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Buy London Mansions on Russia Sanctions
April 28th, 2014
Targeted sanctions against Russians and pro-Russian Ukrainians are proving a boon to London’s real estate market. Some of the $51 billion that fled Russia in the first quarter of 2014 is headed there, with attempts by the U.K. government ...
DIFC Event Discusses Sukuk Oversight
April 23rd, 2014
International standard setter the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) recently organized an industry consultative meeting on the standardization of Shari’ah-compliant financial certificates, known as Sukuk. The meeting was hosted by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The objective of ...
HMRC unable to disclose figures for civil fraud investigations
April 10th, 2014
Only six taxpayers a month voluntarily acknowledge that they have committed fraud using a disclosure facility set up by HMRC at the beginning of 2012 The facility, which encourages people who have committed tax fraud to admit their offences ...
Dashed Ikea Dreams Show Decades Lost to Bribery in Ukraine
March 31st, 2014
Almost half of Ukrainians say they desire Ikea products more than any other global brand, yet the largest home-furnishings retailer hasn’t been able to crack the market in a decade of trying. The reason: it won’t pay a bribe. ...
Cuba acts to draw more foreign investors
March 31st, 2014
Few would say Cuba is an easy place to do business, but a new law aimed at bringing pep to an anemic economy may lure more foreign investors. Cuban lawmakers Saturday approved an international investment measure. Vice President Marino ...
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February 14th, 2014