BPO Boom in the Philippines
The global BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry has grown steadily over the last 15 years and shows no signs of abating – growth is currently running at 5.6% per annum, and the total market...
BRAZIL- Life after the World Cup
On October 30th 2007, wild celebrations took place on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and elsewhere across the 5th largest country in the world.
Turkey: A Crack Down on Transfer Pricing
As the Turkish economy continues to attract large amounts of foreign direct investment from multinational enterprises, international business taxation and transfer pricing remain at the top of the agenda. Governments are facing increasing...
The Netherlands: a favourable jurisdiction for intermediate holding companies
Jos Peters, the Senior Tax Partner at Merlyn International Tax Solutions Group, discusses how companies can receive a Dutch tax credit for foreign dividend w/h tax, even though the dividend received is not...
The Race to Develop a New Antibiotic
The last thing the world needs is another global health crisis. The Ebola outbreak has been and still continues to be one of the wildest and most violent epidemics we have yet to encounter....
Polish Commercial Real Estate Investments reaches 7 year high
The Polish commercial real estate investment market is currently enjoying the best season it has had since the recession. Nearly €3.3 billion was invested into the real estate market in 2013, the highest it...
Japan dips into recession
GDP shrank 1.6% on an annualised basis as firms held back on capital investmentJapan’s economy slipped to recession in the third quarter for the second time in a row. This has set...