The Norwegian VOEC scheme

Norway is the first country in Europe to design a general system for the taxation of low-value cross-border e-commerce transactions in accordance with the OECD guidelines for the application of VAT to international trade. In 2024, the threshold...

Trump’s ‘amazing’ bargain with Xi turns out a dud

US President Donald Trump touted the trade-war breakthrough with China’s Xi Jinping with predictable triumphalism. On Thursday, Trump gushed about an “amazing” meeting with Xi, where he agreed to cut China’s tariff to 47%. But the odds that...

PM hails Indian coffee amid surge in exports

New Delhi: India’s coffee exports is set to cross $2 billion in the current fiscal year from $720 million five years ago with over 50% of the mark is already achieved the first half of FY26, officials said citing concerted policy efforts to boost...

Anger as Brits are told to register with POLICE if they want to use e-gates at German airports... despite Keir Starmer boasting his Brexit 'reset' deal would speed up travel for UK citizens

British travellers are being warned they can only use e-gates at major German airports if they first register with police. The Germany embassy in the UK issued the advice amid claims that Britons are being 'treated worse' than travellers from 'any...

Europe's flu season is knocking: How bad will it be?

Flu season is knocking at Europe’s door this fall. Though it’s impossible to ascertain how bad the influenza season will be, public health practitioners warn it could be severe in Europe due to slow vaccination rates and early signals from...

World’s most powerful passports: US falls from top 10 in historic low

Published on 17/10/2025 - 15:00 GMT+2 The world’s most powerful passports have been revealed - and while it’s good news for the EU, the US has suffered a huge blow. More than 25 European countries remain in the top 10 position of the Henley...

US Passport Falls Out of Top 10 Strongest Passports

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The United States (US) passport is no longer among the top 10 most powerful passports in the world in the latest Henley Passport Index, for the first time in 20 years. The ranking, compiled by London-based investment migration...

Pacts with UK, EFTA to bring in $100bn investments: Piyush Goyal

Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Sunday listed the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) which has now come into force, and his meeting with UK Prime Minister...

No Airport, No Currency, No Worries - This Is The World’s Richest Nation Per Capita

Imagine a country with no airport, no local currency, and just 40,000 people, yet it ranks among the world’s wealthiest nations per capita. Welcome to Liechtenstein—a nation that defies conventional wisdom about power, prosperity, and...

New Data Reveals Which European Countries are Racing Ahead in Motorsport Obsession

Monaco reported the highest search volume for motorsport-related terms, averaging 1,148 searches per 100,000 residents. The Isle of Man (second) and Denmark (third) recorded average search volumes of 285 and 264 per 100,000 residents,...

Tax Advisor in Tenerife cleared after being accused of keeping €75,000 following boss’s death

26-10-2025 Business Canarian Weekly Photo Credit: CW Stock Image A tax advisor in Tenerife has been acquitted of embezzlement after being accused of keeping €75,000 from a company she managed following the death of her employer. The Provincial...

EU urged to stick to phased roll out of new EU border checks to prevent delays to trade

With the long-awaited implementation of the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) starting this Sunday (12 October), business group Logistics UK has said it is “essential” that the EU keeps its promise of a phased roll out, so that there are no delays to...

Boycott guilty of not understanding depression, says England's Strauss

COLOMBO // Andrew Strauss, the England captain, believes Geoffrey Boycott is guilty of a "fundamental misunderstanding" of depression, following the commentator's crass comments about Mike Yardy's withdrawal from the World Cup. Speaking on UK...

TN Govt signs MoU with Nissan to train 100 engineers  

(from left) Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to India & Bhutan, Embassy of Switzerland, New Delhi; TRB Rajaa, TN Industries Minister; Niklaus-Samuel Gugger - Member, Swiss National Council, Council of Europe President, Swiss Indian...

AI will create more jobs than it destroys, says former Google chief Eric Schmidt

Former Google chief executive officer Eric Schmidt has predicted that the rise of artificial intelligence will be a net creator of jobs, contradicting the conventional wisdom that it will lead to higher unemployment. Speaking to The National at...

Saudi eVisa

The new KSA Visa platform processes applications in as little as one minute, offering instant eVisas for eligible travellers worldwide. (Representative Image) The Kingdom introduces a faster, simpler, and more inclusive digital visa system...

THESE are world's 10 most powerful passports in 2025, India stands at...

The Henley Passport Index 2025 ranks the world’s most powerful passports, with Singapore leading the list and India at 85th, offering visa-free access to 57 countries. As international travel continues to grow, the Henley Passport Index 2025 has...

Integrating DNA Sequencing and AI for AAV Genome Integrity

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EFTA targeting $100 billion investment and 1 million jobs in India over next 15 years

The Free Trade Agreement(FTA) between India and the four-nation European Free Trade Association was signed in March of last year. | Photo Credit: Oleksii Liskonih The new India-EFTA trade and economic partnership agreement (TEPA), which came into...

Shush! How silence is destroying European universities from within

The camera shows a deserted, dilapidated room somewhere in war-torn Ukraine. On an intercepted phone call a Russian soldier argues with his wife back home. He tries to convince her that things are on track. She disagrees and tells him that he does...