Aug 22, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Kenya keeps widening the scope of digital service tax. The newly revised tax includes all types of income derived from the internet or electronic networks. This includes residents and non-residents who accrue income from a digital marketplace. Kenya’s digital services...
Aug 22, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Covid-19 lockdown witnesses e-commerce users climb by 5 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to a report by VISA, the closure of physical stores has provided a growth opportunity for digital payments and e-commerce. Countries in the Middle East and North Africa...
Aug 22, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Silver medal-winning race walker Amit Khatri wants to replicate his success at the 2022 Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games. According to Khatri, the rigorous high-altitude conditions in Nairobi forced him to settle for second place at the event. Read the original...
Aug 21, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Singapore gifts 100,000 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to Brunei, as a part of bilateral efforts to tackle the pandemic. About 27 percent of Brunei’s population has been vaccinated so far, as per reports. Read the original article here:...
Aug 20, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Cyprus’ economy grows 12.8% in the second quarter of 2021. According to the finance minister, Constantinos Petrides nation’s GDP is on a path of recovery and growth, with private initiative, employees and local companies as its pillars. Click here for the...
Aug 19, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Antigua and Barbuda sign a ground breaking maritime boundary agreement with the UK. The island country co-chairs the Commonwealth Blue Charter Action Group on the sustainable blue economy which is a commitment by all the Commonwealth countries to work together to...