This article was initially published on Inc.com | It's not a political platform or a savior. But it's a crucial part of your business. Much has been written about the pros and cons of ESG (which stands for Environmental, Social and Governance), what it is, whether it's "woke," and if that is a good thing or bad. ESG is under fire, both from political forces on the right who claim it is pushing a leftist political agenda, and from environmental and...

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All eyes were on Davos earlier this week as Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen spoke before the World Economic Forum on 17 January. As highly anticipated, the Commission President used the Davos stage to shine a light on what Brussels is planning in order to boost European industry and more specifically, respond to US President Biden’s massive subsidy package, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In an attempt to address the ever-growing concerns of industry and European governments, von der...

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The Digital Operational Resilience Act (“DORA”) is part of the Digital finance package adopted in 2020 by the EU Commission to further enable and support the potential of digital finance in terms of innovation and competition, while mitigating the risks arising from it. DORA enters into force on 16 January 2023. The designated European Supervisory Authorities are currently developing technical standards with which financial entities must comply, whilst national competent authorities will oversee compliance and enforce the regime as required....

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"We recovered earlier than we anticipated," stressed the chairman of the entity responsible for promoting Portugal as a tourist destination. Portugal was presented on Wednesday at the Madrid tourism fair (FITUR), one of the largest in the world, with the expectation of repeating this year the growth of the sector above what had been forecast for 2022 and to capture more tourists from Spain. Last year is already “the best ever from a revenue point of view” for Portuguese tourism, with...

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Background The Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980, as amended (FIRPTA), imposes tax on gain realized on disposition by nonresident alien individuals or foreign corporations (non-U.S. persons) of a U.S. real property interest (USRPI) by treating such gain as effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business by such non-U.S. persons (effectively connected income, or ECI). The FIRPTA tax is enforced by requiring the purchaser (or other transferee) of a USRPI from a foreign...

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