ANDEAN REGION TAX, LAW AND BUSINESS BRIEFING provides guidance on tax and legal issues investors should consider when evaluating a possible company acquisition, starting a business or entering into a joint venture or strategic alliance in Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. This report highlights recent economic, legal, and tax developments in the these countries's changing business environment, with content provided by experts at major accounting and law firms in the region. The second edition of ANDEAN REGION TAX, LAW AND BUSINESS BRIEFING features expert analyses on structural reform, public institutions, and economic development. This one-volume report offers extensive coverage of the Andean region's banking/finance, energy, and labor sectors, as well as in-depth analyses of topics such as corporate structuring, foreign investment, free trade, private equity markets, and taxation.