With the… “cloud” of uncertainty over the future of interest rates looming thick, the business world is scrambling to build ramparts in order to cope with the pressure on financial costs and beyond. The messages sent by the central bankers in Europe, the UK, and the USA, with none of them categorically rejecting the possibility …
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The Real-estate market in turmoil and how the EU & USA is hitting Growth
Investments in real estate are traditionally made with loans, the vast majority of which have a variable interest rate. Rising interest rates increase the cost of servicing loans and consequently reduce or eliminate the profit of the companies that own the properties. Already, internationally, the first effects are being observed, with many large companies that …
The Sustainability of European Industry in the Energy Crisis
Eurometaux is the European agency representing producers, processors and recyclers of non-ferrous metals. Its ranks include some of the largest European industries and the most iconic ones belonging to the respective sectors in Europe, which have a turnover of 120 billion euros and directly employ 500 thousand workers. The text of the positions which he …
The New Successful Business Model
What do tech giants like Apple and Microsoft, global online retailers like Amazon and Ebay, leading payment and financial services companies like Visa and Mastercard, popular online game developers like Riot Games have in common, but also social media companies such as Meta (Facebook) and TikTok? While at first glance it may not be obvious …
Risk Management in the Digital Transformation of Businesses
The rapid scaling of innovation and emerging technologies have fundamentally changed the way products, services and business operations are delivered. Recognizing, understanding and addressing new risks associated with digital transformation and innovation will help businesses take the right actions and decisions to deliver greater value in the future. Risk management should be an integral part …
Where are the Economies and Businesses going after the Pandemic and War crises?
The West is also involved in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, imposing successive sanctions on Russia, while Russia threatens to close the energy supply tap to Western countries. Transiently continuing volatility in the stock markets is normal and expected. After all, the big fluctuations also result in the big benefits-profits, for those, of course, …
The Role of Consulting in Internal Audit
The majority of internal audit departments consume an overwhelming percentage of their plan by doing traditional internal audits – what are known as “safeguards operations” and are the focus of internal audit, and are also the activity where most audit committees are expected to emphasis. However, many internal audit departments, either individually or through outsourcing …
The Special Taxation of Family Offices in the EU
Family Offices companies can have any legal form (Ltd, SA, etc.) other than that of non-profit legal entities. Family Offices can be attended by family members, as well as legal entities or legal entities, in which the natural persons or their family members (spouses, unmarried children, parents) participate. In order for the company to be …
The De-dollarization of the World Economy
In 1971, the US government, faced with stagnant inflation and a major global financial crisis, announced the US withdrawal from the Bretton Woods system of agreements, which meant that, in technical terms, all currencies became coin-to-currency currencies. to be regulated in the financial markets. Of course, the changes brought about by the abandonment of the …
Strategic Movements for the Future of Retail Trade
Measures of social distancing impose this new reality of life, which entails changes in the planning and daily life of citizens. These measures of social distancing will continue to exist, despite the forced closure of the market, and impose this new reality of life, in which traders and citizens will have to adapt. For their …