Local Insights

Renata Valenti of PLMJ provides a guide to the Angolan initiatives in infrastructure and the financing of projects as the state embraces its development potential

Nelson Raposo Bernardo and Ana Cláudia Rangel, Raposo Bernardo & Associados

Lauretta Otoo, Selasie Atuwo, and Frank Amuh of CQ Legal and Consulting report on the rapid increase in cryptocurrency ownership in Ghana and the security and money laundering risks involved

João Nuno Riquito and Nelson de Azevedo of Riquito Advogados examine how the legal, financial, and compliance frameworks for cross-border companies operating across Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau are being reshaped

Bob Tseng and Sally Nguyen of TWL Law Group explain Vietnam’s evolving foreign direct investment regime, including business structures, conditional sectors, capital requirements, and recent 2025 investment law reforms for foreign investors

The key questions concerning foreign direct investment in India are addressed in this summary by Bob Tseng, Ditipriya Dutta Chowdhury, and Vaishnavi Shukla of TWL Law Group

José Miguel Carracho and Júlio Venâncio, VdA

Mark Meili and Shannon Sangiorgio of Prager Dreifuss explain the reporting obligations for crypto-asset service providers and the challenges arising from greater alignment with international tax transparency standards

Marcel Frey and Urs Feller of Prager Dreifuss outline the planned Zurich International Commercial Court, set to launch in 2027, and assess its potential advantages over arbitration for resolving cross-border commercial disputes

Decreased availability and increased costs of funding have altered the behaviour of borrowers and lenders in the Peruvian leveraged finance market. Thomas Thorndike of Garrigues highlights the main themes and considers the outlook

Rita de la Guardia and Patricia Cordero, Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee

Jaime Trujillo Caicedo, Alexandra Montealegre and María Camila Vargas, Baker McKenzie

Hossam Gramon, Karima Seyam, and Nour El Kholy of ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners report that Egypt’s capital markets are undergoing structural reform and product diversification, reshaping the debt, ESG, and fintech sectors

Simone Del Nevo and Rahul Sud, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Ezekiel Tuma, John Cunha, and Luis Cunha, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Robert Katz and Charles Ruck, Latham & Watkins

Robert M Katz and Charles Ruck, Latham & Watkins

Robert Katz and Charles Ruck, Latham & Watkins