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Hany Elnaggar examines how the OECD’s global minimum tax is reshaping the GCC’s investment incentive landscape, shifting the region from rate-based competition toward substance-driven economic positioning
May 27, 2026
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  • A financial transaction tax seems certain to be introduced, if not across the EU, then in individual member states. However, Philip Martin, formerly co-head of tax at Nomura, does not believe it will raise the revenue envisioned by its designers or lead to more market stability.
  • Tax incentives have long been key in the establishment and development of alternative energy. Lawyers from Shearman & Sterling in London and New York compare how the UK and US governments use incentives to encourage investment and explain why many of these incentives may not be around for much longer.
  • Rolf Wüthrich, of burckhardt, examines the process of corporate immigration of existing companies into Switzerland as an alternative to establishing a new Swiss company when seeking a tax efficient reorganisation.

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