Vistra’s Pete Doyle has helped companies expand into the UK for nearly three decades. In this interview, he talks about evolving corporate expansion strategies, the top risks of operating in the UK, why complying with VAT requirements has an outsized importance for multinationals, and more.
Leaders from the G7 countries concluded their annual three-day summit yesterday. A storyline involving France, the U.S., digital taxation and wine tariffs illuminates some of the most important economic issues of our time.
Exactly 20 years after they started, representatives from the European Union and Mercosur concluded negotiations on one of the biggest trade deals in history. The EU is the South American bloc’s first major trade partner, and the new agreement is the largest ever for both sides.
Brazil endured a difficult recession a few years ago and continues to experience headwinds. But it remains the eighth-largest economy in the world and an appealing destination market for multinationals. Marcelo Borgheti, Vistra’s Brazil Managing Director, has helped companies expand into and operate in Brazil for more than 30 years. He explains how and why Brazil’s economic landscape is changing and why multinationals still want get in on this huge, emerging market.
To understand what it takes for a private equity firm to successfully build and manage a portfolio of companies in today’s fast-paced, evolving market and regulatory landscape, we interviewed Charlotte Hultman, group commercial director for Vistra's Corporate and Private Clients division for Europe and the Americas.
EU authorities agreed on a framework for screening foreign direct investment. The agreement isn't binding but investors need to understand its basic elements and how it fits into a global trend of tightening FDI restrictions.
Our top five articles of 2018, including global parental leave trends and what millennials value in the workplace.
The White House released a statement yesterday announcing the successful negotiation of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, intended to replace NAFTA. Here are some of the significant changes people are talking about now.
The Trump administration imposed a third round of tariffs on Chinese goods, covering roughly $200 billion of imports from China. China retaliated with $60 billion of tariffs. We tell you if this is likely to be a prolonged battle and what US companies need to consider now.
A parliamentary report estimates the UK throws away 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups each year, “enough to stretch around the world roughly five and a half times.” Fewer than 1 in 400 are recycled. The report recommends a 25p (about 33-cent) levy on coffee cups, part of a trend of European lawmakers addressing the growing problem of single-use plastic waste.
The US has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the EU, Canada and Mexico. These major US trading partners and traditional allies quickly condemned the measures and vowed retaliation. Here’s what US-based multinationals should be most concerned about now.
All EU member states except the UK and Denmark must adopt the euro as official currency. Bulgaria has announced its intention to do so, but EU officials warn that adoption will take time. We explain what the eurozone is, the process for joining, and why Bulgaria may need to go above and beyond meeting formal EU criteria.