Economy & Finance

Investing vs Speculating As many investors discover, mapping out an investment plan is the easy part. Sticking with that plan is what separates investors from speculators. To make the most

The Arab report on Human Development 2003, published by the United Nations, looks at the relationship between poor education, access to knowledge and democracy (on one hand) and the low

A new law regulating the activity of estate agents is about to come into force. The Decree Law 211/2004, of August 20, will come into force on September 20 and

Changing the terms of combat is one of the main tenets of a winning business strategy and the market’s reaction to Wal-Mart is a fine example of this. Since it

The double whammy on offshore (and almost offshore) property companies In this series, we investigate the ins and outs of the assessment of profits from the sale of real estate,

This week I have put together five recent press reports detailing how important tax collection is to the UK Treasury and Inland Revenue.   Tories fear tax hike for UK

With the EU’s Savings Tax Directive dominating the headlines over the last 18 months or so, many people have forgotten about the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s anti-tax evasion

At a time when world oil supply is meeting demand, why has there been such a rapid price rise? The current crude oil price is up by approximately 40 per

Many readers will realise that I have ‘borrowed’ the title of this article from the UK Inland Revenue’s media campaign. I couldn’t resist the irony of using this statement in

All you ever wanted to know about the capital gains tax on real estate and were afraid to ask The ABC’s of CGT Over the coming weeks, we will investigate