Tax & Legal
Prof Dr Alexander Hemmelrath, Executive Board Member, WTS Group
As governments desperately try to repair their budget deficits, are tax increases inevitable? Tax law expert Prof Dr Hemmelrath thinks so, but in a time of uncertainty and low spending, businesses need to reduce their costs as much as governments need to raise money. He explains how WTS can help businesses around the world adjust their operations to prepare for changing tax regimes.
January 18, 2012
Tax & Legal
Muhsin Keskin and Birtürk Aydin, Esin Attorney Partnership; and Gary Senior, Baker & McKenzie
As Turkey’s economy becomes more important internationally, Istanbul has become a key commercial centre. Recognising this, Baker & McKenzie recently allied with Esin Attorney Partnership, combining B&M’s global reach with Esin’s strong local law capability.
January 13, 2012
Tax & Legal
Dr Victor Marroquin, Partner, Marroquin & Merino Abogados
The recent success of the Peruvian economy is being driven by light touch regulation of business creation, investment and acquisition. Dr Marroquin outlines Peru’s investor-friendly tax and regulatory regime, and updates us on the state of the local M&A market.
June 12, 2011
Tax & Legal
Dr Brandstatter, Managing Partner, BMA Brandstatter Rechtsanwalte GmbH
As a gateway to eastern Europe and the CIS, Austria is an important business hub. Dr Brandstatter outlines the country’s competitive advantages, the simplicity of setting up a new limited liability company, and explores a key difference in business law.
April 20, 2011
Tax & Legal
Dr Ismail Esin, Partner, Esin Law Firm
When Turkey experienced its own financial crisis in 2000-1, businesses learned quickly the importance of good governance and sustainable operation. Dr Esin discusses the current business landscape and Turkey as an investment hub for central Asia.
March 16, 2011
Tax & Legal
Prof. Dr. M Fadlullah Cerrahoglu, Managing Partner, Cerrahoglu Law Firm
Since its foundation in 1966, Cerrahoglu Law Firm has seen a lot of changes in the Turkish economy and regulatory environment. Professor Cerrahoglu talks about how his practice has evolved since the financial crisis and the prospects for growth in Turkey.
December 21, 2010
Tax & Legal
Professor Azzedine Kettani, Founding Partner, Kettani Law Firm
Professor Kettani combines a teaching career with his law practice, bringing the latest academic research to his firm. He speaks with World Finance about upgrading and adapting Morocco’s legislation, and emerging areas of interest for foreign investors.
October 22, 2010
Tax & Legal
Dario Oscós, Senior Partner, Oscós Obagodos
We hear about the hopes for reform of Mexico’s insolvency law: currently a single monolithic procedure that offers little protection for debtors and creditors, Dario Oscós envisions two complementary formalised streams to separate the reorganisation and liquidation processes.
October 12, 2010
Tax & Legal
Luis Vasco, Partner, Deloitte Brazil
We hear how Brazil’s dynamic market promises positive growth, following the successful reforms to stabilise the country’s economy, ongoing legal developments to promote fiscal responsibility, and a programme of massive infrastructure investment over the next seven years.
September 17, 2010
Tax & Legal
José Olvera Salcedo, International Tax Team Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers Mexico
The tax reform debate in Mexico, combined with the difficult economic year generally, is encouraging companies to develop creative, innovative and fresh ways of doing business. José Olvera Salcedo explains how PwC Mexico helps clients identify their taxation ‘fair share.’
September 14, 2010