Trade finance by Paul Gosling The global ‘credit crunch’ has caused the financing of many commercial deals to fall through. Surprisingly, though, there is one financing activity that has not only resisted this trend, but has actually grown significantly – supply chain financing. Supply chain financing provides a secure basis …
Free zones: Where they are located and how they differ by Paul Gosling In business, reward is often closely related to effort. And while the rewards for investing and doing business in a free zone can be substantial, so, too, is the effort involved in assessing which free zone is the best …
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Free Zones by Paul Gosling Dubai and the other Gulf states have their free zones. India increasingly relies on special economic zones. Mauritius, though, has its freeport. But whatever their local names and differing local tax regimes, the various types of free zones are unquestionably making an enormous impact in the globalised …
(Ex)Changing times by Paul Gosling Currency volatility is one of the most significant factors influencing the future profit of any business committed to overseas markets. Yet predicting currency fluctuations can seem impossible. Take Kenya, a country regarded as one of the most stable and reliable in Africa. Suddenly in December the …