If I was asked to sum up the history of sub-Saharan Africa's post-decolonization in one word, I would probably choose the adjective "tragic." For it is difficult to find many positives in an era wracked by war and famine, and marked by despots... Read Full Article »
Costa Rica was recently chastised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for repeated failures to overhaul its tax system and replace its general sales tax with a much more internationally familiar value-added tax system... Read Full Article »
I've watched India's GST debacle from the bitter beginning, and had formed the belief that, after year upon year of broken promises, the tax would never see the light of day. However, now, I've been pleasantly surprised by... Read Full Article »
There has been a generally underwhelming response from businesses in France about the Government's long-trumpeted plans to install a 28 percent intermediate rate of corporate tax... Read Full Article »
To business men unaware of this relationship it may come as a surprise that in 2016 the top foreign investor in Russia remained the top EU country of France. And this is not something new, as France has dominated this top spot... Read Full Article »
In more ways than one, France and the United States are a long way apart. 3,000 miles of ocean separates Nantes from New York, and there are obvious linguistic and cultural differences between the two... Read Full Article »
Britannia may no longer rule the waves, but it is still the world's fifth-largest economy, home to arguably the most important financial center in the world (I'm never quite sure how such things are measured... Read Full Article »
There's not much more to be said about the Brexit debate. I mean, I've heard some pretty outlandish claims in election campaigns in my time. But I think I've heard them all now: come June 23, it's either going to be the beginning... Read Full Article »
Bashing big business is de rigueur these days an appropriate use of a French phrase considering the recent early morning raid by (reportedly) around 100 investigators and five magistrates on Googles offices in Paris... Read Full Article »
Depending on which of two recent conflicting reports you believe, France may or may not bring forward corporate tax cuts scheduled to be phased in over the next three years. While Finance Minister Michel Sapin later dismissed... Read Full Article »
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