Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I spent my birthday several weeks ago in London waiting for the UK premier of the new James Bond movie, SPECTRE. One of the benefits of being a...
How to prepare for taxes under a Bernie Sanders presidency
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia Twelve years ago when the war in Iraq was just getting underway and Republicans were dodging accusations that it was a "war for oil", I cynically...
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Dateline: Hong Kong When thinking of some of the most stable, business-friendly, capitalist, and financially robust places in Asia, Hong Kong and Singapore are at, or very close...
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How to get an offshore merchant account
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Having a location independent business is an important part of living a lifestyle based on my five magic words: going where you're treated...
How to avoid paying high taxes: lessons from the middle of nowhere
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In the middle of the Indian Ocean's Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and continental Africa lies a tiny reef called Banc du Geyser. The Banc...
Shocking facts about entrepreneurship in Bosnia
Updated August 2016 Dateline: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Nervous smiles and laughter. That was the response to my impromptu visit with a banker here in Bosnia’s capital of...
“I don’t know which is better: the EU or the Soviet Union”
Dateline: Vilnius, Lithuania "I don't know which is better: the European Union, or the Soviet Union." So said a friend of mine here in Vilnius the other day as we discussed the...
Christmas in the Philippines… and out of prison
Dateline: Davao, Philippines There are perhaps few places on earth where Christmas is more widely and lovingly celebrated than the Philippines. In the extended family culture...
