Consultatio (Austria) – Consultatio News – an in-house newsletter (in German)
It is possible to download all individual country Investment Guides (in German and English language) from their homepage (http://www.consultatio.at, “International” – “Business in Eastern Europe”). On demand they would be pleased to forward the Investment Guides by post. Please contact them directly.
The following Investment Guides have been published: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and the Ukraine.

Logan Katz (Canada) – The Learning Kurve (Volume 3, Issue 12, December 2008). This last issue lists what factors to take in to account when writing a will. The Learning Kurve (Volume 3, Issue 12, December 2008) Explains why employee health coverage is important for your company’s financial health. The Learning Kurve (Volume 4, Issue1, January 2009) covers some suggestions for New Year’s resolutions for business owners/managers.

Logan Katz (Canada) – Has also published a table of the Statutory Filing Dates as required by Federal and Ontario governing bodies from January to June 2009.

Fiducia Management (China) – China Focus (December 2008) This issue looks back on China’s year in 2008; how the predictions for the financial year of the ‘rat’ had been too optimistic and the important role of the Beijing Olympics. Furthermore, it highlights how the Chinese government is now starting to align its employment and benefit systems with other countries. This issue also includes an interview with Mr. Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, CEO of the Hong Kong Jockey club’s role in Hong Kong’s local community. Furthermore, Fiducia’s business development manager Thadeus Mueller describes his trip to North Korea. China Focus (Jan/Feb 2008) The 2009 issue examines the current challenges which China’s steel sector currently faces. It also includes an interview with Fiducia’s ERP Implementation manager and finally also an article which features the survival of small and medium sized enterprises in China.

Rietveld Rosenberg Otten – from January known as Rosenberg van der Does Advisers & Partners Advisers Accountants (Netherlands) - Plussen en Minnen (December 2008) –. In house newsletter (in Dutch) covering topics such as the new business registry laws in The Netherlands, fiscal advice as a result of the current credit crunch and an article explaining redundancy law in the Netherlands and how the rules will remain strict.

Rothstein Kass (USA) – 2009 Payroll Tax Update, a brochure which covers updates in payroll taxes in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Texas as well as information on Federal tax guidelines.

Stockton Bates LLP (USA) November 2008 – February 2009 - weekly e-newsletter re: items of current interest including: advice on how to create an effective retirement plan, how to keep up your cash flow in the current economic climate, an article reviewing the World Bank’s new Doing Business 2009 to give companies insight on doing business around the world, tips on how to extend credit to boost sales, how to deal with complex international tax laws and an article on what managers need to do to enhance customer loyalty. Furthermore, a checklist is included for profit generating ideas, and the article explains how to guard your company against damaging e-mail messages. Another issue of this publication explains how to deal with retirement accounts during the economic crisis and also answers the question if a claim can be made for casualty loss for tax purposes. Issues in 2009 include articles on how President Obama used the internet as a key tool in his presidential campaign, tips on how to make your business run more efficiently, factors that can help a company grow and an article that lists what characteristics to look for to create a winning team of staff. Another issue also discusses the stimulus package recently signed by President Obama and another feature on what benefits arise when representing your company at trade show.