Thousands of UK start-ups facing WeWork tax blow
The Federation of Small Businesses has sounded the alarm that many firms could be forced to shut down if vital tax relief is taken away from them.
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Corporate India Likely To Offer 9.5% Salary Hike In 2025: Survey
According to global professional services firm Aon plc’s ’30th Annual Salary Increase and Turnover Survey 2024 and 2025′, overall salaries are projected to increase by an average of 9.5 per cent in 2025, compared to an increase of 9.3 per cent in 2024.
GST 2.0 Rate Cuts Set To Boost Delhi’s MSME, Trade & Hospitality Sectors
GST 2.0 rate cuts provide direct relief to Delhi households in their everyday expenses and a multi-sector stimulus to the city’s economy as MSMEs, traders and the hospitality sector benefit due to higher demand, reduced costs of inputs and improved competitiveness.
Rupee Falls 7 Paise From All-Time Closing Low To 88.80 Against US Dollar, Dragged Down By Tariff & H-1B Visa Issues
Forex traders said rupee is hovering near its all-time low level as enhanced US tariffs on Indian goods as well as US H-1B visa fee hike dented investor sentiments.Moreover, investors’ risk-aversion and trade policy uncertainty has also exacerbated the rupee’s depreciation.
Long-Term Interest Rates in Japan Rise to 17-Year High
Long-term interest rates in Japan, which influence fixed mortgage rates, rose to their highest level in 17 years as the yield on 10-year government bonds briefly reached 1. 665 percent in trading on September 22nd, the highest since 2008.
UAE aims to have 2M start-ups by 2031
The UAE aims to become a global start-up hub with plans to increase the number of startups to over 2 million by 2031, including 10 unicorns, to boost entrepreneurship and economic growth.
Cost of Ineptness
US President Donald Trump on Saturday, 20 September, once again asserted that it was he who stopped the four-day military conflict between India and Pakistan in May through trade. Since 10 May, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after a long night of [.].
Chinese tourists splash the cash in Japan as weak yen drives travel surge
When Ding Xiaohan, a software engineer from Shanghai, took her 18-year-old son to Japan for a weeklong holiday this summer, she did not hold back. The 47-year-old spent freely as they explored the affluent neighbourhood near the Tokyo Tower and the tea-producing city of Shizuoka, splashing out on sushi lunches, barbecue dinners and dolls modelled on iconic Studio Ghibli anime characters. Japanese food and merchandise are different, higher quality like if you buy clothing its more.
How H-1B visa fee hike impacts India’s education loan market
The recent hike in H-1B visa application fees by the United States government has sent shockwaves through India’s overseas education loan market.