Brasilia: The total tax burden paid by Brazilian taxpayers rose by 1.8 percentage points in 2011 to 35.31% of gross domestic product under the impact of economic growth and a large jump in tax...
Articles 2012
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30 November 2012
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Source: 4-Traders
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Source: iolWhen Deputy Justice Minister Andries Nel spoke in The Hague earlier this month, some people might have wondered why he bothered. Addressing a high-level meeting at the seat of the International...
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Source: The Economic TimesBeijing: China should be a "benign" power in South Asia and address India's concerns, especially over its military linkages with the countries in the region, according to a top Indian think...
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Source: The NamibianWindhoek: The capture of Goma by M23 rebel forces is the latest demonstration of the ineffectiveness of the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its army (the FARDC)....
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Source: IIEDTowns and cities across Africa, Asia and Latin America have a wealth of lessons to learn from the BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – according to research that will be...
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Source: African Food Security Urban NetworkCape Town: Migration on a global level needs to be seen from the point of view of food security so that the crucial reciprocal relationship between the two issues can be understood and managed...
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Source: Inter Press ServiceUnited Nations: Amidst thunderous applause – and the ceremonious unfurling of a Palestinian flag in the General Assembly hall – the U.N.’s highest policy-making body Thursday voted...
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Source: DIRCOPretoria: The South African Government joins the international community in commemorating the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The South African...
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Source: iolJohannesburg: A measurement based on the operations of an imaginary flowerpot company ranks South Africa 32nd of 185 countries in terms of its tax system. A report, released in Johannesburg yesterday...
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Source: ReutersUnited Nations: The UN General Assembly's overwhelming vote to recognize Palestine as a non-member state offers little prospect for greater clout in world politics but it could make a...
