Ivory Coast: Leading the region’s growth
Le Plateau, Central Business District of Abidjan in Ivory Coast The Ivory Coast’s GDP growth rate overtook that of Niger in 2013, putting [...]
AuthorDavid Wormley
Iceland in the news – politics, banking and tourism
Skogafoss waterfall in Iceland Being a stable and remote country in the north Atlantic with a population just over 320,000, Iceland doesn’t always [...]
Humanitarian aid dwarfs foreign direct investment in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world, with per capita income of only US$634 in 2014, according to World Bank [...]
How do Albania’s economic reforms stack up?
Walk in the Valbona Valley National Park, Albania The Albanian government bought eight pages of advertising space in the Economist this month, using [...]
UAE, Oman and other GCC members to introduce VAT
GCC countries are planning to implement VAT. The Middle East is well known for providing a high quality of life with a low [...]
Togo, OHADA, and doing business in West Africa
Map of Africa with OHADA member states in green. Law and language are often tied up in colonial history across Africa. The French [...]
Anguilla: a tourist and offshore centre in the Caribbean.
A British Overseas Territory like the Cayman Islands and BVIs, Anguilla did not benefit from the UK’s increased development funding to Caribbean Commonwealth [...]
Getting excluded person status for your Cayman Islands company
The Cayman Islands is a popular jurisdiction for setting up global funds and financial firms, with investment managers all over the world taking [...]
The story of Gibraltar’s new local bank
Gibraltar’s new international bank for the locals Gibraltar is well known as a financial centre, similar to other British Overseas Territories and Crown [...]
Rent increases and economic growth plans in Sharjah
Doorways of Sharjah. Increased rents, growth in tourism and other business opportunities in the country. Out of the UAE’s seven emirates, Sharjah has [...]