European Commission Confirms Billions Lost in VAT Gap

An estimated €193 billion in VAT revenues (1.5% of GDP) was lost due to non-compliance or non-collection in 2011, according…

11 years ago

Looking for an Easy Fix: The Great Banking Crisis Five Years Later

Greed, malfeasance, incompetence and a lack of both regulation and oversight brought the world perilously close to a financial Armageddon…

11 years ago

An Actor Out of His Depth: Clooney Keeps an Eye on Sudan

US heartthrob George Clooney – according People Magazine the Sexiest Man Alive – has found a new calling: Spying. The…

11 years ago

Learning the Ropes in Peru: Chinese Companies Engage Local Communities

Chinese companies are learning how to navigate the tricky waters of community politics in perhaps the most unlikely of places:…

11 years ago

The War on Tax Evasion: How a Good Pursuit Gets Ugly

At first glance, the showdown between the US government and the Swiss banks seems to have produced a satisfactory outcome:…

11 years ago

Experts Debate Dubai’s Post-Recession Property Boom – Another Bubble or Sustained Recovery?

More than 750 senior real estate professionals prepped for Global Real Estate Summit and MENA Mortgage and Affordable Housing Congress…

11 years ago

Angola: Powering A Booming Economy with Renewables

Alternative, renewable energy is not merely an afterthought in oil-rich Angola as the country seeks to diversify its booming economy.…

11 years ago

Moving into Pakistan Big Time: China to Invest Serious Money

China has the money and is not afraid to invest it in Pakistan. The Chinese Water & Electric Corporation (CWE)…

11 years ago

A Flash in the Pan Fizzles Out: The Downfall of a Brazilian Tycoon

Playing the markets and getting at the mega-bucks with financial wizardry does not a businessman make: Brazil’s flamboyant Eike Batista…

11 years ago

Barking Up the Wrong Tree in St. Petersburg: G20 Hijacked by Syria Conflict

The world leaders gathered today in St. Petersburg for the G20 summit were supposed to discuss the slowdown of global…

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