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New Delhi's proposed introduction of retrospective taxation of cross border flows and a General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) on investment from traditional tax havens is another blow... 2012-05-04

According to Moody's Weekly Credit Outlook (published on April 30), political instability in the country could lead to a downgrade of Bangladesh's credit rating to negative, due to... 2012-05-03

After declaring its intention to push the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP)-led coalition government into a corner, the main opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) appears... 2012-05-03

According to a May 2 report by Lanka Business Online, Treasury Secretary P.B. Jayasundera stated that the government will keep to its 6.2% of GDP budget deficit target for this year,... 2012-05-03

The withdrawal of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's (ICBC) bid as a leading financier for Pakistan's part of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) pipeline will decisively delay the... 2012-03-27

India's Union Budget for FY2012/13 (April-March) has ended a period of uncertainty for carmakers, particularly surrounding the future of diesel prices. The decision not to tax diesel,... 2012-03-27

On March 20, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the ruling Awami League (AL) charged that the leader of its main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Khaleda Zia and her deputies,... 2012-03-26

US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake stated in an interview that the US will not be pushing for economic sanctions on the island nation despite further... 2012-03-26

A flurry of declarations has followed a meeting between Pakistani President Asif Zardari and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, with the two countries highlighting their mutual... 2012-03-02

The Indian government is set to approve a proposal to impose a 19% duty - 5% custom duty, 10% countervailing (anti-subsidy) duty and 4% additional duty - on imported power generation... 2012-03-02