India’s economic growth rate has seen a dismal run, but a turnaround could be in store much sooner than most expect, according to one of the country’s richest business moguls. “I expect that GDP growth rate will catch up in the July-September quarter, and it will be very good in the second half of the […]
Read moreStandard Chartered faces investigation over $1.4 billion client transfer from tax haven, source says
Financial watchdogs in Europe and Asia are investigating Standard Chartered Plc over the transfer of $1.4 billion of private bank client assets from Guernsey to Singapore ahead of new tax transparency rules, according to a source familiar with the matter. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Guernsey’s Financial Services Commission are looking into the […]
Read moreA new party led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike unveiled its election platform on Friday, pledging to prevent a planned sales tax hike and debate revising Japan’s pacifist constitution. Koike’s Party of Hope, which is challenging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition in the Oct. 22 national election, also vowed to end nuclear power by […]
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