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The changes are aimed at modernising the tax framework, broadening the tax base and strengthening government revenue collection at a time of fiscal pressures and weaker diamond revenues. While the reforms are largely technical, their real...

In the old Soviet days, visitors to Moscow had two choices of entertainment, ballet at the Bolshoi or the state circus. Even for non-balletomanes, the Bolshoi offered an excellent buffet and cheap champagne. The circus had high-wire thrills and a few...