Current IUF events at a glance
28.04.2008
The Culture of Tax and Fiscal Sovereignty
Lichetenstein from a Different Perspective
The debate over tax competition and protecting national sovereignty are keys issues that every country faces. Recently, Germany was in a discussion with Liechtenstein over these very same issues. How do you find the middle ground between tax competition between countries and their traded commodities and their own national sovereignty?
08.05.2008
Pension Reform - Existing Alternatives
Lecture with José Piñera
José Piñera's presentation entitled, "Towards a World of Worker Capitalists through Pension Reform: An Insight into the Implementation of the Reform and the Practice of 'New' System," gave us an insight into the world of pension reform and personal savings accounts as retirement funds for Chilean citizens and people worldwide. The lecture was part of the IUF-event "Competition Matters - Success Factors of an Economy."
08.05.2008
Competition Matters - Success Factors of an Economy
What Determines Success and What does this mean for Policy?
Competition for global investment is a top priority for any nation of the world. During the IUF event: "Competition Matters - Success Factors for an Economy," several speakers gave presentations on some of the issues that face a nation in providing for the best environment for international investment in a given country.
26.05.2008
Climate Change - Is Man Really to Blame? - What Should Be Done Now?
Panel Discussion
Climate and the discussion of climate policy is still a hot topic. This is demostrated to us daily by the new laws and regulations being placed in our legal code and how the media is bombarding us with "weather" related stories everyday and associating them with climate change.
26.05.2008
Property Rights of the World
Presenation of the International Property Rights Index 2008
Secure property rights are essential for the functioning of market economies and thus for the creation of prosperity. This applies to the developed industrial countries as well as for the developing countries, where there is disregard of individual property rights meaning many people are unable to escape poverty.
13.06.2008
"Tax Morality and the Need to...."
Prof. Charles Beat Blankart, Humboldt University - Berlin
In Germany, people talk about income taxes not only in how they can either be simplified or reformed, but also how they can be evaded. This was especially true in the past few months. The issue of tax evasion has garnered special attention and led to discussions on prevention.
