Global businesses are vulnerable to events that damage their reputation and business leaders are increasingly aware of the need to show integrity. Business leaders also recognise that they need to be more proactive in managing these risks. 

The UAE government has set the tone by holding meetings to assess the country’s strategy for developing the UAE post - COVID-19 pandemic focusing on making changes which will result in a more agile, flexible, and efficient government.

BackgroundAs we navigate through uncertain time, we have observed rapid deterioration of financial health of economies and uncertainty over business outlook due to factors like fall in stock markets, foreign exchange fluctuation, lockdown followed by countries and freeze in international trades...

By Brian Conn (Partner, BDO), Mohammed Mahmoud Madbouly (Senior Manager, BDO) Tom Swarbrick (Partner, Bracewell LLP), and Andrej Kormuth (Partner, Bracewell LLP)The old adage that nothing is certain except for death and taxes has, until recently, told only half the story in Saudi Arabia.  As the...

By Brian Conn (Partner, BDO), Verona Hoh (Associate Director, BDO), Chris Williams (Managing Partner, Bracewell LLP Dubai), Ade Mosuro (Senior Associate, Bracewell LLP Dubai), On 30 April 2019, the UAE Cabinet, in response to the European Union's review of the UAE's tax framework and the UAE's...

In our second video on the Business Knowledge Series our tax partner Brian Conn speaks on the tests business need to undertake to meet the ESR.          

As the COVID – 19 pandemic progresses, several countries are beginning to ease restrictions previously imposed to contain the spread of the pandemic. Most employees have been working from home for more than a month. Executives and boards are beginning to make decisions on how to handle this...