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Taking on defaulters

BY Ranajit Dam, Manoj Kumar |

India recently passed a new bankruptcy code that promises tougher action against corporate defaulters. But, as lawyers tell Ranajit Dam, having it implemented quickly and easily might be a challenge.
South Korea’s BKL hires senior advisors to bolster tax practice

BY Ashima Ohri |

Bae, Kim & Lee has hired Kwang Jo Song and Jeon Hwan Lee as senior advisors in the firm’s Seoul office.
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Foreign investor group mulls Supreme Court challenge to India's MAT

BY Reuters |

A Hong Kong-based lobby group representing global banks and investors is considering challenging a controversial tax in the Supreme Court, escalating a row that has eroded investor confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
Mayer Brown JSM nabs Loyens & Loeff’s Singapore head

BY ALB |

Mayer Brown JSM has hired Pieter de Ridder, the former head of Loyens & Loeff’s Singapore office, as a partner in its tax practice in the city-state.
Singapore updates corporate tax guidelines to better align with West

BY Reuters |

Singapore is updating guidelines on an accounting practice mired in controversy for helping multinational companies minimise their tax bills, as the city-state moves more in line with a crackdown by Western governments on aggressive tax avoidance
Nigeria 'killing telecoms with taxes'

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Nigeria’s telecommunications operators face multiple taxes and fees at local, state and federal level, two of the country’s mobile operators told Reuters, with service disruptions related to tax claims costing the sector millions of dollars annually.
Indonesia, Singapore agree to step up sharing of tax information

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Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to step up efforts to share tax-related information to tighten loopholes on tax evasion in each other's countries, Indonesia's finance ministry said.
Singapore, U.S. finalize agreement on tax evasion

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Singapore said on Tuesday that it has finalised an information-sharing agreement with the United States that is aimed at combating offshore tax dodging.