Property Development Finance Explained

Property development finance is a cornerstone of the real estate industry, providing the crucial support developers need to bring their projects from blueprint to reality. This specialised form of financing is designed as a short-term loan, tailored to cover the comprehensive costs of land acquisition and construction. It serves as a vital bridge between the developer’s equity and the total project costs, ensuring that financial limitations do not hinder progress.

Defeating Corporate Crime in Italy

What are the main areas of corporate crimes in Italy?   As per my experience, I would say bribery, tax and customs offences, financial crimes, bankruptcy, corporate offences, HSE crimes and money laundering. During the previous decades, the Italian criminal system has targeted the most dangerous and hateful forms of crime, thus identifying a public enemy […]

Doing business in Belgium: Advantages and Risks

Is Belgium a competitive place to do business compared to other European Union countries? In Belgium we have a well-developed infrastructure, a highly skilled workforce, numerous leading research centres, the development of new technologies and a multilingual environment. All this, combined with our central location within Europe and our logistical facilities (including the ports of […]

White-collar crime on the rise in Switzerland

Swiss courts ruled on 78 serious cases of economic crime in 2022, ten more than in 2021, according to a study by KPMG consulting firm with actual numbers of cases are meanwhile likely to be much higher, since many go unreported. What are the most common types of white-collar crimes committed in Switzerland? Most of […]