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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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  • Taxpayers will be heartened by the decision of the French Supreme Tax Court in the Zimmer case on the existence of a permanent establishment. Renaud Jouffroy and Marie-Laure Hublot of Landwell et Associes examine the verdict, pointing out that it left some questions unanswered
  • The Anti-abuse Rule has made it difficult to avoid the payment of transfer tax when buying real estate assets in Spain. However, investors who have paid the tax may be entitled to a refund if the rule is found not to comply with European law, explains Carlos Duran Haeussler of Uría Menéndez
  • By Mauricio Hurtado de Mendoza, Frederick Joseph Barrett and Patrick Hendrix, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mexico City

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