Search Results for: VAT
Commission presses Member States on VAT revenue collection
September 9th, 2015
VAT revenue collection has failed to show significant improvement across EU Member States according to the latest figures released by the European Commission. Based on VAT collection figures from 2013, the overall difference between the expected VAT revenue and the amount ...
Bank of Israel to cut VAT, corporate taxes to buoy economy
September 4th, 2015
Israel will cut corporate and value-added taxes to help boost economic growth after it collected more tax than expected in recent months, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. In a plan initiated by Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, VAT ...
The discovery of a “supegiant” gas field in Egyptian waters could be bad news for Cyprus and Israel while Greece push towards the privatization of its energy sector
September 3rd, 2015
The East Mediterranean energy play has been transformed overnight when the Italian energy company ENI announced the discover of a giant gas field off the coast of Egypt. Read More: Italy’s Eni discovers huge gas field off Egyptian coast Zohr, ...
China central bank sets reserve requirements for all FX derivatives
September 2nd, 2015
China’s central bank will require reserves to be set aside for purchases of all currency derivatives from October, according to a document seen by Reuters, as Beijing moves to make it more expensive to bet on further depreciation of ...
ESMA consults on MIFID II standards regarding trading suspensions, data service providers and derivatives reporting
September 2nd, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a consultation paper (CP) on the remaining draft implementing technical standards (ITS) under MiFID II on which ESMA has not yet consulted. This CP covers the following: (1) the suspension ...
EY and Los Alamos National Laboratory Make New Cybersecurity Tools Available to the Private Sector
August 26th, 2015
Ernst & Young LLP and Los Alamos National Laboratory have formed a strategic alliance to deliver some of the most advanced behavioral cybersecurity tools available to the commercial market. “Cybersecurity attacks are ever more frequent and more sophisticated, and ...
UAE’s introduction of VAT will bolster the country’s global competitiveness
August 25th, 2015
The announcement of the planned introduction of a federal value-added tax (VAT) and a corporate tax in the UAE has stimulated a lot of discussion on what this means for the country and its residents. I have a slightly different view ...
Derivatives markets see oil prices to stay low for years to come
August 20th, 2015
Oil prices will stay low for years to come, derivatives markets say, keeping a lid on inflation and helping boost global growth. Oil has more than halved in value over the last year, thanks to huge oversupply, and many ...
CFTC Issues Order of Exemption from Registration as a Derivatives Clearing Organization to ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Limited
August 19th, 2015
First Order of its Kind Issued by the Commission The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) issued an order of exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) to ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Limited (ASX). The order is ...
IMF Calls For Single VAT Rate In China
August 18th, 2015
The International Monetary Fund has recommended that China introduce a single rate of value-added tax, during recent talks on the rapid progress China is making on fiscal reform. The IMF said China is continuing to make progress on extending ...
