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France buries Hollande's super tax

Once a flagship policy of French President Francois Hollande, the 75-percent "supertax" on top earners…

Dubai passes first deficit-free budget since meltdown

Dubai announced Saturday adoption of a balanced budget for 2015, the first time there has…

Saudi tycoon prince attacks Kingdom's fiscal deficit policy

Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has lashed out at the Saudi fiscal policy after projecting…

Lawsuit accuses Apple of storage fraud in iPhones, iPads

Apple on Friday faced a lawsuit accusing it of promising more available storage space than…

Bangkok Airways cancels flight after lantern stuck to engine

Bangkok Airways was forced to cancel a flight over the new year period after a…

Oil prices gain some cents in New Year trading

SINGAPORE, January 2, 2015 (AFP) - Oil prices rose Friday in thin Asian trading during…

2015: President Jonathan pledges to ensure Naira stability

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday reassured that his administration would ensure stability in the…

Akingbola: Appeal court quashes N47.1bn theft charge

*EFCC case dismissed over jurisdiction A Nigerian Court of Appeal in Lagos, on Wednesday, struck…

Indonesia scraps fuel subsidy from 1 January

Indonesia's government will scrap its gasoline subsidy from January 1 to free up more funds…