This edition of frontiers in finance focuses on 'hot' topics in the financial services sector in general, and the retail banking sector in particular.
Globalization is driving worldwide growth, and business opportunities can be found in more countries and regions of the world than ever before.
This card was prepared in January 2008 as a quick reference tool for
the most common tax rates and issues. Any special regimes have
been deliberately omitted.
This outlook summarizes the major short and medium-term trends at work in the America’s information and communications technology (ICT) markets, as well as the key competitive challenges, opportunities and drivers of growth. It brings into focus the most important trends at work in the region’s ICT markets and aims to illuminate those trends that will do most to shape – or reshape – the industry's growth dynamics and supply structure in the region.
The essays presented in this publication highlight some critical challenges facing media organizations and offer insights into a number of pressing issues for the industry. The topics of the three essays include the convergence of the IT, telecommunications and media industries; the boundaries of regulation; the entry of private equity firms.
The May 2005 edition of the Image Newsletter focuses on EU accession one year after last year's historic expansion of the Union, evaluates the progress made by new accession candidates and gives a look into the debate over liberalizing the EU Services Sector.
