In the last years, the Doing Business (DB) Project of the World Bank - recommending reforms aiming at removing obstacles that may produce increase of time, cost and procedures - had a significant influence on policies making. A recent DB research note (2019) also proposed to make optional use of...

The Doing Business (DB) Project of the World Bank has a large impact on media, policy makers and private sector and could have a significant influence on future policies implementation. For these reasons it would be important to better evaluate the rank criteria and avoid the choice of...

Italian Abstract:Negli ultimi anni, l'uso improprio di strumenti societari per scopi illeciti ha attirato una crescente attenzione da parte dei responsabili politici, dei governi, delle organizzazioni internazionali e delle autorità finanziarie. Infatti, anche se gli strumenti societari...

Trust Law is a typical very flexible common law instrument which may be adapted for many purposes. In common law countries, a trust is commonly used to manage real estate, family patrimony, company assets and many other properties. The Hague Convention, from 1992, enables trusts to operate also...

Italian Abstract:L’article, après une brève présentation du cadre institutionnel du système statistique national et des caractéristiques politiques et économiques du Mozambique, analyse les récents recensements de l'agriculture et des entreprises qui peuvent représenter un cas...

This paper can be a reference model for those countries that are currently experiencing a development phase with socio-economic features comparable with those of the Mozambican economy. A survey was required for obtaining more exhaustive estimations for National Accounts and, at the same time,...

By adopting aspects of the “Civil Law Notary Model”, such as responsibility for the entire transaction, confirmation of the parties’ intentions, careful due diligence, and document authentication, Common Law jurisdictions could strengthen their legal systems. The potential impact of this...