Page 11 - Latest Updates on Brexit
UK looking to drop 'Facebook tax' in favour of post-Brexit deal: Report
Britain introduced the digital services tax in April after slow progress in global negotiations over how to tax tech giants, many of which are US companies
 "UK looking to drop 'Facebook tax' in favour of post-Brexit deal: Report")
No breakthrough in seventh round of European Union-UK negotiations
The chief negotiator noted that the two sides remained far apart on issues including a level playing field in trade, fisheries, governance and law enforcement
 "No breakthrough in seventh round of European Union-UK negotiations")
Brexit: UK, EU resume talks on future ties, as new deadline looms
Negotiations were to resume Tuesday on the future trade ties between the European Union and the United Kingdom after Brexit
 "Brexit: UK, EU resume talks on future ties, as new deadline looms")
The post-Brexit world
More uncertainty is the only certainty
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Britain, European Union set new timetable of meetings for post-Brexit deal
The latest round of talks ended on July 23 when both sides said there is still some way to go to reach a future trading relationship
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FDI norms to be eased further, other economic reforms in pipeline: Goyal
The minister said that new industrial policy and forest policy would be brought out soon, along with further forms in the mining sector
 "FDI norms to be eased further, other economic reforms in pipeline: Goyal")
World coronavirus dispatch: Rumours, fear and rising deaths in Pakistan
From the pandemic hitting black voters' incomes the hardest, to the status of Brexit, and how Covid-19 hit Malaysia's palm oil industry - read these and more in today's world dispatch
 "World coronavirus dispatch: Rumours, fear and rising deaths in Pakistan")
Letter to BS: Global interdependence of economies cannot be wished away
We will require the very best in global leadership to be better prepared for the next inevitable universal cataclysm, be it natural disasters or man-made pandemics
 "Letter to BS: Global interdependence of economies cannot be wished away")
Brexit trade talks scheduled for next week cancelled over Coronavirus
"Given the latest COVID-19 developments, EU and UK negotiators have today jointly decided not to hold next week's round of negotiations in London, in the form originally scheduled," the source said
Britain spent 4.4 billion pounds of taxpayers' money to prepare for Brexit
The National Audit Office said in a report that most of the money was spent on staff costs, building new infrastructure and paying for external advice
Britain, EU starts post-Brexit relationship talks amid disagreements
The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier and UK counterpart David Frost met in Brussels, launching several months of intense closed-door negotiations involving around 100 officials on each side
BRIC seekers of UK golden visa double since 2015 despite Brexit
BRIC applicants accounted for 40% of total global refusals in 2019
 "BRIC seekers of UK golden visa double since 2015 despite Brexit")
Recovering factories keep UK economy on track in February: PMIs
The virus's outbreak weighed on manufacturers' input stocks, which fell at the fastest pace in more than seven years
 "Recovering factories keep UK economy on track in February: PMIs")
Women will be hit hard by UK's new immigration rules, warn experts
Women's groups have warned, women will suffer disproportionately
 "Women will be hit hard by UK's new immigration rules, warn experts")
Google users in UK to lose EU data protection due to Brexit: Report
The shift, prompted by Britain's exit from the EU, will leave the sensitive personal information of tens of millions with less protection and within easier reach of British law enforcement
 "Google users in UK to lose EU data protection due to Brexit: Report")
UK launches points-based visa system to attract best talent of the world
The new system will come into force from January 1 2021 at the end of the transition period after UK's exit from the European Union
 "UK launches points-based visa system to attract best talent of the world")
Post-Brexit, UK rules 'turn off tap' of low-skilled foreign labour
Britain formally left the European Union at the end of January but a transition period is in effect until Dec. 31, during which time little changes
Narayana Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak named new finance minister of UK
Sunak, the son-in-law of Infosys Co-founder Narayana Murthy, will join Home secretary Priti Patel on the top government bench as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer
 "Narayana Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak named new finance minister of UK")
UK economy stalls in fourth quarter of 2019 as manufacturing shrinks
Britain finally departed the European Union on January 31 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson in December led the Conservative party to victory in national polls
 "UK economy stalls in fourth quarter of 2019 as manufacturing shrinks")
Other side of the Brexit
While the writing on the Brexit coin is the subject of controversy, the other side of the coin is quite shady and uncertain
