Florin Trandafirescu (49), former Managing Director of Inmarko, Unilever Ice Cream company in Russia, is appointed as a Managing Director for Czech and Slovak business as from 1 November, 2012. Florin joined Unilever in 1997 after 5 years with Siemens. During his career with Unilever he has been moving through a number of roles in […]
PwC Czech Republic Tax and Legal Services team was strengthened in October by Martin Houska, a Director specialised in the area of international tax and domestic tax planning and reorganisation. Prior joining PwC Martin has gained extensive experience having worked in some of the largest tax advisory firms, most recently as a senior manager with […]
Exact became the main partner of a significant event in the glass industry field this year – International Glass Symposium (IGS). Event will take place from October 4 to October 7, 2012 in Nový Bor and it will be possible to see work of many significant Czech and foreign glassmakers and designers there. Besides Czech […]
The new Mediation Act came into force on 1 September, 2012. Until now, mediation regulation has been absent in Czech law. However, this does not mean that mediation did not occur or was illegal; instead, there was merely no regulation governing mediation, which has raised a number of issues as to the duties of mediators, […]
In the school year of 2011/2012 AFS Mezikulturní programy, o.s. sent 72 Czech high school students on study programs abroad. Students returned home with lot of unforgettable experiences and knowledge. Veronika also belongs among this year AFS alumnis and we are bringing you her article on life in Japan here. Japan is a lifelong […]
RGM households with income of more than USD 30 thousand to more than double by 2020 overtaking US and Eurozone GDP of the Czech Republic is forecast to decline by 1.4 per cent in 2012 according to Ernst & Young Economic expansion in the 25 leading rapid-growth markets (RGMs) including the Czech Republic has started […]
KPMG International has moved up to the top spot, leading this year’s rankings of The World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®). Last year KPMG ranked second on the IAOP® list, which is comprised of 20 advisory firms. The independent judging panel organised by the IAOP® evaluated applications based on […]
In July the Chamber of Deputies dealt with two amendments to the VAT Act. The first amendment forms a part of the bill on changes to tax, insurance and other laws in connection with reducing the public budget deficit. The bill was passed by the Chamber of Deputies in the third reading and now goes […]
Havel, Holásek & Partners has welcomed on board two new senior associates, Michaela Handrejchová and Marianna Čarská. Michaela Handrejchová joins Havel, Holásek & Partners’ Prague office and focuses on mergers & acquisitions, reorganisation and divestitures of companies, commercial law, labour law, and social security law. Marianna Čarská strengthens the Slovak team at Havel, Holásek & […]
Introducing global trends in tax policy The competitive struggle between states is pushing down tax rates. On the other hand, several countries protect their own territorial revenues. We bring you an overview of the ten most important trends that run the world of tax policy: Reducing rates, broadening tax bases International tax competition is pushing […]
