Tag: stifle

New taxes threaten to stifle Kenya’s growing EV sector

Title icon The News NAIROBI — Kenya’s push to introduce new taxes on some electric vehicles and their batteries could stifle growth in the country’s fledgling e-mobility sector, experts have warned. The country’s new finance bill proposes the introduction of value added tax (VAT) on electric bikes and buses, as well as solar and lithium-ion […]

US to work with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

US President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics similar to the Covid-19 outbreak. Government officials will work with the countries to develop better testing, surveillance, communication and preparedness for such outbreaks in those countries, according to a senior Biden administration official. The […]