27 Sep
Chapter News, Financing for Development/UN SDG's

Opening of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly

The EU is hosting a number of flagship events in the margins of the General Assembly and EU representatives have a full agenda of high-level debates  President Jean-Claude Juncker, First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini will together with European Council President Donald Tusk attend today the opening of the 73rd UN General Assembly in New York. In the side-lines, President Juncker, accompanied by Commissioner Hahn, will also hold a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze. Yesterday, President Juncker - at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit at the United...

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27 Sep
Chapter News

A Europe that protects: EU customs seized over 31 million fake goods at EU borders in 2017

New figures released by the European Commission today show that customs authorities detained over 31 million fake and counterfeit products at the EU's external border with a street value of over €580 million. Although the total figures have declined since 2016, fake potentially dangerous goods for day-to-day use like healthcare products, medicines, toys and electrical goods now make up a much higher proportion of all seizures – 43% of all detained goods came from this category. Overall, the top category...

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26 Sep
Member News

InterExchange launches Sustain Grant for young Americans in support of UN SDGs

By Mark Overmann | Vice President of External Affairs | InterExchange   Happy Global Goals Week! In support of this vital effort, InterExchange has launched our Sustain Grant, which includes full funding for select participants in our Sustainable Action Costa Rica program.   Sustainable Action Costa Rica, which will take place January 5-13, 2019, is a specialized 8-day experiential tour of Costa Rica focusing on hands-on education in social and environmental sustainability. The program will engage American students and graduates with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs...

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26 Sep
Member News

Due North: U.S. Private Equity Sets Sights on Canada

By John M. Mercury & Jonathan McCullough The outlook for private equity investment in Canada is promising. The country has become an attractive destination for foreign investors, and the total value of PE deals continues to reach new heights. A strong Canadian economy is good news for Canadian companies and investors. What are the motivations and experiences of PE firms doing deals in Canada? What is driving their decisions to move ahead and invest, or to hold and take a closer look? To better understand this, Bennett Jones commissioned Mergermarket to...

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26 Sep
Member News

The impact of the AIFMD on global finance

Nadia Bonnet | Avocat à la Cour | Arendt & Medernach The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) is aimed at increasing investor protection, creating a common set of rules for the authorization, organization, operation and supervision of asset managers, improving risk management by asset managers and creating a single market for alternative investment funds within the European Union (“EU”). Due to its extraterritorial reach; to date the AIFMD is the most significant piece of regulation affecting the private funds industry...

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25 Sep
Member News

Doing business in Germany: What you should know

Germany is one of the most rule-bound countries in the world. The bureaucracy and the language can be quite daunting to a newcomer. Just ask some of the recently arrived refugees from Syria. This article originally appeared on GlobalTradeMag.com. German media reported that refugees were surprised by the long waits in line and approvals needed to get housing, health care and a bank account. One was quoted saying he didn’t know what he was signing because the application for a subsidized...

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24 Sep
Member News

The weekly Vulcan View for the 17th – 21st of September featuring analysis of the latest EU developments  

VULCAN VIEW KEY EVENTS OF THE WEEK 17th - 21st OF SEPTEMBER EU COUNCIL SUMMIT Austrian Presidency of the European Council hosts Salzburg summitThis week the 28 EU leaders met for an informal summit in Salzburg Austria, the birthplace of Mozart, and the first major gathering to take place under the Austrian Presidency of the European Council. The summit addressed the contentious issue of migration, with Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kutz, reporting on the progress of conclusions relating to migration adopted by leaders at...

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20 Sep
Member News

Brexit Generates Business Opportunities for Amsterdam

By Nicole van Bunge | Uri Pop Amsterdam has been selected as headquarter for the European Medicines Agency (EMA), following a close win over Milan. Currently based in London, the EMA is relocating due to Brexit. The win of the bid for the EMA headquarter is a tremendous conquest for the Netherlands and its economy given that the agency employs 900 staff and hosts around 30,000 overseas visitors each year. As the EMA is responsible for the scientific supervision, evaluation and safety monitoring...

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20 Sep
Member News

Tax Alert – Dutch Budget Day tax proposals – 19 September 2018

On 18 September it was budget day (Prinsjesdag) in the Netherlands on which the Dutch government released several bills of law containing tax law proposals. In this Tax Alert we will provide you with a summary of the main proposals relevant for international businesses. 1. Implementation of ATAD 1: introduction of earnings stripping rule and CFC-regimeOn 12 July 2016 the Anti-tax Avoidance Directive ('ATAD 1' or the 'Directive') was adopted by the European Council, obliging member states to adopt it ultimately...

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20 Sep
Member News

Forbes recognizes ACG Resources as one of the Best Executive Recruiting Firms of 2018 in the U.S.

ACG Resources is proud and pleased to announce that Forbes has recognized ACG Resources as one of the Best Executive Recruiting Firms of 2018 in the United States. Based on aggregate data registered by our active and passive clients, ACG Resources has been rated 9.5/10 (Net Promoter Score), regarding effective strategy, communication, and search efforts. As a boutique family-operated firm, we a proud of our unmatched, almost zero-turnover rate of our internal staff as well as our proven, dedicated recruitment...

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