Focus on: Employment in Italy
Any foreign employer willing to hire personnel in Italy is obliged to put in place several fulfilments that can be summarized as follows: registering with the Italian labour authorities (I.e., INAIL, INPS and Local employment office); submitting the mandatory telematic communication of hiring to the competent employment services (i.e. “centro per l’impiego”) before the start …
A Swiss resident corporation is subject to various taxes which are administered by different tax authorities. The Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) is responsible for VAT, withholding tax and stamp taxes. The cantonal tax authorities are responsible for corporate income tax and the OECD top-up tax. A tax audit is usually limited to one tax …
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Cyprus has recently enacted the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Law of 2025, which will come into force on 2 April 2026 (the “FDI Law”). The FDI Law transposes Regulation (EU) 2019/452 (the “EU Regulation”) into national law, establishing for the first time a formal mechanism in Cyprus to screen, assess, approve, prohibit or even …
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Doing Business In: Algeria
Algeria’s core strengths as a business location are scale, geography, natural resources and reform momentum. Algeria is one of Africa’s largest economies, with a GDP of USD 269.32 billion in 2024(1), a territory of 2.4 million square kilometres and a population of almost 47 million. Its demographic profile is young and iincreasingly skilled, which supports …