From the late eighteenth century many Indian communities were disturbed by the interventions of the East India Company and their revenue and agricultural regimes which increased taxation, encouraged sedentarisation and attempted to restrict raids, hunting and nomadism. The new rulers further introduced ...
In 1600, a group of London merchants led by Sir Thomas Smythe petitioned Queen Elizabeth I to grant them a royal charter to trade with the countries of the eastern hemisphere. And so, the ‘Honourable Company of Merchants of London Trading with the East Indies’ – or East India Company, ...
The company had already divested itself of its commercial trading assets in India in favour of the UK government in 1833, with the latter assuming the debts and obligations of the company, which were to be serviced and paid from tax revenue raised in India. In return, the shareholders voted...
In the 18th century, Bengal was a prosperous textile hub, and its skilled workers were producing a wide array of some of the finest fabrics in the world. Selling these valuable goods had already generated enormous profits for the East India Company, and now taxation provided another revenue str...
East and Asia. Revenue from the Middle East and Asia rose 10% to $2.642 billion. “This increase was propelled by strong double-digit growth in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India, and China”, SLB Oliver Le Peuch said at the time of reporting the financial results...
Define East Malaysia. East Malaysia synonyms, East Malaysia pronunciation, East Malaysia translation, English dictionary definition of East Malaysia. Noun 1. East Malaysia - the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo Borneo, Kalimantan - 3rd la
The East India Company was eventually forced to assist Britain in finding land for growing tea in British-controlled India. Big Business Source: mellowmint.deviantart.com Indian-grown tea turned out to be one of the most lucrative sources of wealth and government revenue in the British Empire....
Competing British traders, the Napoleonic wars in Europe, and the Java War implied a big financial burden on the Dutch kingdom's budget. It was decided that Java should become a major source of revenue for the Dutch and therefore Governor-General Van den Bosch ushered in the era of the '...
WASHINGTON: In South East Europe, local governments currently face a wide range of challenges, including fiscal decentralization, mismatch of revenue and expenditure management, absence of infrastructure investments, weak local institutions, weak mechanisms of social accountability, increased need to combat ...
The figures "mainly reflected ticket revenue earned from passenger services at East Coast"according to DOR, alongside associated income from catering, car parks and ticket sales commission from other train operators' services. Profit-making line is right on track to be privatised Fast Track East Coa...