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Clemens Hasenauer Johannes Prinz After OECD and G20 pressure and in line with Switzerland and Luxembourg, Austria has withdrawn its reservation about article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and Capital and loosened its banking secrecy rules to improve access of foreign tax administrations to Austrian bank information.

Tax executives at financial services companies in Germany will have to pay more attention to regulation than ever before, warns Hans-Ulrich Lauermann of PricewaterhouseCoopers

Sophie Stylianou Lorena Kurti A common question from an investor's perspective is, "why invest in Albania?". Albania is positioned favourably within South-East Europe. Rich in natural resources, such as oil, chromium natural gas, platinum, and copper, it can further enhance its growth and development with the income from these assets.

A new version of a Bill to combat offshore tax evasion has made its way into the Tax Extenders Act that has been passed by the US House of Representatives. Changes to the Bill have produced some clarity, but controversies persist as Erin Kelechava discovered when she spoke with tax professionals about FATCA'S implications.

Diane Hay, formerly of the UK tax authorities, worked on the key provisions of what became the UK's new rules on the taxation of overseas income. In an extract from a new book she describes the final stage of the project

The French government has abolished the unpopular taxe professionnelle. David Stevenson finds out why it has done so and the prospects for the tax's replacement.

Throughout the world, tax transactional advisers have adapted their advice to best support their clients during the economic downturn. Jack Grocott, Catherine Snowdon and David Stevenson speak to advisers and taxpayers in Asia, Europe and North and Latin America.

Marcel Widrig of PricewaterhouseCoopers explains how Switzerland has amended its practice on exchange of information since 2009 and what impact this has had on the international agreements it has signed up to

Ramón López de Haro The global economy has been hit by a number of factors, such as reduced liquidity, inflationary pressure on commodities, falling stock markets, and growing unemployment. These factors have in turn triggered a fall in investment, output and consumer demand.

Neda Pantic The international financial crisis the world is facing has brought about new challenges to the governments worldwide as well as to international investors. Countries worldwide are constantly amending their legislation in order to provide for extraordinary incentives attracting foreign investments and ultimately leading to economic development.