Germany has been reluctant in recent months to impose aggressive sanctions on Russia for its involvement in the Ukraine crisis. This is because unlike other developed countries including the U.S., Russia is an important trade partner for Germany. Many German companies have large investments in Russia and benefit from selling goods and services to Russia. In return, …
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Brazilians are going to polls today. The current President Dilma Rousseff seems like will win again. From an investor’s point of view, Dilma has been a disaster when she was elected back in 2010 for the first term. If Dilma wins investors may have to brace themselves for another wild ride. Here are a few interesting stats …
One of the best tourist destinations to visit in the UK is North Wales. There are plenty of things to do and see in beautiful Wales including train rides through wonderful mountains, castles, parks, camping, etc. Here are some photos from a few of those tourist places: 1. Cabin stay in the woods near Tan-y-Bwlch train …
In an earlier post we looked at the financial asset class types held by Latin American households. The following chart shows the various financial assets held by American and Canadian households: Click to enlarge The following chart shows the financial assets held by households in Developed Europe: A few observations: Americans hold more of their financial assets …
*** UPDATE: For the latest Dividend Withholding Tax Rates click Dividend Withholding Tax Rates By Country 2016 The withholding taxes for foreign stock dividends vary from country to country. For example, the UK withholding tax on dividends for US investors is 0% while Japan charges 20%. The following table shows the withholding tax rates for 2014 for some of …
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