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Level Up: Unlocking Financial Potential In The Middle East
Welcome to this edition of Law Update, where we focus on the ever-evolving landscape of financial services regulation across the region. As the financial markets in the region continue to grow and diversify, this issue provides timely insights into the key regulatory developments shaping banking, investment, insolvency, and emerging technologies.
2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
A complete spectrum of legal services across jurisdictions in the Middle East & North Africa.
Ioannis Nanos
Transfer Pricing Lead
Biography
Ioannis has over 10 years of experience advising clients on transfer pricing and international tax matters in the European, Middle East and Africa regions. Prior to joining Al Tamimi, Ioannis worked for a prestigious tax consulting firm in Dubai where he has responsible for multiple client accounts across the Middle East. He has also worked in London and Luxembourg for Big 4 firms.
As an economist and a transfer pricing advisor, Ioannis Nanos advises multinational companies on transfer pricing and international tax strategy and planning, operating model and supply chain transformation, and global/ multi-country documentation. He has extensive experience in leading controversy and dispute resolution discussions with various tax authorities around the world, on behalf of his clients.
Ioannis has provided transfer pricing and international tax consulting services across a wide range of industries, including e-commerce, consumer goods, construction, telecommunications & media, diversified industrials, banking, investment management and insurance.
Ioannis regularly speaks at conferences and seminars on transfer pricing and tax issues.
Recent Experience
- Advised a multinational group within the e-commerce industry in designing, documenting and implementing its transfer pricing policies.
- Assisted a multinational group within the consumer goods industry with a tax and transfer pricing litigation case in KSA.
- Advised a start-up within the e-commerce industry on transfer pricing model optimisation by performing a qualitative and quantitative analysis and assessing the overall financial/ tax impact.
- Prepared transfer pricing documentation across several jurisdictions for a UAE headquartered group within the diversified industrials sector.
- Assisted a multinational group within the consumer goods with the development of a regional cost allocation model for transactions involving provision of services within the group.
- Assisted a multinational group within the construction industry on various tax and transfer pricing matters and a tax litigation case in KSA, as well.
- Assisted a multinational group within the tobacco industry on a transfer pricing audit case in Egypt.
Language(s)
- English
- Greek
Education
2009 – Master of Science, International Economics and Finance, Tilburg University
2007 – Bachelor of Science, Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Practice(s)
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