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The new geography of work
Professional life is becoming increasingly international. Malta’s Nomad Residence Permit gives non-EU nationals a clear residence framework that allows them to keep working remotely while living on a Mediterranean island. For global professionals, it also helps explain why Malta is increasingly seen not just as a temporary destination, but as a longer-term base
Barbados: a gateway to global business opportunities
Barbados is regarded as one of the Caribbean’s leading centres for global business, attracting companies that value certainty, strong institutions and a government committed to supporting investment
This week’s featured stories 14 September – 20 September 2026…
Welcome to the WCR weekly update. World Commerce Review is the global trade and finance platform, discussing all things political, regulatory, technological, financial and, most importantly, the future
Export control: compliance enforcement trends in the UK and EU
There is a growing trend for export control authorities across Europe to increase focus on what happens after an export licence is issued. Steven Farmer, Iris Karaman and Katy Burgess advise on what businesses should do next
Data centres are laying the next financial mine
Yash Kalash argues that the AI infrastructure boom is creating financial transmission mechanisms reminiscent of past crises—not because AI will fail, but because its financing may not endure long enough to repay the infrastructure built around it
Finance
Tax
Europe’s federated democratic learning state
Europe is moving towards invoice-level electronic VAT reporting. Thiemo Fetzer argues that, with AI-assisted processing of the information contained in electronic VAT invoices, the tax system can become not just a compliance and revenue-raising instrument, but a protected intelligence map of the economy
Europe’s corporate tax trilemma
The EU’s implementation of global anti-tax avoidance rules and the global minimum tax is widely regarded as a success. Madalena Barata da Rocha, Roel Dom, Pascal Saint-Amans and Bo Sangers consider the trilemma between tax sovereignty, revenue protection and investment neutrality that has emerged
The billionaire paradox
Are American tech billionaires adversaries or role models for Europe? Rebecca Christie writes that the EU should ask what it wants from globally influential tech magnates, not just how to curb them
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