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Italy Forms $5.7 Billion Fund to Shake Off Doubts in Banks
April 12th, 2016
Fund to help weakened banks sell shares and unload bad loans Atlante fund managed by Quaestio Capital investment firm Italian officials and bank executives agreed to create a multibillion-euro fund to help troubled lenders raise capital and offload bad ...
ACCA welcomes the new VAT Action Plan
April 11th, 2016
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) welcomes the new VAT Action Plan unveiled by the European Commission today, but warns of the potential danger of compliance costs for smaller businesses. Chas Roy-Chowdhury, ACCA’s head of taxation says: ‘No ...
EU Nations Split Over Tax Rules on Controlled Foreign Companies
April 11th, 2016
Tax debate weighs on push to pass anti-fraud package by June Panama leaks give extra incentive to EU corporate-tax campaign European Union proposals to crack down on corporate-tax avoidance are getting stuck in a fight over how to curb ...
EU and India give new momentum to strategic partnership
April 5th, 2016
The European Union and India held their 13th Summit on 30 March in Brussels, and took steps to deepen their political and economic cooperation. International security, migration, trade and sustainable development were top of the agenda. European Commission President, ...
Greece’s Euro Future May Be Back in Play If Rescue Talks Drag On
April 4th, 2016
Creditors resume talks in Athens on bailout program review Pensions, tax policy remain obstacles, EU officials say Greece could again face the threat of being pushed into default and out of the euro if its current bailout review drags ...
Time for deal with Greece’s creditors is running short
March 31st, 2016
The government is striving to find common ground with the country’s creditors on measures worth 3 percent of Greece’s gross domestic product, or 5.4 billion euros, before the Eurogroup meeting on April 22, so as to have completed its ...
While global response to BEPS is cautious, Europe is increasingly leading the drive toward implementation
March 29th, 2016
Despite recent moves to formalize global tax reform, many jurisdictions are in fact reducing corporate income tax burden and rates While Europe leads BEPS implementation, most jurisdictions are yet to respond 69% cite new transparency requirements as key implementation ...
Greece Economic Crisis Enters Year 9
March 28th, 2016
Greece’s fledgling economy fell back into recession in the fourth quarter of 2015, as the combination of sky-high unemployment, weak inflation and a shaky financial sector ended a turbulent year defined by political crisis and uncertainty. Gross domestic product ...
Apple, McDonald’s, Google and IKEA to face EU lawmakers over tax deals
March 15th, 2016
Apple (AAPL.O), Google (GOOGL.O), McDonald’s (MCD.N) and IKEA will be asked about their European tax deals on Wednesday as EU lawmakers ratchet up the pressure on multinationals to pay more tax on their profits locally. The hearing, organized by ...
MiFID II deadline extended to January 2018
March 11th, 2016
The extension is to take account of the exceptional technical implementation challenges faced by regulators and market participants. The European Commission has proposed granting national competent authorities and market participants one additional year to comply with the rules ...
