The OECD recently published its annual report on income taxes in OECD countries. The report titled “Taxing Wages” shows that the tax burden on employment income rose in 22 of the 34 OECD countries in 2010. However the rise in most cases was small. Income Tax Rates for one-earner married couples with two children earning …
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The Argentine equity market was one of the best performing markets last year. The Merval index performed better than Mexico, Brazil and other peers but behind Chile and Peru. However, this year Argentine stocks are laggards among emerging markets. While emerging markets in general are down this year due to inflation risks and other factors, …
Global pharmaceutical companies are expanding big in China and other emerging markets. With a population of over 1.3 billion and growing middle-class, the Chinese healthcare market has lots of potential for growth. Following the strategy of these drug firms, investors may also want to gain exposure to the Chinese healthcare market by adding these companies …
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The chart below shows the share of general government employment in total labor force across OECD countries: Click to enlarge Source: Bringing French Public Debt Down: The options for fiscal consolidation by Balázs Égert, OECD The Scandinavian countries of Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway have the highest percentage of government workers relative to the total …
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