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New Economic Survey on Norway

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released the Economic Survey of Norway 2010, which assesses the current economic position of the nation and potential courses of action to follow through the remnants of the global recession

Singapore Keeping Taxes Competitve

Lim Hwee Hua, Second Finance Minister of Singapore, delivered a speech reassuring national MPs that the Government is taking adequate measures to maintain a competitive and fair tax system.

Bahamas Out of Grey List

The Commonwealth of the Bahamas has signed 7 more Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEA), bringing its total to 18, enough to be raised from the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation’s (OECD) Grey List of nations.

New Figures Confirm Australia’s Continued Growth

The new National Account report, released by the Australian Government on March 3rd, shows that the country has continued its economic growth throughout the whole of the 2009 year, despite the contractions faced by advanced economies worldwide.

EU Commisioner Wants to Implement Carbon Tax

Algirdas Semeta, Taxation Commissioner of the EU, has stated that he wishes to see a carbon tax instated across the entirety of the European Union, and will lead a review to make it happen.

Jan 29, 20100

Australian Inflation Remains Low, Economy Underutilized

Categories: Taxation in Australia

Newly released Australian Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures show that the country’s inflation was 2.1 percent for the first two quarters of the current financial year, at the lower end of the Australian Reserve Bank’s (ARB) target spectrum. Although the relatively small inflation is gladly greeted by consumers across the country, ARB economist claim that it is indicative of an economy that is not being fully utilized and has room for further growth. The newest figures, released on January 27th, represent a ... Read More

Nov 23, 20090

Corruption Perception Index Released

Categories: International Tax Cooperation

Transparency International, an international non-profit organization aimed at fighting corruption, has released their annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) survey, on November 17th. The corruption study consists of a ranking of 180 countries based on a corruption score, ranging from zero to ten, with the lower representing a higher level of perceived corruption. This year, of the countries surveyed, New Zealand was found to be the least corrupt, with Denmark, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland following. Somalia was the country perceived to have the highest ... Read More