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26 Feb, 2014
Hong Kong has been ranked as the worlds freest economy and the 2nd best place in the world to start a new business. This has essentially been due to the citys strategic location and the strength of its liberal economic policies.
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20 Feb, 2014
Dubai is known for being the most successful and the most cosmopolitan city in the Middle East as it combines elements of both East and West. Therefore, Dubai has been attracting an ample amount of foreign investors from all over the world.
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23 Jan, 2014
Now is the time to set-up a regulated asset protection structure (RAPS), in a low-tax jurisdiction outside of your country of residence. Simply put; it's time to invest offshore and set-up an overseas retirement plan, and Hong Kong is the best jurisdiction for asset protection.
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03 Jan, 2014
Most countries give some sort of beneficial treatment to investments in technology, particularly start-ups, and this week's particular case is Italy, which will favor young entrepreneurs for the next few years. I do like the fact that there is positive discrimination in favor of women entrepreneurs of any age, while for men only the young ones are rewarded. Given how many Italian men are living at home with their parents, and not just young ones, I predict a rash of granny start-ups: so when in three years' time you see a statistic showing that Italy has the most innovative oldsters in the world, you'll know why. "Cherchez l'impot" is just as true as "Cherchez la femme." More generally, its stretching a point to give Italy a prize this week; the Government is bouncing from one crisis to another
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12 Nov, 2013
Despite occasional mis-steps, such as over solar panels, and the little misunderstanding between the US and Europe over phone bugging, youve got to hand it to the EU on the free trade front. A Commission Vice-President weighed in this week in support of the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership), and talks continued both on an investment agreement with China, and a free trade agreement with Japan. Full marks for trying, but one has to be sceptical about the chances for all three of these deals to come to fruition. Of the three, perhaps the most likely to work out is the China investment deal: its a fact that current levels of investment between the two parties are extremely feeble, although the figures given by the Commission may underestimate triangular flows, for instance through Hong Kong into China and via
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07 Nov, 2013
Despite occasional mis-steps, such as over solar panels, and the little "misunderstanding" between the US and Europe over phone bugging, you've got to hand it to the EU on the free trade front. A Commission Vice-President weighed in this week in support of the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership), and talks continued both on an investment agreement with China, and a free trade agreement with Japan.
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17 Oct, 2013
Let's suppose that one (you, that is, or me) was offered to be Prime Minister of a European country (and for this purpose we won't count Russia as being European in the light of President Putin's recent behaviour) which one would you choose? Obviously it won't be Ukraine, because you'll end up in prison, or Italy, because you'll hardly be in the job long enough to get to know your chauffeur.
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10 Oct, 2013
Wondering what to invest in? Individual stocks, index funds, real estate, precious metals, bonds?
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04 Sep, 2013
Last week, the government of The Netherlands has approved a proposal that a number of measures will be taken to tackle the status of The Netherlands as tax haven. They will review a number of existing tax treaties with development countries.
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04 Sep, 2013
As Pascal Lamy bids goodbye (31st August) to the World Trade Organization, he will regret that he was unable to bring the world's squabbling nations into alignment in the Doha Round; but he can reflect that the playing field of the world of trade is a far more level place than when he took office eight years ago, and surely he can take the credit for much of this.
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