Tougher measures against tax dodgers
Published: 21 Feb 2017 at 04:00 / NEWSPAPER SECTION: BUSINESS Tougher measures against tax dodgers The world is entering a new era in which national tax authorities are joining hands to set up a system to hound those who dodge paying their fair share of tax by applying unacceptable tax-planning schemes.
Law No 15 of 2016, the New HR Law
Law No. 15 of 2016 on Civil Human Resources was issued by HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, recently. The new law deals with more Qatarisation, leaves available and other working conditions of civilian employees working with Government and public sector entities. The Law will have impact on Qataris as well as non-Qatari …
[SOUTH KOREA] Questions on Product Safety Continue, Bringing About Strengthened Regulatory Oversight
In the midst of growing public concern over the health hazards of certain household chemical products,¹ concerns are now being raised about the safety of chemicals in other types of products, such as "quasi-drugs" (e.g., toothpastes) and cosmetics. Primarily, these recent concerns focus on the health hazards associated with biocides contained in household products. …
16 February 2017: Credit Suisse successfully launched its new subsidiary Credit Suisse (Switzerland)
Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. was incorporated with the purpose to be organized as a Swiss bank. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse AG. The transfer of assets and liabilities according to Swiss merger law became effective on 20 November 2016. The transfer was aimed to evolve the legal entity structure of the …
Albania: Finally on track for a comprehensive support scheme for renewable energy?
Current status Albania has one of the highest percentages of electricity produced from renewable energy sources (RES) in its electricity mix – more than 95 % of electricity generated in Albania comes from hydropower generation. In spite of that (or maybe because of that), Albania has not had a comprehensive policy on the support of RES …
Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2017
The World Bank Group has released Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2017. The report presents data on legal barriers for farmers, entrepreneurs and businesses operating in agriculture in 62 countries and across the topics of land, seed, fertilizer, machinery, water, livestock, finance, markets, transport, and information and communication technology (ICT). SyCipLaw's Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez, Alan C. …
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Ending “Endo”
“Endo” is the twin brother of the drug monster that also needs to be slain, so says the Duterte administration. “Endo” is layman’s term for end of employment contract. It is the date indicated on the employment contracts and is dreaded by employees as it means the end of his or her employment. Read more…
Antitrust Laws: A Glance At The Philippine Competition Act
Antitrust laws, also referred to as “competition laws”, are statutes developed to protect consumers from predatory business practices by ensuring that fair competition exists in an open-market economy. Competition laws regulate and prohibit several questionable business activities such as market allocation/ de facto monopoly whereby companies agree to steer clear of each other’s identified geographical …
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Violations by Commercial Outlets
The present article deals with the violations by vendors of commercial products and services fined by the Qatar Ministry of Economy and Commerce during the preceding month. It was revealed by the Ministry as a result of its inspection campaign conducted during the last month. The campaign was made according to the stipulations by the …
14 February 2017: BASF acquires Rolic Group
BASF acquires Rolic, a Swiss based group offering innovative and forward-thinking solutions, particularly in the display and security industries as well as the optical film business.