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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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  • The development of clear transfer pricing rules and relevant training of tax officers is becoming an emergency in Albania, believe Alexandros Karakitis of Ernst & Young Albania and FYROM and Anisa Jasini of Ernst & Young Albania
  • Batanayi Katongera and Natasha Kaye of Olswang suggest that while optimising your tax structure before developing intellectual property (IP) is a fundamental in the UK, taxpayers need to regularly consider both the ownership and exploitation of its IP.
  • Lawyers used to practising in US district courts may be surprised to see that things are done differently in the national tax court. In an interview at the court in Washington DC, Chief Judge John Colvin explains to Erin Kelechava that the tax court places a greater emphasis on pre-trial procedures in the hope of achieving a more efficient resolution of the case on the merits.

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