WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Suggesting economic growth should improve gradually over the first half of 2021, the Conference Board released a report on Monday showing a bigger than expected increase
Cross-border paperless deal to boost China s trade facilitation: ministry Xinhua | Updated: 2021-02-22 13:55 Share CLOSE Aerial photo taken on Feb 19, 2021 shows containers being loaded on a cargo ship at the automatic dock of the Qingdao port in Qingdao, East China s Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING The Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific, which entered into force Sunday, will further enhance China s trade facilitation, the Ministry of Commerce said.
The agreement will give full play to China s advantage as an ultra-large market and provide broader market opportunities for Asia-Pacific members, said an official with the ministry s department of international trade and economic affairs.
Seychelles Hoping For EU Tax Blacklist Removal This Year
Seychelles Hoping For EU Tax Blacklist Removal This Year
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
22 February 2021
The Seychelles Ministry of Finance has said it is confident that it will be removed from the EU s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions when it is next reviewed.
In a February 16 statement, the Ministry said: The Seychelles has taken the key steps in reforming its territorial tax regime to address concerns of the European Union (EU). Together with addressing the concerns of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, these changes are intended to ensure that the Seychelles is removed from the EU s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions later this year.
Fast underground train rolls into Guangzhou By ZHENG CAIXIONG in Guangzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-22 08:48 Share CLOSE A subway train is hoisted onto a sidetrack in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Saturday. The train, the first to operate on the city s lines 18 and 22, will run at up to 160 kilometers per hour. The lines are expected to begin operating in June. [Photo/Xinhua]
An underground train that will reach speeds of more than 160 kilometers an hour was transported to a depot in Nansha district of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, on Sunday.
The train, manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive based in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, was delivered as the depot became ready to host trains.