Bloomberg India’s slowing economy could easily be the fall guy for Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s struggles with meeting tax targets. But there’s another culprit: tax evasion. A nationwide consumption tax, introduced in 2017 and widely regarded as a tool to improve tax compliance and boost economic growth, may have failed to plug evasion, according to a report by the ...

Bloomberg China plans to let Shenzhen City, which borders Hong Kong, play “a key role” in science and technology innovation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, according to state media. Shenzhen will be granted favourable policies including privileges in yuan internationalisation, China Central Television reported. China will also promote the connection of the financial markets of Shenzhen, Hong Kong ...

Bloomberg Oil steadied near $56 a barrel as hints of a trade detente between the US and China, along with the prospect of monetary stimulus, buoyed financial markets. Futures were little changed in New York after settling 2.4% higher on Monday. US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said America will delay restrictions on some of China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s business ...