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The president, who met the billionaire in Texas, also invited him to the November G20 meeting in Bali.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed the ministers after his brother PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned and new PM Ranil Wickremesing was instated; protesters demanded resignations of the Rajapaksas in worst economic crisis.

The number of passport applications has spiked to more than 7,000 a day, peaking at 14,000 – that compares with about 2,000 a day before the pandemic.

Firms wishing to provide or sell pre-paid funeral plans in the UK will need to be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) by 29 July 2022. Insolvency practitioners that are appointed over such businesses will need to ensure compliance with new rules that are to come into force on the same date.

Companies must submit their year-end returns in relation to their UK employee share plans and share awards/acquisitions through the online administration service set up by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). 

If a document is privileged, the basic position is it can be withheld from third parties.

Najib Razak is on bail appealing the 12-year prison sentence he received in 2020 for his role in the investment fund scandal; he has often avoided debates but this time took part in a 90-minute stand-off with seasoned orator Anwar Ibrahim – many said there was no clear winner.

Made-in-Russia equipment, once perceived as cheap but reliable, has taken a hit to its reputation because of poor battlefield performance by the country’s forces in Ukraine.

Businesses operating “mature internal accounts payable procedures” should find no difficulty in complying with the newly clarified timeframe for recovery of input VAT in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a Middle East tax expert has said.

‘China’s rise should not be seen as a threat to Australia,’ Xiao Qian wrote in an opinion piece amid fears that Beijing will establish a military foothold in the Solomons.