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The De Wever government is raising tax rates on profit distributions for small companies, placing an extra tax burden on SMEs. According to Frederik De Graeve, these measures aren’t a fair reform, but a quick fix for budget problems that are affecting the entire economy. The tax rate increases are being sold as a fight against abuse, but in reality they hit every small business. This policy leads to lower investment, higher prices and a general tax increase that affects entrepreneurs, employees and consumers. Frederik calls for a targeted and consistent approach to abuse, rather than general tax increases.

This publication explains and illustrates key tools companies can use to make their financial statements an effective communcation tool.

The gender diversity issue has been on the business agenda for many years now, yet a third of businesses still have no women at a senior management level. Somewhere there is a disconnect.

In light of growing international interest and scrutiny of corporate practices we set out to explore how three major aspects of governance – the role of culture, board composition and strategic planning – are affecting businesses around the world.

The hotel industry is going through a period of unprecedented, irreversible change and will look very different in 2020 than it does today.

With momentum building towards the UN Climate Change Conference in Peru, new figures from IBR reveal that businesses leaders in emerging markets are more focused on the sustainability of their operations compared with peers in developed markets.