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Archive for October, 2007

Buffet sells PetroChina

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Reports from Berkshire Hathaway indicate that Warren Buffet has completely sold all of his PetroChina holdings. For the perennial long term investor to sell out of a company that he has only owned for a few years is a highly relevant situation. (more…)

Hong Kong’s tax rate - 15%

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Hong Kong announced recently its plan to decrease income tax rates by 1%. Tax rates for individuals will now drop to 15% of annual income, with corporate rates at 16.5%. The move is an attempt by the Hong Kong government to drive businesses into the area, in an increasingly competitive Asian business environment.
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