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- India - the world leader in outsourcing
- There was a time when business process outsourcing (BPO) or offshoring to one of the world's most populated and poorest countries caused a stir but those days are long gone, as Richard Willsher discovers
- Russians get set to go in the red
- Howard Gethin announces the birth of the Russian mortgage market
- Will the lights go out again in China?
- With the Chinese economy expanding rapidly, Alysha Webb asks how the energy infrastructure is coping with the pace of change
- Letter from Russia
- Howard Gethin reports on why things may be starting to look up for the travelling businessman in Russia
- The revitalisation of China's media industry
- China has recently decided to lift its ban on foreign investment in its television and film production companies. So what can this all mean? By Alysha Webb
- Small island... big investment
- Reuben Buttigieg describes how Malta has much to offer prospective investors in the Mediterranean region
- Letter from Canada
- Alison Arnot reports from Canada
- Time to stop preaching and start working as one
- How ready are the 10 accession countries' accounting systems, policies and standards? Michelle Perry writes
- Reform
- Jennifer Lopez explains the Strategic Framework for the Corporate Law Reform Programme of the Companies Commission of Malaysia
- Letter from Brussels
- Jeremy Woolfe on the latest developments
- Hitting the target
- Kaiser Kwan and Ignatius Cheng consider the Hong Kong tax authority's approach to tax audits
- Letter from Ireland
- Airline baggage will one day be a thing of the past if Ryanair's Michael O'Leary has his way. Siobhan Creaton reports on the innovative, and often controversial, entrepreneur who now leads the world's most profitable airline
- Letter from the Caribbean
- Hurricane Ivan swept across the Caribbean causing much destruction in its wake. Here, Rory Rostant looks at how those who suffered most are trying to get back on their feet
- Islamic banking goes global
- Mushtak Parker reports on how the growth of Islamic banking has continued unabated in a post-9/11 international financial environment
- Letter from South Africa
- The livelihood of South Africa's pharmacists are under threat due to recent ill-conceived government legislation, the knock-on effects of which could prove disastrous. Amanda Vermeulen writes
- Malaysia's vision for Islamic finance
- What are the secrets to Malaysia's success in Islamic finance? Nazatul Izma Abdullah reports
- South Africa and the corporate fightback against AIDS
- Nowhere on Earth has felt the scourge of AIDS and HIV more than the African continent. Amanda Vermeulen reports on how the business sector has stepped up to lend a helping hand in the fight against the epidemic
- Food hub
- Nazatul Izma Abdullah discovers how Malaysia is keen to reinvent itself as a global centre for halal goods and services
- Letter from the US
- Abigail Rayner reports on the latest corporate scandal which has worrying implications on public health
- Letter from Zambia
- Nancy Kalindi Mwape reports from Zambia
- Everyone's a winner
- Alysha Webb explains why there will be many who'll gain from Shanghai's inaugural Formula One event besides Schumacher et al, not least the local economy
- Islamic banking - dynamics of growth
- Mushtak Parker continues his report on the growth of Islamic banking in a post-9/11 international financial environment
2005 articles
- Letter from... Russia
- Howard Gethin reports from Russia
- Letter from... Australia
- Janine Mace reports on recent news in Australia
- Letter from... Russia
- Howard Gethin on the rise of the IPO in Russia
- Identifying the risk
- With the introduction of the credit rating service Caricris, Rory Rostant reports on how investors may now be more willing to do business in the Caribbean
- Letter from... Pakistan
- Farhan Bokari reports from Pakistan
- It's decision time
- Janine Mace reports on why new rules on pensions in Australia will give individual employees the choice of where their retirement savings will accumulate
- Playing for high stakes
- Alexandra Harney discovers how "all things Macau" have become a hotbed for investment
- Letter from... the Caribbean
- Rory Rostant on the latest issues in the Caribbean
- Letter from... China
- Alysha Webb reports from China
- Letter from... South Africa
- Kirsty Laschinger reports on Barclays purchase of ABSA which will bring about the biggest bank in Africa
- Endgame at the exchange
- Is it the beginning of the end for local and national stock exchanges? asks Richard Willsher
- Letter from... Canada
- Alison Arnot reports on the continual rise of oil prices
- Letter from... Hong Kong
- Peta Tomlinson with the latest from Hong Kong
- Letter from... US
- Abigail Rayner reports on recent news from the US
- Underhand down under
- Janine Mace reports on Operation Wickenby, a $300m money laundering and fraud investigation
- China merger
- Such is the demand for foreign firms' accounting services in China that more and more of the businesses concerned are turning to Chinese companies for assistance, as Alysha Webb discovers
- Cargo crisis
- Australia is starting to feel the effects of a recent lack of investment in its transport infrastructure, reports Janine Mace
- HK: still high rise?
- While the recent rise in interest rates has hardly dulled optimism about Hong Kong’s property market, some of the initial buying frenzy back in the spring has gone. Alexandra Harney reports
- Letter from... Malaysia
- Nazatul Izma Abdullah reports from Malaysia
- The demand for fair value
- Joseph Alfred reports from Singapore on the new FRS 40 and its implications for the investment properties market
- Complying with the code
- Sonia Khao reports on Hong Kong's new mandatory disclosure requirements for good corporate governance
- Will China Inc shun Uncle Sam?
- Will the stringent Sarbox rules persuade Chinese companies to list elsewhere? Alexandra Harney reports from Hong Kong
- Funding health
- England is learning lessons from Australia’s introduction of a casemix funding system in the state of Victoria
- Letter from... Malaysia
- Nazatul Izma Abdullah reports
- Letter from... Malaysia
- Nazatul Izma Abdullah reports from Malaysia
- Brighter prospects
- Professor Ato Ghartey profiles public sector accountability in the developing world and the emerging trends for improved governance and development
- Letter from... Ireland
- Siobhan Creaton with the latest from the Emerald Isle
- Return of the mega-deal
- Corporate America went on a buying spree earlier this year with a flurry of mergers and acquisitions that hearkened back to the heady days of the late 1990s. Alison Arnot reports
- Letter from... Brussels
- The latest issues from Brussels
- Letter from... Hong Kong
- Peta Tomlinson reports on the latest news from Hong Kong
- A bridge too far?
- It is 35km long, six lanes wide and intended to stimulate economic development. But the RMB30bn bridge that China and Hong Kong are planning to build across the Pearl River is already mired in controversy, reports Alexandra Harney
- Letter from... US
- Abigail Rayner reports from the US
- Letter from... Hong Kong
- Peta Tomlinson reports on the announcement by China of the ending of its currency's direct peg to the US dollar
- Empowering the economy
- Black economic empowerment has revolutionised the South African economy in recent years, but how should BEE deals be accounted for, especially where IFRS 2 is concerned? Kirsty Laschinger writes
- Letter from... Singapore
- Jake Lloyd-Smith reports from Singapore
- Letter from... Brussels
- Jeremy Woolfe reports from Brussels
2006 articles
- Letter from... Ireland
- Siobhan Creaton reports on a massive spending boom gripping Ireland
- The challenge of an economic turnaround
- Farhan Bokhari reports on Pakistan’s efforts to become a major Asian hub of business
- Australia's red hot commodities
- In the hot, red dust of Australia’s outback there is a new gold rush going on these days, reports Janine Mace
- There is no stopping the floodgates
- If anything can stem the dollar flow pouring in to Hong Kong’s capital markets, it does not seem to be registering on anyone’s radar, reports Peta Tomlinson
- A fall from grace
- Julian Ryall reviews the Livedoor case and asks whether Japan Inc should now expect tougher financial regulatory controls as a result of the scandal
- The impact of entry
- Vietnam’s WTO entry will have a far reaching impact on the country. Amy Kazmin writes
- Letter from... Russia
- Howard Gethin reports from Russia
- Letter from... Malaysia
- Majella Gomes reports on how far Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor has come over the past 10 years
- Letter from... China
- China has made a bold move in the right direction by bringing into line its accounting and auditing standards with international rules. Peta Tomlinson reports
- Letter from... Australia
- Janine Mace reports on the concerns held by Australia's workforce to new labour market reforms
- Letter from... Brussels
- Jeremy Woolfe on the effectiveness of Europe's Financial Services Action Plan
- Letter from... Ireland
- Siobhan Creaton reports on the decline of the sugar industry in Ireland
- Letter from... Canada
- Alison Arnot writes on the growing strength of the Canadian dollar
- Does Singapore need a corporate sling?
- A spate of corporate scandals has shaken the business community in Singapore. Jake Lloyd-Smith writes on what measures are being taken to restore reputation and confidence in the Lion City
- Fuelling a major crisis
- When US President, George W Bush, announced in his State of the Union address this year that “America is addicted to oil”, it was clear the country had reached a turning point, says Abigail Rayner
- Letter from.. Singapore
- Jake Lloyd-Smith reports from Singapore
- The road to IAS
- Dr Hassan Ali gives a local insight into the role of the MASB and the adoption of IFRS
- Weaving a web of corporate deceit
- The mystery surrounding the financial dealings of the late Brett Kebble had led to fears of an epic corporate scandal in South Africa. Kirsty Laschinger investigates
- China’s cars move into overdrive
- Should the West be expecting a flood of cars from China this year? Perhaps not. But, according to some, expect to see more than a handful of made-in-China cars travelling Europe’s roads by 2007. Alysha Webb reports
- Dawning of a new era
- Sonia Khao reports on China’s adoption of new accounting standards
- Where have all the customers gone?
- Are department stores going out of fashion in Canada? With the decline of the long-established Hudson’s Bay Company, the belief certainly has some validity, as Alison Arnot finds out
- Letter from... Hong Kong
- Bradley Leon reports from Hong Kong
- Protecting the whistleblower
- To what extent are external auditors in Singapore required to whistleblow on companies they audit, based on current legislation and regulations; and to what extent are they protected? Joseph Alfred reports
- Letter from... South Africa
- Kirsty Laschinger reports on the 'year of the FDI' in South Africa
- The 'CGT' effect
- By narrowing the range of assets subject to Capital Gains Tax for foreign investment into Australia, the Tax Laws Amendments Bill 2006 sets to buoy foreign takeovers and buyouts of businesses in Australia, reports Pansy Kwan
- A steep learning curve
- Nowhere is China’s professional skills shortage more apparent than in the accounting and auditing sector, reports Peta Tomlinson
- Trading water
- Janine Mace reports on the plight of countries like Australia, now the new front-line in a battle over that most precious of all resources – water
- Letter from... Japan
- Julian Ryall considers the effects of the ChuoAoyama PricewaterhouseCoopers scandal
- A fear of the unknown
- Majella Gomes reports
on Malaysia Inc’s general lack of enthusiasm towards the Goods
and Services Tax
- The grass is not always greener
- Farhan Bokhari discusses the problems facing Dubai’s growth as a world leading financial centre
- China: who can fit the dragon with brakes?
- As China’s economic development soars,
how will it sustain itself
in the years ahead?
Peta Tomlinson reports
- Letter from... the Caribbean
- Rory Rostant reports from Trinidad
- Custodians of integrity in Africa
- An ACCA East Africa convention in Kenya has highlighted the need for corporate transparency and good governance. Philip Ngunjiri reports on the issues debated and how trust can be restored in the profession
2007 articles
- Letter from... Czech Republic
- Letter from... Brussels
- Jeremy Woolfe on the business implications of Nicolas Sarkozy as newly elected French President
- One trillion and counting
- The Malaysian Government's recent announcement that the country's total trade for 2006 had passed the RM1 trillion mark whipped up quite a bit of excitement. Majella Gomes writes
- A budding high-tech hub?
- Now that Intel is setting up operations in Ho Chi Minh City, can Vietnam establish itself as the centre of a new high-tech business boom? Amy Kazmin reports
- Facing the war on talent
- From accountants to chief financial officers, finding finance professionals with the right mix of accounting and business skills is proving quite difficult for employers in Singapore, reports Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
- An emerging metropolis
- It has been called an economic dream team. Hong Kong and Shenzhen, two of Asia's urban powerhouses, are considering joining forces to create a giant metropolis of 20 million people that would rival New York and London. Alexandra Harney writes
- The rising sun - the falling yen?
- To say that the Japanese yen has been on something of a rollercoaster ride in recent weeks would be an understatement, as Julian Ryall reports
- Letter from... Australia
- Janine Mace reports on the Project Wikenby investigation
- Letter from... South Africa
- Bernardt van der Linde writes on black economic empowerment, or BEE
- Bumpy ride
- Next months marks the first decade since the UK handed back to China the territory of Hong Kong, which it had ruled for almost a century. Peta Tomlinson looks back on an eventful decade
- Anime magic
- Julian Ryall appraises the phenomenal growth of animation and its role in Japanese business and society
- Letter from... Ireland
- Paul Gosling reports on the historic restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland
- All change...
- These are interesting times for the Prague Stock Exchange. After many years underperforming, the prospects for the institution look more positive, with talk of rejuvenation, reports David Creighton
- Letter from... Singapore
- In a bid to remain competitive as an investment destination, Singapore is considering cutting its corporate taxes further, reports Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
- Renewable energy
- In a world where carbon emitting energy sources are increasingly seen as the work of the devil, Janine Mace reports on the tricky position in which Australia currently finds itself
- Letter from... Singapore
- What keeps Singapore's CFOs awake at night? asks Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
- Letter from... Canada
- Last October, Canada's Finance Department gave the business community a Halloween surprise that, for many, was more of a trick than a treat, writes Alison Arnot
- The zones of free trade
- The rapid emergence of Free Trade Zones in the middle of the Arabian desert has fuelled economic growth in Dubai, but are they running out of steam? Amelia Shepherd-Smith reports
- Letter from... Australia
- Janine Mace reports on the efforts being made in Australia to establish a stronger and more profitable biopharmaceutical industry
- Caribbean opportunities
- Linda Hutchinson-Jafar reports on the advent of a wider Caribbean Single Market and Economy
- Letter from... the UK
- Private equity bosses have been stunned by their sudden exposure to the glare of publicity, reports Paul Gosling
- Letter from... Malaysia
- Nazatul Izma Abdullah reports
- Watch for the transfer pricing
- Douglas Fone and Jian Li discuss the forthcoming transfer pricing documentation requirements and implications for multinational enterprises operating in China
- Letter from... the US
- Are US retailers becoming more eco-conscious? Abigail Rayner reports
- The pirates of South China
- China is cracking down on counterfeiting with an IPR Action Plan implemented last year. But do the reforms go far enough, and what more should be done to protect and attract overseas business?
Peta Tomlinson reports
- Letter from... Ireland
- Siobhan Creaton looks at Rynair's latest daring bid
- Letter from... Japan
- Shareholders’ meetings used to be such simple affairs in Japan. They were quick, efficient and rarely was a hand in the crowd raised. But those previously compliant and conservative shareholders are now asking tough questions. Julian Ryall reports
- A tax avoider’s dream
- Mike Truman explains the importance of domicile in the UK tax system
- Letter from... China
- Lauren Keane on China's new 'private property law'
- Blip, bubble, burst
- Recent turmoil in global equity markets suggests something is happening, but what? Richard Willsher investigates
- Letter from... China
- The People's Republic of China's (PRC) proposal for a tough new labour contract law had attracted sharp criticism from multinationals and local companies, reports Bradley Leon
- Dancing to the tune of private equity
- As private equity funds adopt a more aggressive role in Australian business, Janine Mace looks at a new breed of corporate raider
- Who’ll rein in the bull?
- In what would have seemed unthinkable just a few years ago, Hong Kong’s stock market has overtaken New York to claim second place in the world, after London. Peta Tomlinson describes how
- Does Ford need a faster horse?
- Once upon a time, half of the cars on US roads were Fords. So what went wrong in the 1990s, and can Ford get back in the saddle? asks Abigail Rayner
2008 articles
- Letter from... Japan
- Julian Ryall reports on Japan's new initiative to encourage accountants to adopt modern technology
- Letter from... Malaysia
- As part of its efforts to boost company listings on Bursa Malaysia, the Malaysian Stock Exchange is instituting new measures that will take effect from 2 January 2008, reports Majella Gomes
- T5: when the engines stop, the whining continues
- Though it landed on time and on budget, Heathrow Terminal 5's first few days could not be regarded as a runway success. Richard Brass reports
- Letter from... the US
- Abigail Rayner reports on the dog left millons of dollars in a will. Whatever would the taxman say?
- Get rich quick
- Such has been the growth in China's elite during the past decade that its super-rich are now multiplying at a much faster rate than those in the West, reports Peta Tomlinson. And they are getting younger too
- Contributing to the campaign coffers
- With the US presidential campaign well under way, just how big a role has the accounting profession played in terms of financial donations to the political players? asks Holly Yeager
- Shattering the glass ceiling
- Norway has used powerful legislation to break down the barrier to women occupying senior corporate jobs. Could this be the way forward for other countries? asks Richard Willsher
- Letter from... the Caribbean
- Linda Hutchinson-Jafar reports on the changes to Trinidad and Tobago's petroleum tax
- Letter from... Scotland
- David Evans reports on the implications of new reforms to the Scottish legal profession
- A green leap forward
- As China marches towards its date with Olympic destiny later this year, the mighty dragon has settled into a softer, though equally purposeful pace. Peta Tomlinson writes
- Policy? What policy?
- Voices are demanding reforms to the UK tax system. Peter Williams looks at the reasons why and considers the Government's response
- Acquisition and US business
- As the year-end corporate reporting cycle comes to a close in the US, companies there are beginning to turn their minds to the new acquisition accounting standard passed in January - and they may be in for a surprise, says Lauren Keane
- Letter from... Canada
- A recent report by Canada's Competition Bureau criticised Canada's accounting profession for being over-regulated, particularly in the limits it places on who can offer certain professional services, reports Alison Arnot
- Pointing the finger
- As the fall-out from the credit market crisis continues, Scott Payton discovers who is attracting criticism in the latest chapter of the 'blame game'
- Letter from... China
- An overhaul of the tax rates foreign companies pay in China is adding to mounting costs for international investors there, reports Alexandra Harney
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