Illustration photo Accordingly, the resolution will focus on improving business-environment indicators to lift Viet Nam up from eight to 18 places in the World Bank’s rankings in 2018, especially those with low ratings. Specifically, Viet Nam’s “Starting a Business” indicator is expected to rise at least 40 places, while the indicators of “Enforcing Contracts” and “Resolving Insolvency” are hoped to move up ten places each in the WB’s rankings. The resolution also aims towards finalizing the abolition and simplification of 50% of investment and business conditions; reducing at least 50% of the list of goods subject to specialized inspection; strongly transforming state management from pre-inspection to post-inspection; substantially eliminating the status of a commodity item being put under management or specialized inspection of more than one agency; and reducing the proportion of imported goods subject to … [Read more...] about Major tasks and measures to improve business climate and enhance national competitiveness in 2018
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Richmond will not do business with ICE data vendors
By Ali Tadayon | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: May 16, 2018 at 1:52 pm | UPDATED: May 17, 2018 at 4:25 am RICHMOND — Richmond will not work with any companies that collect data shared with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Sanctuary City Contracting and Investing Ordinance, passed by the council 5-1 on Tuesday, prohibits Richmond from investing or contracting with companies that provide “data broker” or “extreme vetting” services to ICE unless the council determines there is no reasonable alternative. Richmond Mayor Tom Butt was the only person on the council to vote against the ordinance. In an email to this newspaper, he called it a “feel good ordinance that has no substantive effect on making the immigrant community safer.” Although the ordinance bars Richmond from putting any money into stocks, bonds or securities issued by companies that provide data broker or extreme vetting services to ICE, the … [Read more...] about Richmond will not do business with ICE data vendors
National Grid reports profit rise helped by U.S. business
(Reuters) – British power grid operator National Grid Plc’s <NG.L> full-year profit rose 3.5 percent, helped by growth in its U.S. business. Underlying operating profit rose to 3.5 billion pounds for the year ended March 31, from 3.4 billion pounds a year earlier. The company expects growth of at least 7 percent in the near term. (Reporting by Arathy S Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Jason Neely) … [Read more...] about National Grid reports profit rise helped by U.S. business
Ryan Sketches Plan for Amnesty Bill to Mollify Business-First GOP
House Speaker Paul Ryan offered President Donald Trump a plan that would let House legislators vote for an amnesty — and then vote against a bill containing Trump’s big three immigration reforms, sources tell Breitbart News. The retiring Speaker offered the debate plan on Tuesday to counter the group of 20-plus pro-migration GOP representatives who are pushing for an amnesty via a discharge petition. The discharge petition would schedule a “Queen of the Hill” debate around four bills which would ensure passage of an amnesty bill for at least 2 million ‘DACA’ illegals. Ryan also wants an amnesty, and his plan, sources said Wednesday, leverages the discharge-petition push to persuade Trump to allow his four-part package of immigration reforms to be split into a proposed amnesty bill and a three-part reform bill. That Ryan two-bill split would allow roughly 40 business-first GOP legislators to vote for an amnesty and allow them to … [Read more...] about Ryan Sketches Plan for Amnesty Bill to Mollify Business-First GOP
Trump’s Palm Beach County businesses earned $52 million, disclosure report says
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Winter White House is pretty green for President Donald Trump.Mar-a-Lago, along with Trump’s two golf clubs in Palm Beach County earned income of $52.2 million in 2017, according to the president’s financial disclosure report released Wednesday.Mar-a-Lago, the president’s private club in Palm Beach, was the biggest earner, bringing in $25.1 million. Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter reported income of $14.2 million. Trump International Golf Club in suburban West Palm Beach, the president’s preferred course when visiting Mar-a-Lago, reported income of $12.8 million.Two other local Trump businesses, TW Venture I LLC and TNGC Jupiter Management LLC, brought in another $436,267. TW Venture I provides “transportation services,” according to the disclosure. TNGC — Trump National Golf Course — Jupiter Management, provides management services.Another Trump business, Trump National Doral — a golf resort in … [Read more...] about Trump’s Palm Beach County businesses earned $52 million, disclosure report says