian economies
August 24th, 2015
Increasing tax revenues and ensuring sustainable domestic resource mobilisation will be critical as emerging Asian economies seek to boost the provision of public goods and services and improve economic growth and living standards. Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries: Trends ...
Tax Administration new report compares performance, best practices and trends in 56 tax administrations
August 17th, 2015
Tax administrations continue to face the challenges of improving their performance while reducing costs, decreasing compliance burdens for taxpayers tackling non-compliance. Improving taxpayer services, while making non-compliance harder, is helping revenue bodies increase their efficiency and allowing governments to ...
The Rules: Forcing companies to disclose tax strategy risks confidentiality issues
August 13th, 2015
A “legislative requirement” for large businesses to publish their tax strategy could create commercial confidentiality risks In an age where large corporates continue to engage in tax avoidance or aggressive tax planning, compelling businesses to disclose their tax strategies ...
The Availability and Price of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Produced in Countries Other Than Iran
August 12th, 2015
June – July 2015 Update The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that global oil inventories grew by an average of 2.5 million barrels per day (b/d) in June and July, sharply exceeding the 0.4 million b/d build during ...
Emerging Challenges Facing Tax Policymakers and Administrations in the Area of International Taxation and Transfer Pricing
July 14th, 2015
From July 7-9, 2015, senior tax administrators and tax policy officials from 26 countries throughout Europe and Central Asia as well as experts from the WU University and the World Bank met in Vienna, Austria to share experiences and ...
IEA releases Oil Market Report for July
July 10th, 2015
Global oil demand growth slowing even as OPEC output at three-year high; OECD industry inventories surge to record Global oil demand growth is forecast to slow to 1.2 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2016, from an average 1.4 ...
