London (ots/PRNewswire) - Praesidiad, a global provider of integrated perimeter security systems and solutions, today announces the appointment of Dino Koutrouki as Chief Executive Officer of the Group. He will take up his responsibilities as of 1st May 2019. Dino currently works for Honeywell International as President of Global Fire Systems, a $1.4BN business and worldwide leader in commercial fire safety solutions. ...
Montreal (ots) - Opens new office with the aim to fortify communication with EU stakeholders on the benefits of citizenship-by-investment and introduces "Global Citizen Tax" to raise EUR 1 billion for the integration of refugees Arton Capital opened its newest office near the European Parliament in Brussels, bringing its expertise right at the heart of European policy. While representing the citizenship industry and ...
Vaduz (ots) - The EU Member States and the British Prime Minister agreed at the EU Council this week to postpone Brexit until at least 12 April 2019. If the British Parliament approves the withdrawal agreement this week, the UK will leave the EU in an orderly fashion on 22 May 2019. If Parliament rejects the deal again, the British Government will have to submit proposals for further action, otherwise the UK will leave ...
Vaduz (ots) - Liechtenstein complies with the international standards of the OECD on the exchange of information for tax purposes. The report by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (Global Forum) finds that the legal framework and practice in Liechtenstein are to a large ...
Montreal (ots/PRNewswire) - Arton Capital (https://www.artoncapital.com/), one of the world's leading citizenship and residency advisory firms, has been appointed Authorized Partner for Montenegro's new Citizenship by Investment Program (CIP) (https://www.artoncapital.com/global-citizen-programs/montenegro/). After a thorough and transparent tender process, which saw ...
Vaduz (ots) - The Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein is defining new measures to expand the competitiveness of the financial centre. Today, the Government published a comprehensive financial centre strategy, consistently pursuing the path it has embarked on. The financial centre strategy aims to strengthen Liechtenstein's attractiveness as an international and innovative financial centre for the long term. ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Ahead of the 18th annual Military Flight Training conference, Defence IQ has released the 2019 Global Military Flight Training Market Report ...
CSI Christian Solidarity International
Zurich (ots) - Christian Solidarity International (CSI), a human rights organisation campaigning for religious freedom, has written to UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt welcoming his government's announcement of a review into the plight of persecuted Christians around the world. It comes amid a surge in cases of violence against Christians in parts of the Middle East, Asia and Africa where Christianity is not the dominant ...
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Bern (ots) - By studying the effects of Basel's electricity levy, researchers at the University of Lucerne investigated how tax incentives work in practice and how their impact on energy consumption could be increased. The National Council and the Council of States decided not to debate the proposals of the Federal Council on the second phase of the Energy Strategy ...
New Delhi (ots) - Ministers and sanitation sector leaders from around the world will convene this month at the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) in New Delhi. Hosted by the Government of India, this event will be an opportunity for delegates to exchange sanitation successes and best ...
Vaduz (ots) - In its meeting of September 4th the Government adopted the Report and Motion on the notification of partner jurisdictions in accordance with Section 7(1)(f) of the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (MCAA). The Government proposes that the ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - KfW Development Bank: almost 40% of all new commitments go to Africa and the Middle East - More than EUR 3.0 billion committed for projects relating to refugees - EUR 4.7 billion for global urban development - EUR 1.6 billion for business investments by DEG - 1.5 million employees in ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Two loan agreements signed in Baghdad for a total of EUR 230 million - Further contribution to regional stability Today, KfW Development Bank signed two further loan agreements totaling EUR 230 million on behalf of the German Federal Foreign Office. The funds will be used to finance ...
Markham, Ontario and Brondby, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) - Acquisition Expands Product Portfolio For The Public Safety & Utilities Sectors Enghouse Systems Limited (TSX: ENGH) announced today it has acquired SimaTech A/S of Denmark. Headquartered in Brondby (near Copenhagen), SimaTech provides products and solutions for the law enforcement, fire and rescue, control room and utilities sectors. SimaTech's turn-by-turn navigation, fleet, asset, and incident management systems ...
Vaduz (ots) - David Moran, the British Ambassador to Liechtenstein, was paying a visit to Liechtenstein on 24 November 2017. After meeting with Prime Minister Adrian Hasler, Ambassador Moran gave a speech to representatives of business, politics and administration on the subject "Liechtenstein and the UK - a unique ...
Vaduz (ots) - From 30 October until 1 November 2017 talks were held in Beijing on a bilateral Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Liechtenstein and China. The delegations explained their respective domestic tax provisions and exchanged positions on the DTA article by article. It was agreed that both sides would update each other about relevant developments in the ...
Vaduz (ots) - On Sunday, Adrian Hasler took part in the opening of the Alpbach Political Symposium. Together with the president of the European Forum Alpbach, Franz Fischer, the Prime Minister invited several top-class guests. The guests included the Austrian Federal Minister Alexander van der Bellen, the President ...
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Vaduz (ots) - The Government of Liechtenstein has taken note with deep regret of the decision of South Africa to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. South Africa was instrumental in the drafting of the Rome Statute and a symbol of human rights and justice on the African continent. Without its voice and contribution, the International Criminal Court could not have been established, and its ...
Nuremberg, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - In Brazil and Turkey that rises to over a half - Sweden, Germany and Netherlands lead for feeling safe - Women not always more safety concerned than men Close to a third (32 percent) of the online population across 21 countries firmly agree[1] they are always concerned about their safety and security, compared to ten percent who firmly indicate[1] that they are not. GfK asked over ...
JTI Japan Tobacco International AG
Geneva, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - The Directive's Aim is to Harmonize Regulations - Not Disrupt the Free Movement of Goods Across the EU Just two weeks before the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD2) comes into force in the 28 EU Member States, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has rejected tobacco manufacturers' claims against TPD2. (Logo: ...
Doha, Qatar (ots/PRNewswire) - Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, Founder and Executive Director of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) has been named the 2015 WISE Prize for Education Laureate. Popularly known as Afghanistan's mother of education, Dr.Yacoobi, 65, has spent two decades working persistently to rebuild her country's education landscape, devastated by war. The WISE Prize for Education was presented by Her Highness ...
Vaduz (ots) - Aurelia Frick, Liechtenstein's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance of Luxembourg, as representative of the EU Presidency and Commissioner Pierre Moscovici on behalf of the EU Commission in Strasbourg today signed an Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information. Liechtenstein and the EU Member States ...
The Hague (ots/PRNewswire) - The crash of flight MH17 on 17 July 2014 was caused by the detonation of a 9N314M-type warhead launched from the eastern part of Ukraine using a Buk missile system. So says the investigation report published by the Dutch Safety Board today. Moreover, it is clear that Ukraine already had sufficient reason to close the airspace over the ...
Vaduz (ots) - The Liechtenstein Government and the British Tax Authority Her Majesty'sRevenue and Customs (HMRC) have published another Joint Declaration to the Memorandum of Understanding of 2009 and the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF). The Fifth Joint Declaration recognises the continuing success of the ...
Vaduz (ots) - Liechtenstein decisively rejects the reproach that it is failing to cooperate with the EU in tax matters, and refers to the already-existing close cooperation with the EU in tax matters as well as its commitment to applicable international standards. In view of the already well-advanced status of the negotiations and discussions with the EU concerning ...
Ponzano, Italy (ots/PRNewswire) - Therefore the Total Contribution to Rana Plaza Victims Amounts to USD 1,600,000 Benetton Commits on Factory Standards by Applying the Principles of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety to Global Suppliers Benetton Group announces that it has contributed USD 1,100,000 to the Rana ...
Bagsværd, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) - Today, Novo Nordisk announced a three-year extension of its Changing Diabetes(R) in Children programme. Since 2009, free insulin and access to diabetes care have been provided to more than 13,000 children in nine countries in Africa and South-East Asia. During the five years, 108 diabetes clinics have been established and 5,479 ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - EFQM and UNGC join forces towards Sustainable Excellence The EFQM Good Practice Competition focuses this year on identifying real and tangible examples of how organisations ensure they comply with the UNGC's 10 principles. EFQM decided to align the theme of this year's competition to support the 15th anniversary of the UN Global Compact. The competition is open to applications from any ...
Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation-ICRICT
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - Inaugural Meeting to drive changes ahead of Post-2015 Ambition Responding to widespread anger about corporate tax avoidance, the impacts of such avoidance on inequality and poverty, and concerns that current tax reform processes are inadequate, a new nonpartisan body-the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT)-has been established to propose reforms ...