The Mexican government have launched a range of investment friendly Special Economic Zones (SEZ). With an open environment to foreign participation, a range of tax and other incentives are available in aerospace, food processing, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals and electronics.

Geographically limited areas in places with natural and logistical advantages that lend themselves to become highly productive regions. The SEZs offer exceptional business
environments designed to attract investment and generate quality jobs.

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It’s tempting to give in to ransom demands, but better to resist them.

The world has seen started to infect IT systems on Friday 12 May. The ‘WannaCry’ virus threw organisations in the UK, US, Russia, Germany, China and more into meltdown: 157 countries were involved in the attack.

We’ve since seen additional ransomware attacks at the end of June and in August. Digital threats – long spoken-about as a potential risk – are now a day-to-day reality that organisations must face.

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Focusing on the Future… and Forward was the theme for the 2017 North American Regional Meeting, held June 20-22 in Pittsburgh, PA, home of AGN member firm Sisterson & Co.

A special focus on what’s next for AGN member firms, the profession and the world included sessions created to help members not only look into the future, but to share strategies and concepts to help them survive and thrive well into the next decade. From technology to innovation to economics, topics addressed many of the key issues and opportunities for today’s independent accounting and advisory businesses.