Tax compliance is central to the government’s agenda in 2019. The minister of finance indicated in the 2019 budget that the government would focus its revenue mobilisation efforts on reforming revenue institutions, intensifying compliance measures and broadening the tax net. However, we must work towards ensuring that compliance is less...
Since 2015 Côte d’Ivoire has initiated reforms aimed at profoundly restructuring its economy. Among the projects launched by the Fiscal Reform Commission, one of the most important seems to be the reform of the tax framework for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Indeed, SMEs form the backbone of many of our economies, including that...
There have only been a few changes to the legal framework and tax in Oman in 2018. Some of the more noteworthy enactments have centred on the introduction of stricter penalties following the introduction of a new penal code and through existing competition and anti-monopoly laws, and consumer protection laws. These changes have placed greater...
Foreign business partners frequently ask whether representative offices will continue to be allowed in Algeria. Typically, this is asked when they plan to set up such an entity or when the time comes to renew its licence, which is valid for only two years.
MSMEs are critical to the development of any nation due to their numerous contributions to the economy. MSMEs are perceived to be the engine of growth and catalyst for socio-economic transformation of any country because of their significant contribution to the advancement of new product development and processes, and employment generation. In...
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