Bloomberg Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet met a key opposition demand on proposed legislation that would clear the way for a national sales tax, putting India closer to passing its most ambitious economic reform since the 1990s. The cabinet decided to eliminate an additional 1 percent charge on inter-state sales that was included in a constitutional amendment bill to …

  Bloomberg Pakistan is seeking to build two new oil refineries in a bid to eliminate refined fuel imports within seven years and meet surging demand at home. The refineries, with a planned combined capacity of 24 million tons a year, are going to be built in the provinces of southwestern Balochistan and central Punjab, according to Petroleum Minister Shahid …

  Bloomberg The euro-area is shaking off the divorce. Economic confidence in the 19-nation region unexpectedly rose this month, indicating the immediate impact of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union may be muted. The same may not be true in the U.K. itself, where the European Commission’s sentiment index plunged to a three-year low and two separate reports showed …