Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Friday that the purpose of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was to ensure that "the tax system is fair". Speaking at a Channel NewsAsia forum on Friday evening with panelists from different segments, the minister explained that "most of the taxes are paid by those who are better off and the benefits are received by those less well off." Referring to the new permanent GST voucher introduced in this year's Budget, Tharman said
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Proton: Its Rise, Fall, and Future Prospects For Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Tahir (Syed Zainal, hereafter), Managing Director of Proton, recent headlines such as “Auto Sector Faces Numerous Challenges” and “European Carmakers Zoom in”[1] were simply reminders of the challenges his company faced. Proton had been troubled by its declining share of the domestic auto market (Exhibit 1) and consequent dwindling profits and margins. Without taking into account the government’s R&D grant in 2007/2008
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eportDutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad Laporan Tahunan 2011 Annual Report Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad is a subsidiary of Royal FrieslandCampina NV. www.frieslandcampina.com This Annual Report is printed on 100% recycled paper BLUE VALUES Believe in Growth Look Forward Unite as One Team Excel in Execution contents Notice of Annual General Meeting Corporate Information Chairman’s Statement Corporate Governance Statement Directors’ Profile Audit Committee Report Corporate Social
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efficiency. Second challenge of the ASEAN is lies in convincing the relevant agencies of each country to change their rules to facilitate capital flow. On this challenge, we will define the element that deal with the challenge, there are withholding tax and exchange control. The third challenge is the improving the professional standards across ASEAN. This is involve the accounting, auditing, valuation of real estate, standard of rating agencies, and other activities that support the financial
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Asian Financial Crisis in year 1997. CIMB bank, as a major player in this industry, has faced a lot of challenges from local and international. As a growing bank in that time, CIMB bank has struggled hardly to become the best financial institution in Malaysia. In recent years, the government has liberalized the banking industry, which allows more foreign financial institutions to start their business here. This has increased the level of competition within the industry and in fact, has affected the
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to the south. Luxembourg has a population of 524,853 and an area of 2,586 square kilometers making it one of the smallest sovereign nations in Europe. Luxembourg has a long history in Islamic finance that dates back to 1978 when the Islamic Banking System Holdings Limited Luxembourg was established as the first Islamic financial institution in Europe. This was followed by the establishment of Takafol S.A. in 1982, the first Islamic insurance company in Europe. Such history has improved the attractiveness
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KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE (MALAYSIA) BERHAD (672174-T) (Incorporated in Malaysia) Directors' Report and Audited Financial Statements as at 31 December 2010 Registered Office Level 18, Tower 2, Etiqa Twins, 11 Jalan Pinang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE (MALAYSIA) BERHAD (672174-T) (Incorporated in Malaysia) CONTENTS PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW STATEMENT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DIRECTORS' REPORT STATEMENT BY DIRECTORS STATUTORY DECLARATION REPORT OF SHARIAH COMMITTEE INDEPENDENT
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