BDO International Business Compass 2017

BDO is pleased to announce the launch of the 2017 edition of the International Business Compass, an index for the business climate attractiveness of countries worldwide.

The last twelve months have heralded dramatic and unexpected changes in the political, business and economic environment. Shocks to global economics and trade flows – from the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union to the United States of America electing its most unconventional and nationalistic president in living memory – suggest that the tide of popular opinion may be turning...

Do we live in a riskier world? The answer is yes according to 72% of respondents to the BDO Global Risk Landscape survey who consider that the world has become a riskier place. With risk perception down overall from 87% from last year’s survey however, is this an accurate reflection of the evolving global risk landscape?

Cyber security is one of the biggest corporate issues of our time. As the ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack in May ably demonstrated, organisations of any size, anywhere, are vulnerable to attack. Though many companies have improved their cyber security defences in recent years, there is much more work to be done. Cyber criminals are becoming increasingly agile, sophisticated and specialised. It is...

In the current dynamic security threats landscape, organisations need to prove to stakeholders that they pay more than lip-service to cybersecurity. To do this they need to demonstrate two things.The need for a more proactive cyber defence

In 2017's second edition of BDO Horizons, our M&A professionals review recent trends and forecast what lies ahead.

The week of 15 May 2017 marked a significant development in the 40-year EU-ASEAN trading relationship. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued its long-awaited opinion on the question of the European Commission’s exclusive competence over the EU-Singapore free trade agreement (EUSFTA), concluded in 2014. The Court ruled that the European Commission had exclusive competence on all aspects...