Amid outcries from local residents against the foreign acquisition of agricultural lands in several Georgian regions, some experts have drafted recommendations to amend the Law of Georgia on the Ownership of Agricultural Land.
- Georgia Today
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28 May 2013
The Hindu's Addis Ababa correspondent Aman Sethi has recently written about Indian companies’ involvement in Ethiopia and Mali, and on 19 May he took part in a Q&A session on Facebook on the issue of so-called Indian land grabs in African countries.
- Global Voices
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22 May 2013
Karuturi Global faces accusations of causing floods to local villages, not paying taxes, contributing to human rights violations and providing dismal working conditions at its farming operations in Gambela, Ethiopia.
Governments in African countries lease out land at low rates, which makes it attractive to investors
Foreign investment in African land has been greatly fostered by the Indian Government and its business associations.
- Hindu Business Line
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06 May 2013
Karuturi Global Limited, société holding de droit indien et dont le siège est situé à Bangalore, peut se retrouver sous la loupe de l'administration fiscale du Kenya pour fraude fiscale, mais les plaintes déposées contre elle vont plus loin.
Le gouvernement kenyan a déclaré Karuturi coupable de fraude fiscale. C'est la première fois qu'un gouvernement africain traduit une importante société multinationale en justice pour une manipulation des prix de transfert par le biais d'une procédure entièrement publique.
El gobierno de Kenya halló culpable de evasión fiscal a Karuturi Global Ltd, el productor de rosas cortadas más grande del mundo. Ésta es la primera vez que un gobierno africano lleva a los tribunales —mediante un proceso público— a una enorme compañía multinacional por manipular sus precios de transferencia.
The Kenyan government has found Karuturi Global Ltd, the world's biggest producer of cut roses, guilty of tax evasion. This is the first time an African government has brought a large multinational company to court for transfer mispricing through a fully public process.
Nota de contexto que acompaña al boletín de prensa del 19 de abril de 2013
Background note to accompany a joint press release on the Kenyan government finding Karuturi Global Ltd guilty of tax evasion
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