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US tax reform and its likely impacts on HK-US trade and investment

2 minutos On 22 December 2017, America’s President Trump signed into law the biggest overhaul of the US tax system in more than 30 years. Widely regarded as the President’s first major legislative triumph, the newly-enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will give about 80% of US households a tax cut over the next decade. Furthermore, most US corporations will enjoy a lower after-tax cost of capital thanks to the new law. However, it is being criticised for widening the US government’s fiscal deficit Continue lendo→

China’s move to relax regulations in free trade zones aims to improve “negative list” approach: academics

1 minuto China’s decision to ease regulations for foreign enterprises investing in free trade zones (FTZs) aims to improve the “negative list” approach and provide legal protection for reform and opening-up, according to two academics. The State Council has decided to lift several restrictions or investment limitations for foreign investment in FTZs, a notice said Tuesday. “The negative list system with its simple model, high level of transparency and simplified procedure has lowered the cost and improved efficiency for foreign companies in China,” said Continue lendo→

Uruguay enacts changes to Free Trade Zone regime

1 minuto On December 8, 2017, Uruguay’s Executive Power enacted Law No. 19,566, introducing changes to Law No. 15,921, which established the Free Trade Zone (FTZ) regime. The changes are effective March 8, 2018. The new law allows services rendered to third countries from the FTZ to also be rendered from the FTZ to corporate income taxpayers inside Uruguayan, non-FTZ, territory. The new law states that the requirement for 75% of an FTZ user’s employees to be Uruguayan could be reduced with authorization of Continue lendo→

Suécia vê potencial e quer cooperação com o Ceará

menos de 1 minuto Com mais destaque no cenário nacional, o Ceará continua a atrair a atenção de investidores internacionais. Em visita ao Diário do Nordeste, ontem, o embaixador da Suécia no Brasil, Per-Arne Hjelmborn, informou ter iniciado sua primeira visita ao Estado com o objetivo de descobrir o que o Ceará tem a oferecer que possa interessar os suecos, tanto do ramo industrial, como também para a cooperação científica e desenvolvimento de projetos sociais. Além de reunião com a governadora em exercício, Izolda Continue lendo→

Refinaria: governo do Ceará vai ao Irã no dia 25

1 minuto O governo do Estado marcará presença no Irã no próximo dia 25 de janeiro para propor sua participação societária no projeto da refinaria para a Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE) do Ceará, negociada com a National Iranian Oil Company e a Qingdao Xinyutian Chemical. A ideia de o Estado entrar com participação no empreendimento está “consolidada”, segundo o secretário de Assuntos Internacionais do governo, Antônio Balhmann. A fatia negociada para o Ceará seria entre 10% a 15%, mesma faixa de percentual Continue lendo→