Swiss Leaks revisited: Strong Egyptian presence in banking scandal
In early February 2015, tens of thousands of financial documents were leaked to the public exposing secretive HSBC Switzerland bank…
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Qatar 'most active' in debt capital markets
Qatar was the “most active” nation in the Middle East accounting for 41% of overall activity in the debt capital…
Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance gets financial backing for Islamic finance e-learning platform
The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance said its development of an Islamic finance e-learning platform revolving around the standards…
A tax office in a tax free country -vWithers
Never a dull moment' has probably never been more true for tax professionals than it is today. Tax is on…
Israel to slash tax rates to tech firms to fight tax havens
Medium and large technology companies will pay sharply lower taxes in Israel starting next year as part of a global…
Turkey to introduce a new Tax Draft Law to improve the investment environment
Recent Development In an effort to turn Turkey into an attractive investment center, the government prepared a comprehensive draft…
Israel Tax Authority extends voluntary disclosure deadline
Israelis now have until the end of the year to disclose unreported capital while enjoying immunity from prosecution. The…
VAT To Open Up Employment Opportunities In UAE
Hundreds of new employees will be hired over the next few months in the UAE and the rest of the…
Deloitte banned from audit work for two years by Saudi Arabia’s market regulator
Saudi Arabia’s market regulator said it had barred the local unit of New York accountancy firm Deloitte & Touche from…
Financial centres: the gatekeepers of untapped opportunities
Geoff Cook, CEO of Jersey Finance discusses investor trends and key features that make a good financial centre Competent…
Saudi cabinet approves land tax, foreign investment rules
Saudi Arabia’s cabinet approved a tax on undeveloped urban land and rules allowing foreign investors to own 100 per cent…
UAE experts caution against income tax
With the implementation of value-added tax drawing closer, talk of other forms of taxation has again resurfaced. There have…