'Shopping paradise' plan hits reality. Sep 13, 2013 (Menafn – Bangkok Post – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) –A proposed waiver on import duties on luxury products ran into opposition from Deputy Finance Minister Benja Louichareon …

Rather, they splurge on food, clothes and other luxury items,” said a social worker, Rajendra Kafle. “To make matters worse, people do not even hesitate to borrow money to purchase these items as they are certain their relatives would send them money …

He has saved a lump sum to enable him stock up and meet a huge demand for luxury items in the months of November and December. “It will be a windfall for traders here in November when the annual tea bonuses are released and there is so much cash in …

WITH South Africa boasting 60% of Africa's millionaires, international and local high-end retailers have been flocking to Cape Town's central business district (CBD) to set up shop as the appetite for luxury goods continues to grow, the city's Central …

The works of art Moore sells are considered luxury items by most and the first to be cut from budgets when money is tight. “I sell only original art, nothing made in China,” she said. “I'm am so overwhelmed with custom (stained glass) work now — lamps …

"For private individuals, who are extravagant enough to contemplate the importation of luxury items such as gold-plaited iPhones, we would like to use this opportunity to appeal to them to invest their wealth in the Nigerian economy, to create jobs and …

At Christie's, a famous auction house in the United Kingdom, vintage timepieces are the sixth largest department it has, and this made more than $116 million in sales in 2011 according to Paul Sullivan, a luxury goods critic. “A watch is a piece of art …

A proposed waiver on import duties on luxury products ran into opposition from Deputy Finance Minister Benja Louichareon on Thursday, highlighting the problem with turning Bangkok into a duty-free zone for tourists. A woman walks past a handbag display …

A proposal to cut import duty on luxury goods has hit a wall after Deputy Finance Minister Benja Louichareon said the move would hurt Thai manufacturers. She said she had confirmed her stance with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt …