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09.December.2011

Audit and Tax Meetings 2011

On Monday 28 November, the BKR International EMEA region held two separate meetings in Amsterdam at the Hilton Schiphol Airport, one for Tax and one for Audit. I am delighted to say that it was a most successful day. With almost 50 delegates...

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31.October.2011
Centenary celebrations for Ormsby & Rhodes

Centenary celebrations for Ormsby & Rhodes

On 26 October 2011, BKR International member firm, Ormsby & Rhodes, celebrated 100 years, at an event attended by 250 clients, contacts, partners past and present, and staff, in Dublin, Ireland. Current Partners at Ormsby &...

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19.September.2011
New Audit firm in Belgium

New Audit firm in Belgium

We welcome WF & Co Bedrijfsrevisoren BVBA (http://www.w-f.be) as our new member firm for Auditing services in Belgium. The contact partners in the firm are Stefaan Beirens and Ann Van Vlaenderen. WF & Co acquired the auditing practice of...

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24.August.2011

New member firm in Greece

BKR International is pleased to announce the acceptance of the newly created firm, KAPA AUDITORS S.A. (Athens, Greece), into membership. KAPA AUDITORS S.A. was established by partners of former BKR Member FRS GLOBAL AUDITORS S.A. (Athens), which...

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20.July.2011
Steven Bruck in Israel

Steven Bruck in Israel

Our past EMEA Treasurer, Steven Bruck (Blick Rothenberg, London) has reported that he had an exceptional week in Israel quite recently. Steven was invited to join a delegation to Israel led by the Lord Mayor of the City of London. During the course...

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15.July.2011
22nd Eurus Convention - France

22nd Eurus Convention - France

Once again, Jean-Michel Chauvet helped Eurus organise its national French Meeting from the 6th - 9th July 2011 in Biarritz, French Pays Basque. 90 partners and 30 spouses attended the meeting. During three days, actions developed in...

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11.July.2011
Euroglobal, Cyprus - strategic developments

Euroglobal, Cyprus - strategic developments

BKR member firm in Cyprus, Euroglobal SEE Audit Limited, have implemented a number of strategic changes and developments. The board of directors have decided to proceed with changes in the leadership structure thus to further manage their...

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05.July.2011

We welcome three new members to the EMEA region

It is with great pleasure to report that the Worldwide board of BKR International has approved the following firms into membership from 1 July 2011: CAMEROON Auditec-Foirier Consulting Douala Contact: Michel Kangmeni Yossa Email:...

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31.May.2011
EMEA Regional Meeting, Barcelona, Spain: May 6-9, 2011

EMEA Regional Meeting, Barcelona, Spain: May 6-9, 2011

By Driss El Kohen (Casablanca, Morocco) There are several reasons why BKR should choose to hold their EMEA annual meeting in Barcelona. For History – since the Romans, Moors, Carolingians (to name a few) were there. For Culture - the...

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06.May.2011

BKR EMEA site on Kentico Top 15

BKR International were delighted to be informed that the EMEA website had been ranked in the Top 15 by Kentico (the web content management solutions vendor) for the month of April. Kentico have more than 1,000 partners and so the BKR EMEA website...

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07.April.2011
Merger between Flynth and GIBO Groep effected

Merger between Flynth and GIBO Groep effected

Flynth and GIBO Groep have finally joined forces. On Tuesday 29th of March 2011, the management of both organisations officially signed the merger documents. The merger will be effective as of 1 January 2011. Flynth has become part of GIBO...

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21.March.2011
BIG Meeting 2011

BIG Meeting 2011

The colloquially named BKR “BIG” meeting took place once again at Blick Rothenberg’s offices in London, on Friday 18 March. All member firms of this group were able to attend this year, and therefore comprised of delegates from...

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14.March.2011
South Africa Meeting 2011

South Africa Meeting 2011

Our member firm, Logista, hosted this year’s South African Meeting in the beautiful town of Stellenbosch, about 50km from Cape Town. BKR was represented by myself, Stephen Hamlet, as Executive Director of the EMEA region, our EMEA Chairman...

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15.December.2010

Publications and Multimedia

BKR publications are now held in the Press Room, including the latest Financial Times feature, which can also be viewed on the FT site at: "Best tax-efficient countries". The BKR YouTube channel is also available at:...

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08.December.2010
Cassons scoop top accountancy award for second year running

Cassons scoop top accountancy award for second year running

We congratulate our member firm, with offices in Manchester and Lancashire, United Kingdom, for being recognised for the second year running as a firm that “goes the extra mile”. Cassons chartered accountants and...

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02.December.2010

Audit and Tax Meetings 2010

On Monday 29 November, BKR held two separate meetings in London at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel, one for Tax and one for Audit. I am delighted to say that, not only did we manage to arrange them for just moments before the snowy weather became too...

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01.November.2010
BKR sub-regional meeting in Belgium

BKR sub-regional meeting in Belgium

In September, the Belgian BKR member MVP organised a sub-regional meeting with BKR members of The Netherlands, Germany, France and Luxembourg. The meeting was held at the MVP office in Zele (between Antwerp and Ghent). The initial objective...

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25.October.2010
Exponens International Department distinguished in the Sénat!

Exponens International Department distinguished in the Sénat!

On October 7th, Exponens was presented with the 2010 Trophy for Marketing & Communication of the accounting profession, in the newly created “International” category. The judges were attracted by their approach to International...

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23.September.2010
Turkey member achieves double recognition

Turkey member achieves double recognition

We must congratulate our Turkey member firm, IŞIK Yeminli Mali Müşavirlik ve Bagimsiz Denetim A.Ş, who have recently been accredited by 2 international bodies. In July, they were approved by the PCAOB (Public Company Accounting...

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31.August.2010
Merger plans for GIBO Groep in the Netherlands

Merger plans for GIBO Groep in the Netherlands

GIBO Groep and Flynth adviseurs en accountants BV are looking to merge on January 1st, 2011. The shareholders and counsels of advisors of both organisations have approved the necessary steps for the merger. This alliance will lead to...

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03.August.2010
Hansa Partner celebrates 75 years

Hansa Partner celebrates 75 years

Hansa Partner celebrated its 75th company jubilee in June. Founded 75 years ago as a sole-practitioning office, Hansa Partner is today a group of affiliated companies with offices in Hamburg and Rostock. 14 partners and 150 employees work for a...

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12.July.2010
Business Seminar in Prague

Business Seminar in Prague

A business seminar organised by BKR member firms, namely Euroglobal S.E.E. Audit Limited (Nicosia) and Fucik & partneri (Prague), entitled “Investment Projects Using Cyprus Companies”, was held at the President Hotel in Prague on...

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01.June.2010

Four new members for EMEA region approved at Worldwide meeting

It is with great pleasure to report that the Worldwide board of BKR International has approved the following firms into membership at their meeting on May 21, 2010. BELGIUM: Moens, Van Peteghem & Co 3 offices (Aalst, Zele...

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07.May.2010

VI All-Russia Forum "Audit, Consulting, Valuation Services: Priorities in Anti-Crisis Strategies"

On April 22, over 100 executives of auditing and consulting firms, as well as firms providing a wide range of valuation services – all members of the Intercom-Audit partner network - gathered together in the boarding house “Lipki”...

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02.April.2010
Daniel Faura at the offices of Euroglobal S.E.E. Audit Ltd. in Nicosia

Daniel Faura at the offices of Euroglobal S.E.E. Audit Ltd. in Nicosia

It was a great pleasure and honour for our member firm Euroglobal S.E.E Audit Limited of Cyprus to welcome Mr. Daniel Faura of Faura-Casas, Barcelona, at their headquarters in Nicosia on March 24th, 2010. Daniel took the opportunity to visit the...

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12.March.2010
A new direction for Eurus, France

A new direction for Eurus, France

Like BKR, Eurus is now more than 20 years old. In 2009, the board of Eurus decided to start a strategic review for the future of their national...

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01.March.2010
BKR member invited to speak at Public Sector Seminar in Cyprus

BKR member invited to speak at Public Sector Seminar in Cyprus

Daniel Faura, of BKR’s Spanish firm, Faura-Casas, in Barcelona, presented in Nicosia, Cyprus in March this year. Daniel was asked to speak on “Auditing: Similarities and differences between public and private sector” at a...

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26.February.2010

Update from Portugal

Our member firm from Porto extended their name at the end of January this year to Esteves, Pinho & Associados, SROC, Lda, after incorporating a new Partner – Luis Cordeiro. Luis, 41 years old, located in the Lisbon office, has several...

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19.February.2010
BKR firms working together: Members join forces in Tel Aviv

BKR firms working together: Members join forces in Tel Aviv

BKR members, Euroglobal SEE Audit Limited and Yarel & Partners, joined their efforts in Tel Aviv and co-organised a seminar introducing “Doing business in Cyprus and the Balkans”, on Monday 25th January, 2010, at the Dan Panorama...

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10.February.2010

Cross-border servicing of joint clients

Towards the end of 2009, BKR International firms successfully won the engagements for the provision of Payroll and Accounting services for Olympic Air in the following cities: London, Istanbul, Nicosia, Bucharest, Vienna, Brussels, Sofia, Paris...

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