Latest Blog Posts for Healy Consultants

• US Senate Accused Swiss Bank of Harboring Funds of Wealthy Americans
  on Mar 13, 2014 in International Banking
  The United States Senate has accused Swiss bank Credit Suisse of harboring between 10 and 12 billion US dollars belonging to wealthy Americans. The money harboring would protect those wealthy Americans from the recently adopted tax laws that would he...
• Netanyahu responds to OECD report with promise of tax cuts and deregulation
  on Mar 10, 2014 in Global Economics Economy
  While Israel has undoubtedly weathered the global crisis fairly well, a recent OECD report on growth in 2014 warned that Israel has too much heavy regulation, which challenges competitiveness and equality. In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...
• Healy Highlight – South Africa company registration
  on Jan 1, 2014 in Company Registration Africa Doing Business Rising Economy
  South Africa is one of the most sophisticated and promising emerging markets. With its world-class research and development and an impeccable financial infrastructure, South Africa is the economic powerhouse of the African continent with a GDP of R2.
• Hong Kong: Global Hub of the Future
  on Dec 23, 2013 in Global Economics Asia Company Registration Doing Business Hong Kong Offshore
  As a global hub, Hong Kong has a pretty impressive resume. Global business surveys have given the following recognitions to Hong Kong: 1.  For the 18th year in a row, Hong Kong was named the freest economy in the world 2.  Hong Kong is the third l...
• The Petrol is Ours: Privatisation of Mexico’s Oil Industry
  on Dec 19, 2013 in Markets and Finance Mexico
  Considered the most important piece of Mexican legislation since the ratification of NAFTA in 1994, the recently enacted law to end the state monopoly on the country’s oil resources has sparked intense debate throughout the country. The bill that p...
• India’s economic problems
  on Dec 16, 2013 in Global Economics Asia India International Banking Markets and Finance
  In 2003, Jim O’Neill, a global economist at Goldman Sachs proposed a term BRIC for four emerging markets – Brazil, Russia, India and China. O’Neill believed that these countries possessed immense potential which would ultimately materialize...
• Ukraine’s next best hope
  on Dec 12, 2013 in Global Economics Economy Ukraine
  Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych faced a difficult choice last month. On one hand, he could have embraced modernity and signed the Association Agreement with the European Union. Or on the other hand, he could have departed from the agreement and...
• Japan’s struggles with Deflation
  on Dec 10, 2013 in Global Economics Asia Economy Japan
  Japan’s current struggles to rid the economy of deflation are nothing new. As a matter of fact, Japanese governments have been trying to solve this problem for more than two decades now; and unfortunately, they have always fallen short. Consequentl...
• Culture and Business: What to Do When Entering a New Country
  on Dec 5, 2013 in Business and Investing Strategy Doing Business
  When Earl McCartney met with the Emperor of China in the 1794 British trade delegation, he did not kowtow (the act of bowing before the Emperor). This act was later described as possibly the most significant act in world history, as many believe it p...
• Ineffectiveness of India’s Special Economic Zones
  on Nov 20, 2013 in Global Economics China Doing Business Free Trade Zones India Rising Economy Tax
  In 2005, the Indian Parliament gave its blessings to the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act. The idea was to try and emulate the success of the Chinese model which offered investors an operating environment with free market policies like tax holidays a...

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