The American business and employment-oriented online service LinkedIn was registered by the Uzbek tax authorities, the Tax Committee said. The registeraion means that in-site fees will now include the 15% value added tax (VAT). VAT payment procedure has been introduced as of 2020 for foreign-based companies that provide online services. 27 foreign suppliers of online services in…
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The pharmaceutical industry of the country is going to make a giant stride as local companies are setting up factories in a dedicated park near Dhaka to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to reduce dependence on import for key raw materials for drugs. At least five companies including Acme, Healthcare, UniHealth and Ibn Sina have…
Gender equality is more than just a human right – it is the best chance societies have in overcoming some of the most pressing challenges of our time—from economic crises and global pandemics, to climate change and spiraling poverty. Women are not only dispoportionaly affected by these problems – they possess ideas and leadership to…
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on July 29 laid the first stone in the foundation of a $2bn worth copper processing plant. The new factory is to be erected within the country’s only copper producer, Almalyk mining and metallurgical complex (AMMC). It will process 60mn tonnes of ore annually. At the second stage, according to plans,…
Bangladesh, the country whose infrastructure was ravaged by the Pakistani occupation force in 1971, has stridden far ahead of Pakistan, the country it obtained independence from, in the last 50 years, observed IFFRAS, an international think tank headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Praising Bangladesh for its resilience in dealing with the economic challenges during the pandemic,…