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TECHNICAL REGULATORY ROUND UP - OECD RELEASES TAX EXCHANGE DATA
OECD SAYS 49 JURISDICTIONS WILL AUTOMATICALLY EXCHANGE TAX INFORMATION THIS YEAR
THE IDENTITY of 49 jurisdictions that will automatically exchange tax information in 2017 under a global standard has been revealed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD).…
EXPERTS CLAIM CHANGES TO IRISH ECOMMERCE TAX REGIME POSES GREATER THREAT THAN BREXIT
IF Brexit did not pose a sufficiently large external threat to the Irish economy, another potentially major disruption is in the offing, via planned changes to European Union (EU) taxation rules on e-commerce.
Faced with the politically toxic reality that major American high-tech multinationals such as Google, Facebook and PayPal pay far less tax than might be expected given their huge profit, the European Union (EU) has been considering reforms to increase revenues from these giants.…
EXPERTS CLAIM CHANGES TO IRISH ECOMMERCE TAX REGIME POSES GREATER THREAT THAN BREXIT
IF Brexit did not pose a sufficiently large external threat to the Irish economy, another potentially major disruption is in the offing, via planned changes to European Union (EU) taxation rules on e-commerce.
Faced with the politically toxic reality that major American high-tech multinationals such as Google, Facebook and PayPal pay far less tax than might be expected given their huge profit, the European Union (EU) has been considering reforms to increase revenues from these giants.…
LOW COST OUTSOURCER EGYPT LOOKS TO OFFER DIGITAL PRINTING AS OPTION FOR GLOBAL BRANDS
EGYPT is set to become a new player in the digital textile outsourcing business, with innovative companies now laying plans to digitise their finishing within a country that has a major role in serving global brands – its garment and textile exports were valued at USD2.01 billion in 2016.…
AFRICAN CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS PROJECT GROWTH AS CHINA LOSES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AS AN OUTSOURCER
African clothing exporting countries are banking on rising costs in China and changing consumption patterns worldwide to attract buyers to the continent to take advantage of lower production costs.
Major hurdles abound, but manufacturers are hopeful that clothing facilities built from scratch that abide by international best practices will help the continent’s apparel sector develop.…
CHALLENGE ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE TO REDUCE WORKPLACE STRESS AND CURB PRODUCTIVY SLUMP, HR MANAGERS ADVISED
INNOVATIVE schemes are required to beat workplace stress and challenge organisational culture if HR bosses are to prevent Singapore’s productivity levels being damaged by increasingly worrying wellbeing issues, experts have warned.
Singapore-based Centre for Effective Living (CEL), a company promoting the psychological wellness of organisations, said they have seen a 10%-20% rise in the number of clients from the public as well as private sector seeking their help.…
TECHNOLOGIES TRANSFORM WASTED MILK INTO DRESSES AND UNDERWEAR
IT has now been six years since the German entrepreneur Anke Domaske has been turning waste cow milk into dresses. Her business, QMILK, is based on manufacturing textile fibre from milk protein, casein, transforming raw milk that while not suitable for human consumption, is also “100% natural and from verified suppliers.”…
GERMAN CARMAKERS FACE USD58.3 BILLION FINES OVER CARTEL
THE GERMAN car industry could be facing fines totalling EUR50 billion (USD58.3 billion) from European Union (EU) anti-trust authorities investigating allegations of a long-running cartel, experts fear. And with Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz producer Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen all being investigated on allegations they were neck deep in a collusion deal dubbed ‘Das Kartell’, the resulting fines could prompt a permanent change in how the German auto industry works, said one specialist.…
EGYPT EYES CONTINENT TEXTILE HUB STATUS
EGYPT is trying to develop its upstream textile capabilities to bolster exports and be part of an integrated African continent-wide supply chain, linking its cut-and-sew and quality cotton fibre base. While Egypt exported USD764 million worth of fabric and yarn in 2016 according to the country’s Textile Export Council (TEC), challenges abound regarding Egypt’s efforts to generate more value-added textiles.…
EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR TO BE ESTABLISHED
COMPANIES and citizens defrauding European Union (EU) revenue collection (including customs duties and cross-border VAT fraud) and spending programmes, may from 2020 face direct criminal proceedings brought by a European Public Prosecutor. The EU Council of Ministers has approved establishing this new institution in 20 of the 28 EU member states – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia.…