This reference source provides guidance on tax and legal issues investors should consider when evaluating a possible company acquisition, starting a business, or entering into a joint venture or strategic alliance in Brazil.

The restructuring of Russia's legal and regulatory frameworks in the past decade have created new conditions for investment and business ventures, offering both new opportunities and challenges to the prospective investor. Russia Tax, Law & Business Briefing: 2006 provides guidance on tax and legal issues investors should consider when evaluating a possible company acquisition, starting a business or entering into a joint venture or strategic alliance in Russia. Coverage includes: *An analysis of Russia's overall economy in the context of its strong oil and gas sectors, including the macroeconomic effects of changes in oil prices; *The restructuring and resulting creditworthiness of Russian banks five years after the 1998-1999 financial crisis; *A discussion of the performance of the Russian ruble against the dollar and the euro, and the resulting impact on Russia's trade balance and inflation rate; *Drugstore chain 36.6's successful launching of the first IPO in Russia by a retail company, and the second domestic IPO in the country's history; and *The prospects for project financing in Russia's fossil fuels sector, as well as other restructuring and privatization developments in the energy market. As with all WorldTrade publications, Russia Tax, Law & Business Briefing: 2004 is written by leading practitioners in the region. Top law firms and ratings companies offer commentary and analysis concerning the current status of the banking, energy, intellectual property, labor, trade, and real estate sectors.

SPECIAL REPORT ON SECURITIZATION IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RIM: 2005 is a one-of-a-kind report from the editors of the International Securitization & Finance newsletter that will help you gain a deeper understanding of how others have found the greatest successes in these markets. With in-depth coverage of the more-developed markets as well as insight into the newer entries, the report provides the most comprehensive study available of the region's diverse securitization marketplace. Over 230 pages of articles, research, and statistics presented by renowned editors and successful practitioners provide you with the tools you need to develop successful ABS and MBS deals in this region.

Improve your firm's European structured finance operations with this in-depth analysis of the most popular structured finance instruments in use today, including collateralized debt, mortgage-backed securities, as well as whole-business and synthetic securitizations. You'll find how others have found the greatest successes in the European market, which is equivalent in maturity and scope to those of North America. You'll get specific practical insight you can use right away, like how to take advantage of regional legal structures that make it possible to develop structures and add features not possible in other regions.

Now, there's a unique resource developed specifically for senior managers and legal professionals tasked with ensuring their offshore sourcing contracts result in increased bottom lines ... not increased legal battles. The OFFSHORE BUSINESS SOURCING SPECIAL REPORT ON LAW & STRATEGY will help you navigate the many legal and strategic hurdles inherent to the offshoring process. You'll stay ahead of changing legislation, uncover effective tax structuring options, and learn strategies to overcome intellectual property challenges.

Collection of articles providing an insight in the current status of tax treaties in Latin American and Caribbean countries, and dealing with holding companies and technical assistance, royalty and service payments.

U.S. TRANSFER PRICING SOURCEBOOK is a single-volume report designed to advise international finance professionals on the cutting edge tools and techniques being developed and applied by leading consultants. This sourcebook provides strategies on Intercompany Sales, Intercompany Service transactions, Cross-Border licensing, and Cost Sharing agreements.