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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM YOUR IGAL INSIDER
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Our host Sten Sjostedt did an outstanding job in creating our…
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CHOO-CHOO ALL THE WAY by Mike Djordjevich (USA)
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THE THIRD ANNUAL SPACE NEEDLE AWARD
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GET TO KNOW YOUR COLLEAGUES by Frank Klaus (Germany)
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GET TO KNOW YOUR COLLEAGUES by Clement Raingeard (France)
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SUMMER VACATION PART II by Mike Djordjevich (USA)
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SUMMER VACATION PART I by Mike Djordjevich (USA)
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HAPPY 40th, IGAL INSIDER! by Mike Djordjevich (USA)
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THE MILLE MIGLIA by Giovanni Babino (Italy)
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The film takes place forty-five minutes from Bordeaux, une Dune du…
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As imposing as the Grand Hotel is from the outside it certainly…
SUNNY AND SOPHISTICATED-BORDEAUX MIDTERM MEETING by Mason Bloom (UK)
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THREE ONLINE GAMBLING TIPS by Mike Djordjevich (USA)
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GET TO KNOW YOUR COLLEAGUES by Mason Bloom (UK)
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A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE by Mason Bloom (UK)
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GET TO KNOW YOUR COLLEAGUES by Pim Nuiten (Netherlands)
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ISLAND STORIES: FERRY RIDE, REVISTED by Mike Djordjevich
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SECOND ANNUAL SPACE NEEDLE AWARD by Mike Djordjevich (USA)
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For a very long time I have been struggling with the idea…
MINIMIZING THE STRESS OF HOSTING A DINNER PARTY by Mike Djordjevich (USA)
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CREATING BETTER WORK ENVIRONMENTS: THREE NOTABLE TRAITS FOUND IN POSITIVE WORKPLACES by Mike Djordjevich (USA)
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Listen to this: in my country they are still arguing if there…
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In order to circumvent the capital raising requirements of the Austrian…
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THE CHARM OF HISTORIC CARS- LAKE COMO-MAY 2022 by Giovanni Babino (Italy)
This year one of the most  famous exhibitions of historical cars in…
DIGITAL NOMADS AND TAX IMPLICATIONS: THE RISK OF PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT IN SPAIN by Maria Hortelano Olivera, Seiler Abogados (Spain)
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According to figures recently published by the Luxembourg Commission for the Supervision…
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OFFICE SPOTLIGHT – GARDETTO LAW OFFICES by Jean-Charles Gardetto (Monaco)
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ISLAND STORIES – NO MORE MASKS, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY by Mike Djordjevich (USA)
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BRIEFLY NOTED – INADMISSIBLE CONTRACT CLAUSES IN BUILDING SAVINGS CONTRACTS by Dr. Alexander T. Scheuwimmer (Austria)
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CYPRUS INTRODUCES THE DIGITAL NOMAD VISA by Petros Rialas (Cyrpus)
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