The creative disruption being generated by artificial intelligence (AI), geopolitical turmoil, and competition from Chinese corporates increasingly moving up the value chain, is presenting both opportunities and challenges. Shareholders will be looking for European corporates to capitalise on the opportunities and mitigate the challenges.

Given the complexity of the current economy, shaped by the challenges of rising interest rates and inflation, volatile markets, shifting business models, and financially strained vendors and customers, it is essential for organizations to take proactive steps to drive profitable sales and commercial performance. Interest rates and inflation have become dominant forces steering economic dynamics. 

India’s global capability centres are powering a leadership hiring surge as they rapidly shed their back-office image and emerge as strategic nerve centres. As enterprises shift more global mandates in product, engineering, data, AI, cybersecurity and digital operations to India, demand for senior leaders has accelerated, experts and companies said.

Leadership roles at GCCs are estimated to have grown from 6,500 in end-2024 to 8,500 by end-2025 and are projected to see another 40% jump by end-2026, according to research from ANSR, a leading player helping set up GCCs in India

IRAS TPG8 Transfer Pricing updates: domestic loan relief, cross-border loan rules, SSA pilot, protective MAP, strict pass-through costs, documentation. 

The Supreme Court of India (SC) has pronounced a landmark judgment (the Ruling) in the case of American Express Limited and Oman International Bank (the Taxpayers), which will have a significant impact on non-residents operating in India through a branch structure.

M.A Services Group Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)

New Decree sets a 2% Capital Transfer Tax on gross proceeds for foreign sellers, outlines exclusions, and leaves open issues on taxing point.  

The report, which analyzes the performance of the Kingdom’s 10 largest listed banks for the third quarter of 2025, highlights steady lending momentum, moderated deposit growth, resilient profitability, and continued improvements in asset quality.

UAE Corporate Tax Audits: What to Expect in 2025–26
With the first CT filing season complete, the FTA is shifting into risk-led, data-driven audits, leveraging the same procedures honed under VAT. Expect strict business-day deadlines, iterative queries, and reconciliations across VAT, CT, and TP, with growing audit capacity backed by analytics and inspections. Discover how our audit-readiness frameworks, training, and documentation support can accelerate closure and reduce penalty exposure.

Saudi Arabia updates its Integrated Customs Tariff, adding new HS codes and reclassifications. See impacts on GCC businesses and key actions to stay compliant.

The latest edition of A&M Valuation Insights – German vs. European Banks reveals a favorable turn in market dynamics: rate cuts and resilient stress test outcomes are lifting bank equities, compressing the cost of capital, and pushing price-to-book multiples to record levels.

Malaysia redefines Capital Gains Tax 'disposal' to include share ownership cessation, affecting M&A, restructuring, and exit planning. Effective Jan 1, 2026.

In this readiness outlook, A&M’s Technology Industry Group experts examine the disconnect between perceived readiness and real infrastructure and outline the building blocks tech leaders need to translate AI investment into measurable outcomes.

AI moves in dog years while government modernization moves in geologic time. AI won’t wait, so government can’t afford to.