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, 2011Related by the tag Business Law
Tax & Legal
Gregory P Joseph, Partner, Gregory P Joseph Law Offices
Gregory P Joseph has had an outstanding career in commercial law – litigating highly complex disputes with considerable stakes. In practice since 1975, he has seen significant changes in the way the US judiciary handles commercial cases, and won considerable victories along the way. He discusses the emerging trends in commercial litigation and a recent $268m judgement he secured for City Bank against Morgan Stanley.
May 16, 2012
Tax & Legal
Darío Oscós, Senior Partner, Oscós Abogados
It has been more than a decade since the Ley de Concursos Mercantiles – Mexico’s business reorganisation law – was enacted. But the law was never fit for purpose, and since then just 440 filings have been made. The recent case of Vitro demonstrates one of the critical flaws in the system: Darío Oscós discusses the company’s unique restructuring strategy, and how a truly modern insolvency system would prevent it.
April 18, 2012
Tax & Legal
Martin Litwak, Managing Partner, Litwak & Partners
As opportunities dry up in Europe, private equity investors are turning to emerging economies in Latin America to profit from these countries’ entrepreneurial spirits. Martin Litwak discusses Uruguay’s growing industries and the safest way for international investors to establish themselves in the region.
April 13, 2012Related by the tag Turkey
Energy
Murat Kutluturk and Candas Gulez, ETRM Energy Consultancy and Risk Management
ETRM is a global energy consultancy, working at every level – from generation and transmission to distribution and service – across the wholesale, retail and utility sectors. Murat and Candas explain how the company works to internationalise best practice, Turkey’s new pricing mechanism for renewable energy, and its role as a bridge between eastern suppliers and western consumers.
April 9, 2012
Insurance & Pensions
Yιlmaz Yιldιz, CEO, Groupama
The Turkish economy has performed impressively over the last three years, with one of the fastest growth rates after China. The pensions and insurance sector has mirrored this performance, but although growth is strong (15 percent), excessive competition and regulation hinders profitability. Yιlmaz Yιldιz discusses the way forward for the sector in a country where the premium per capita is just one sixth of the European benchmark.
February 22, 2012
Telecoms
Görkhan Bozkurt, CEO, Türk Telekom
Türk Telekom is the incumbent fixed-line operator in Turkey, and is using its strong market share to deliver ‘convergence’: packages of complementary communication services with value-added benefits. Görkhan Bozkurt discusses the significance of this strategy for retail and corporate growth, and the investments already yielding rewards for the company.
January 25, 2012