[ad_1] (Reuters) – Asian currencies advanced on Friday against the dollar with the Indian rupee gaining the most after the country’s finance minister announced deep cuts in corporate taxes to revive flagging growth in the
India cuts effective corporate tax rate to 25.75% to revive investment
[ad_1] Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (C) and Krishnamurthy Subramanian (R), chief economic adviser pose during a photo opportunity outside their office before the presentation of the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi, India,
Nifty, Sensex gain ahead of tax council meet
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Indian shares traded higher on expectations that the government will dole out stimulus measures on Friday to support the economy, amid demands over reduced tax burden on products. A broker reacts while
Global Markets: Economy hopes support shares, oil edges up on Mideast tensions
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian share prices inched higher on Friday as economic stimulus around the world eased fears over slowing growth, while crude oil prices climbed on concerns that last weekend’s attacks on Saudi
Global Markets: Asian shares gain on economy hopes, oil edges up on Mideast tensions
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian share prices inched higher on Friday as economic stimulus around the world eased fears of economic deceleration while crude oil prices climbed on concerns that last weekend’s attacks on Saudi
Lagarde says global growth ‘fragile’, ‘under threat’: AFP
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Christine Lagarde, the next president of the European Central Bank, speaks to the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in Brussels, Belgium September 4, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (Reuters) – Incoming European
Japan August consumer inflation eases to two-year low in blow to BOJ
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk at a scramble crossing at Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo, Japan September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer inflation slowed to a new two-year low in
Burger King scraps plastic toys in children’s meals, launches amnesty
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Burger King will stop handing out plastic toys in its children’s meals and said on Thursday it was launching an amnesty for customers to return any freebies in a bid to tackle
U.S. cases of vaping-related illness rise to 530 as outbreak widens
[ad_1] CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials said on Thursday there were now 530 confirmed and probable cases and seven deaths from severe lung-related illnesses tied to vaping, with no signs the outbreak is easing.
Exclusive: Venezuela opposition eyes U.N. asset protection as option to save Citgo
[ad_1] CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition is preparing to seek an asset protection programme from the United Nations to prevent creditors from seizing the country’s crown jewel overseas asset, U.S. refiner Citgo, a lawmaker and