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    Webinar

    Economic Substance – new opportunities

    •  5 October 2020
    •  12:00 PM (GST)
    • Aired live as part of ADGM's Webcast Series 2020Aired live as part of ADGM's Webcast Series 2020

    About this event

    Economic substance requirements are being introduced in no or nominal tax jurisdictions, which will affect companies holding assets and doing business in those jurisdictions.

    With the introduction of the UAE’s economic substance regime, what benefits can the UAE offer businesses, corporates and vehicles that need to meet substance requirements? Can the UAE meet the needs of regional and international principals, and are there new opportunities for our domestic business community?

    ADGM hosted a live webcast session highlighting the UAE’s Economic Substance Regulations (ESR) and focusing on the merits and opportunities the regime and UAE offers the local and international business community.

    Experts from ADGM, KPMG, King & Spalding LLP, and Swiss International Legal Consultants Ltd addressed the following key topics: