South Africa: Companies Act – Draft Regulations 2010

In April 2009 the President signed into law the Companies Act (2008). The Act is due to come into force later this year. Meanwhile, draft Regulations have been published supplementing the framework established by the Act. Included in…

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Malaysia: Broader Based Consumption Tax Proposed

Malaysia is poised to move from a general sales and services tax to a more broad based comprehensive Goods and Services Tax (“GST”).   The benefits of this sort of move is well documented in other countries, including…

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