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Egyptian Govt Could Move To Cash Disbursements For Needy Residents

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This transitional push is part of a larger 2016 initiative hoping to recover from the 2011 Arab Spring uprising that removed former President Hosni Mubarak. Mohamed Maait, Egypt’s finance minister, is capitalizing on the smartphone saturation throughout his country to implement eInvoice standards for tax purposes.

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Bitcoin Daily: Block.one Crypto Startup Nets Shareholders 6,567 Pct. Return; US Copyright Office Refutes Claim Of Bitcoin ‘Inventor’

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And the Central District Court in Israel has ruled that bitcoin is an asset and subject to capital gains tax (CGT). The ruling is in response to a case centered on blockchain startup founder Noam Copel and the Israel Tax Authority. Copel of DAV.Network purchased bitcoins in 2011 and sold them in 2013 at a profit of 8.27

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Capital Gains Tax in Kenya

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It’s a new year, and with it comes the reintroduction of the capital gains tax (CGT) in Kenya. This is not the first time it’s appeared (it was suspended in 1985), but previous attempts to reintroduce it in 2007 and 2011 were set aside by parliament. to British American Investments (Britam) for Kshs 2.7

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TransferWise Reports 66 Pct. Profit Growth YOY

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TransferWise, one of Europe’s top five FinTech startups , announced profits for the third fiscal year in a row, with revenue after taxes 66 percent higher than last fiscal year, CNBC reported on Wednesday (Sept. TransferWise raised $292 million this spring in a funding round led by Lead Edge Capital, Lone Pine Capital and Vitruvian Partners.

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Peter Thiel-Backed Unicorn TransferWise Posts Record Profits

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TransferWise, one of Europe’s top five FinTech startups , announced profits for the third fiscal year in a row, with revenue after taxes 66 percent higher than last fiscal year, CNBC reported on Wednesday (Sept. TransferWise raised $292 million this spring in a funding round led by Lead Edge Capital, Lone Pine Capital and Vitruvian Partners.

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Beyond emissions: the interplay of macroprudential regulation and climate policy

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In a new working paper , we show that cap-and-trade schemes lead to lower volatility in GDP and financial variables, and result in reduced welfare costs of the business cycle , when compared to the more widely known carbon taxes. At the heart of the model are intermediate polluting firms in a capital-intensive sector.

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Peter Thiel-Backed $3.5B FinTech Unicorn TransferWise Posts Record Profits

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TransferWise, one of Europe’s top five FinTech startups , announced profits for the third fiscal year in a row, with revenue after taxes 66 percent higher than last fiscal year, CNBC reported on Wednesday (Sept. TransferWise raised $292 million this spring in a funding round led by Lead Edge Capital, Lone Pine Capital and Vitruvian Partners.

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