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Istanbul to host Halal Expo in November

Turkey has taken the first step toward achieving its goal to be a halal food center. According to a decision by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Turkey will be the showcase of the OIC Halal Expo. Discover Events Chairman Yunus Ete said: "Halal Expo has become the only halal fair that OIC officially supports." Having signed an agreement with the OIC, the country is now preparing to host the 5th OIC Halal Expo under the auspices of the presidency of the Republic of Turkey.

UAE domestic VAT law released

On 27 August 2017, the United Arab Emirates (the "UAE") published the text of its domestic Value Added Tax (the "VAT") Law, shortly after releasing the text of its Excise Tax Law last week, and the Federal Tax Procedures Law earlier this month. It will be followed by implementing regulations, which will provide more detail on application of the VAT Law.
 
The UAE Government is still planning to introduce VAT on 1 January 2018.

The main features of the new tax may be summarised as follows:

New Tax Procedures Law in the UAE

On 31 July 2017, the President of the United Arab Emirates (the “UAE”) issued the new Tax Procedures Law (the “Law”). This Law contributes to build the UAE’s tax system, to regulate the administration and collection of taxes and most importantly, to clarify the respective rights and obligations between the Federal Tax Authority (the “FTA”) and the taxpayer.

VAT in the GCC – Q&A updates from the UAE Ministry of Finance

On 9 July the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Finance (MOF) published an update of the Value Added Tax (VAT) FAQ section of its website.

Following on the awareness workshops launched by the MOF, such update provides some clarification on substantive and procedural aspects pertaining to the implication and implementation of VAT.

Among the key questions raised, the following may especially be of interest to you:

ISFIN teams up with AB & David in Ghana - a leading pan African law firm

Ghana poised for strategic investments & partnerships to support new vision.

ISFIN has teamed up with AB & David Africa, a pan Africa law firm which has offices in Ghana, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and affiliates in Liberia in Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Burundi as well as a network of best friend firms that enable us assist clients and friends in 24 African countries.

Pellerano & Herrera awarded as Dominican Firm of the Year

IFLR Americas Awards recognized Pellerano & Herrera as the most innovative law firm

The prestigious publication, International Financial Law Review (IFLR), honored Pellerano & Herrera as the Dominican Republic’s “National Law Firm of the Year”, during the 2017 IFLR Americas Awards ceremony held on Thursday, May 18th at The Pierre Hotel in New York City.

The annual award of the specialized financial law publication was received by partners of the firm, Ricardo Pellerano and Luis Rafael Pellerano.

Islamica500 signed agreement with Sarajevo Business Forum

Sarajevo Business Forum

SBF becomes part of the most important business publication in the Islamic world!

Sarajevo Business Forum signed media partnership agreement with the publisher of "Islamica500" publication.

The largest economic event in the region, which will be held in Sarajevo on 22 and 23 May this year, has thus established cooperation with renowned publication that annually publishes information about the 500 most influential and  most important business people and projects in the Muslim world, especially in terms of Islamic economics.

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