The economies of some countries are heavily dependent on exports while others do not. A higher percentage of jobs in export-driven countries depend on exports. For example, Germany is a classic export-based economy unlike the US which is a consumption-based economy. So 30% of total employment is attributed to exports. In the US, the figure …
Below is a one-pager showing the Dividend Withholding Tax Rates by Country for 2017 from S&P Global: Click to enlarge Source: S&P Global Download: Dividend Withholding Tax Rates By Country for Year 2017 (in pdf) Earlier: Dividend Withholding Tax Rates By Country 2017
I came across the following cool infographic showing the difficulty of manufacturing jobs back to the US. From the AB article: In this infographic, we show how a sample of nine companies from Apple’s supply chain represent $122 billion in assets and 525,000 employees, all of which would need to be relocated to bring iPhone …
Update – For the latest rates go to: Dividend Withholding Tax Rates by Country for 2018 The Withholding Tax Rates for Foreign Stock Dividends for 2017 are shown in the table below. As some countries change the withholding tax rate every year this list can be a valuable tool for investors holding or planning to invest in …
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Global trade is important in the modern era. With globalization, goods are moved across borders benefiting many countries during the process. The breakdown of a popular product such as iPhone 7 shows the benefits of global trade. The phone sells for $658 in the U.S. Of this, about 40% or 257$ goes to Apple(AAPL) and …
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