The PSA was passed at the start of this year and will come into full effect at the end of this year.

VIDEO BRIEFING: The government has taken numerous steps to give an impetus to foreign investment, but a lot remains to be done.

Some significant improvements regarding capital transactions and M&A pertaining to foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam ...

Top multinational and China SOE in-house lawyers and heavyweight Chinese and international law firms join forces with legaltech start-up docQbot and The In-House Community™ to help create new bilingual standard templates for China’s new foreign investment regime ...

A discussion of the new China Foreign Investment Law and the creation of an Expert Committee to produce template documents for in-house counsel ...

The advent of AML and ATF guidance is a welcome step for businesses in the UAE.

While some of the reactions to the Cayman Islands’ introduction of The International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Law, 2018 (Substance Law) have been less than positive, the reality is that the Substance Law is a set of rules that fairly elegantly address OECD requirements for geographically mobile activities to have economic substance ...

Promoting “indigenisation” in the Nigerian economy was the subject of a recent Lex Africa seminar, which asked how foreign investors were forging partnerships with local players, using local content and local manufacturing capacity and transferring valuable work skills ...

For several decades, money laundering has extended the reach of transnational organised crime throughout various nations ...

Ever since the introduction of bitcoin more than a decade ago, we have seen the expansion of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, with over 2,000 cryptocurrencies in existence today and growing daily ...

Growing awareness of litigation funding is making it easier for businesses to pursue disputes ...

In line with the national push for a more structured approach to increasing local content and participation, the Regulations came into force on December 22, 2017 ...

Plus updates on importing used machinery, amendments to the labour code and the law on public investment, and more.

Important considerations for payment service providers operating in Asia Pacific.

For the first time since its inception in 2015, the Commission has blocked a merger after conducting its review.