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- Global tax newsletter, issue 9
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- Transparency report 2016
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- Tax Alert | 29 February 2016
- The global economy in 2016
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- Real estate and construction in 2014
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- The global economy in 2013
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- Mergers and acquisitions: The rise of the cross-border transaction 2013
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- Public Financial management reform in a period of global adjustment
- Global tax newsletter, issue 11
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- Global economy in 2015
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- A new global standard on revenue – life sciences
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- A new global standard on revenue – Manufacturing industry
- A new global standard on revenue – retail industry
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- A global guide to business relocation
- M&A 2015
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- IFRS News special edition on IFRS 9
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- Uncovering opportunities for overseas investment
- Where to grow your business
- Cyber attacks cost global business over $300bn a year
- Diverse boards in India, UK and US outperform male-only peers by US$655bn
- BEPS October 2015
- The changing role of Audit
- VAT in the UAE | 9 May 2016
- Focus on: UAE
- Expo 2020: A high stakes event
- Risk and reward: putting mobile personalisation at the heart of the business
- Corporate Governance: the tone from the top
- Assessing the FATCA impact to Financial Institutions in the UAE
- Federal Law No. (2) of 2015 on Commercial Companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- The digital ready hotel: recruiting tomorrows talent
- Tax Alert | 9 September 2015
- Brand matters: winning the battle for relevance
- Building tomorrows billion dollar businesses: Playbook for a new tech world
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- Tax Alert | 15 December 2015
- Strategic dilemmas in insurance
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- GCC VAT update - July 2017
- Federal Decree-Law No. (8) of 2017 for VAT released
- Service Fees and Fines applicable for VAT and Excise Tax Violations
- Executive Summary of the VAT Law
- UAE Excise Tax Regulation issued
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- Mandatory IFRS Changes - 9 and 15
- Women in leadership: beyond policy to progress
- The Impact of Technology in Audit and Finance
- Investing in the Middle East
- Hotel Re-Generate: mega trends impacting hotels
- Navigating the changes to IFRS
- VAT Alert: Director Services
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- General Data Protection Regulation
- VAT Alert: Profit Margin Scheme Clarification
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- VAT Alert: Residential vs Serviced Labour Accommodation
- Islamic crypto-assets and ADGM: an opportunity
- VAT - A Pandora’s Box for the UAE Hospitality Sector
- VAT Alert: Insurance
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- Unlocking Real Value
- International indirect tax guide 2018
- Islamic Finance and China: Unlimited Potential
- Thriving in 2019’s global economy
- Islamic accounting: A fundamental element in the growing industry
- Women in business 2019
- Investing for the Future
- One size fits nothing
- Survey: CFOs seen to drive digital change
- DSOA Wins International Risk Management Award
- The REIT time to invest?
- IFRS News - Q2 2019
- VAT Alert - June 2019
- Future of Leadership 2030
- IFRS - Example Financial Statements 2019
- Insights into IFRS 16
- Falling Economic Optimism
- VAT Alert - July & August 2019
- IFRS News - Q3 2019
- VAT Alert - September 2019
- How to better manage digital risk
- VAT Alert - October 2019
- Regulatory Pulse - Navigating the regulatory rollercoaster
- IFRS News - Q4 2019
- Tax Alert - November 2019
- Gender Balance isn’t just right; it is the right thing for the bottom line
- Interim consolidated financial statements 2020
- Economic Substance Requirements in the UAE for DIFC Entities
- Mandatory DEWS Plan - Effective 1st Feb 2020
- Tax Alert - December 2019
- Effectiveness Testing of Internal Controls
- Tax Alert - January 2020
- LIBOR will disappear after 2021, have you prepared for it?
- Women in Business 2020
- Epidemic Risk Management: Let’s call a meeting to discuss COVID-19
- Tax Alert - February 2020
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- 8 Lessons for strengthening your supply chain today
- 4 Strategies to Mitigate the Disruption of COVID-19
- Economic Substance Requirements in the UAE for RAK ICC Entities
- M&A Outlook with Grant Thornton UAE and HSBC
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2020
- Can EXPO 2020 be best experienced by the world in today's crisis?
- Dubai bank relief to avert defaults - Khaleej Times
- Coronavirus: Business owners hail Abu Dhabi stimulus package - Gulf News
- UAE businesses hail UAE Central Bank’s AED 100 bn stimulus - AMEinfo
- UAE banks will have to process consumer complaints within timeframe
- New workplace guidebook for students launches in the Emirates
- UAE businesses still have gaps in cyber space
- Online Recruitment Fraud - The Business Breakfast at Dubai Eye 103.8
- James Tebbs of Grant Thornton UAE: “To develop resilience, take responsibility for your mistakes”
- World's fourth largest: Dubai-Abu Dhabi gas field discovery to boost UAE’s economic growth
- Borrowing costs in UAE could drop in 2020
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2019
- Dubai Islamic shareholders approve the acquisition of "Noor Bank"
- Will UAE's mega plan to shape the next five decades boost business confidence?
- Saudi Aramco likely to hit $2trln valuation target
- How healthy is your VAT position?
- Financial experts welcome insolvency law for individuals
- Markets to stay bearish ahead of Aramco IPO
- Budget: Education gets front bench
- MEED Annual Awards audited by Grant Thornton UAE
- FinTech Abu Dhabi culminates with focus on next generation
- ADGM welcomes Grant Thornton to its list of Professional Firms
- FinX Awards audited by Grant Thornton UAE
- Case Study: Grant Thornton UAE achieve efficiency with ONESOURCE
- ICAEW adds Grant Thornton Exec to Corporate Finance Panel
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2017
- Global profit outlook weakens while GCC remains optimistic
- Saudi Arabia releases its draft VAT implementation regulations
- Tax Procedures Law issued in the UAE
- VAT Alert - March 2017
- Cost of VAT to the insurance industry
- CFOs are urged to prepare now
- GCC nations plan simultaneous VAT rollout by 1 January 2018
- Leveraging ERP to create value
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2016
- VAT is set to truly be taxing
- Grant Thornton named one of the 50 'Worlds Most Attractive Global Employers'
- Islamic Finance and Christian Finance: A shared heritage
- Annual global survey finds senior business roles held by women up slightly to 24%
- UAE businesses remain cautiously optimistic for the year ahead.
- Strategic challenges highlighted for the UAE insurance sector
- Hisham Farouk, CEO shares insights from the Economic Outlook report on Dubai Eye Radio
- Islamic finance & oil prices: where to now?
- Integrated Performance Management: How is it aligned with shareholder value?
- Hisham Farouk, CEO of Grant Thornton, says it would be advisable for companies to start considering ERP implementation prior to the official VAT date
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2015
- Middle East & Africa offers strong market growth for dynamic businesses, with the UAE leading in the region.
- Think responsibly: CSR reporting
- The future of Audit is set to transform in the UAE, leading way to change say Grant Thornton and ACCA
- Digital: The next frontier for hotels
- Outsourcing: Going beyond technical expertise
- Dubai calling: Franchising opportunities in the gateway to the Middle East
- United Arab Emirates Economic Overview 2015
- Oil Prices: Where, Why And What Next?
- Business optimism in the UAE has continued to grow steadily despite the recent instability within the oil & gas sector
- The future of Audit is set to transform in the UAE, leading way to change
- Grant Thornton named as the Strategic Partners of the Year for 2015 with Middle East CFO Alliance
- Hisham Farouk, CEO shares insights from the Hotel 2020 report on Dubai Eye Radio
- Mass personalisation and digital are key for UAE Hotels in run up to 2020
- Women in Eastern Europe point the way to senior management whilst in the UAE the path to leadership gains further support from government initiatives
- Building momentum for the year ahead: Real Estate & Construction outlook
- US$250bn in overseas real estate investment driven by gut feeling rather than data
- Grant Thornton named one of the 50 'World’s Most Attractive Global Employers'
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