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Fed hikes rate in bid to tame inflation, indicates more to follow

New York - The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort Wednesday to tame the worst inflation since the early 1980s, raising its benchmark short-term interest rate, the first since 2018, and sig...

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Oman adds 24 more items to zero-VAT list

Muscat: Oman has added 24 more food items to a list of commodities that will be subject to zero value-added tax (VAT). According to a decision issued by the Sultanate’s tax authority on...

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