Issue 3 - Summer 2010

• Business Outlook for 2010
• Determining fair value in times of crisis: Difficult task for management.
• VAT Cha(lle)nges for 2010: Slovakia has, welcomed the transposition of three EU Directives into local VAT legislation.
• Where turnover is vanity and cash is sanity: Factors to consider as you focus on cash.
• Gaining greater confidence in revenue, cost and capex projections: Commercial and operational due diligence.
• Derivatives - are they really weapons of mass destruction?
• Regulation in the banking industry: Significant new limits for banks, aimed at preventing future financial crises.
• 'Lean' as a Survival Strategy: Applying lean Six Sigma concepts to address challenges faced by the manufacturing and financial services industries.
• Events, seminars and lectures organised by KPMG in Slovakia.
• KPMG publications

Issue 2 - Summer 2009

• We spoke with Mr. Jae Hyung Lee, president of Samsung Electronics Slovakia, about their successes in the country.
• We also discuss how the world actually got into the economic crisis, what approach is the Slovak government likely to take in attempts to cover for reduced budget revenues, how the economic slowdown speeds up the due diligence process and why businesses should take a lender's point of view.
• We look to find out why Slovak business seem to enjoy the myth that fraud doesn't concern them.
• In addition, you can read about personal data protection in cross border flows, e-Government, challenges for insurance companies or corporate citizenship.
• Last but not least, find out what representatives of two premier design companies think of golf in Slovakia.

Issue 1 - Summer 2008

• For the first edition we have interviewed Mr. Jozef Uhrik, former CEO of Volkswagen Slovakia and now the chairman of the Slovak Automotive Association (ZAP).
• We discussed IFRS implementation in Slovakia and IFRS aspects in acquisitions and goodwill.
• Tax section gives a brief overview of tax legislation after the flat tax reform and outlooks for the future.
• Other topics include euroconversion in Slovak firms, vulnerability of corporate information systems against hacking, anti-money laundering in banks, trends in leisure property as well as points to consider when selling a business.