The Five Forces Analysis is a strategic model developed at Harvard in the late 70's. If we extrapolate it to the personal environment, we can observe the following: often, incomes are at the maximum of negotiation capacity (salaries, pensions, rents ). The taxes subtract a significant percentage of … [Read more...]

When my family arrived in Asunción, they were worried because they did not know what they were going to find. I had been here for several months, but I suspect that they did not give much credit to what I told them to calm their misgivings. In particular, my Mario, the little one, frowned and … [Read more...]

For years, Paraguay was a temporary tax haven. That is, not intentionally, but his government had simply never taxed the income in a personal capacity. This changed in 2012 after a long-postponed reform, but the good news is that, as a resident without income from the interior of the country, one is … [Read more...]

COMMERCIAL LOCATION In the center of South America, less than two hours by plane from Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santiago de Chile, Montevideo, Santa Cruz, is the Republic of Paraguay. Let's face it: at first, the lack of coastline and the fact that it is a small economy can make you less … [Read more...]

The loss of purchasing power of Spanish pensioners in the last 6 years has been almost 3%, and has not been greater just because during three years (2014-2015) there was negative growth of consumer prices. The cumulative growth of pensions has been a scant 3% and since 2014 is stagnant at a tiny … [Read more...]