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The East African Thursday January 21 2021 Kenya’s new digital tax will be charged at a rate of 1.5 per cent on the value of transactions. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Summary The new tax has added more financial pain to households and businesses that started the year with tax relief measures rescinded by the National Treasury. Advertisement Kenya has joined Tanzania and Uganda in taxing digital transactions to support its depleted public coffers in an economy weighed down by slowing private sector activities, shrinking revenue collections, growing public debt and increasing expenditure pressures. Th...

National January 7, 2021 LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said here on Wednesday that Punjab is much better prepared to battle the second wave of corona pandemic due to lessons learnt in the first wave. The minister was speaking as chief guest at a seminar on Importance of Diagnostics in Corona Prevention and Future Challenges at a local hotel. Steps for enhancing testing capacity and measures to control the spread of virus came under discussion as well. The participants were all praise for Punjab over its performance against corona pandemic under the leadership of Dr Yasmin R...

‘Lessons learnt’: Yasmin Rashid says Punjab much better prepared to battle second wave of coronavirus By Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid in a meeting. Photo Courtesy: Jang/File Punjab Health Minister emphasised that patients showing moderate to severe symptoms must visit hospitals instead of home treatment. The quality and accuracy of testing at public and private labs are being continuously monitored Rashid also highlighted that services are improving at public-sector facilities LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that Punjab is much better prepared to fight...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Organisation of the energy sector Kazakhstan is the largest economy in Central Asia and home to more than 18 million people. As a country rich in coal, oil, natural gas and uranium, Kazakhstan's economic focus remains firmly on its industrial sector and the extraction and processing of its natural resources. There is also enormous potential for renewable energy in Kazakhstan, particularly from wind and small hydropower plants. Kazakhstan's total energy production covers more than twice its ...

Tues day and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: An active-duty U.S. soldier died last week from COVID-19, the Army confirmed Tuesday, marking the military’s second active-duty death and 14th death overall during the pandemic. Sgt. Setariki Korovakaturaga, a 43-year-old soldier assigned to the 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 2nd Theater Signal Brigade in Baumholder, Germany, died last Wednesday while en route to...