Local Insights

After ratification of the first sustainable investment facilitation agreement, between the EU and Angola, Carla Gonçalves Borges, Mariana França Gouveia, and Assunção Cristas of Vieira de Almeida analyse ESG considerations in African states’ investment treaties

ESG considerations are becoming an increasingly important factor in investment decisions in Ghana. Lady-Ann Essuman, Ewurama Osam Tawiah, and Verissa Odame-Koranteng of VINT & Aletheia, Attorneys and Consultants explain why, and how, the new reality should be embraced

As the financial services ecosystem in Nigeria continues its rapid development, DealHQ Partners provides a guide to the latest regulatory initiative regarding contactless payments

João Nuno Riquito and Well Lai of Riquito Advogados analyse significant reforms to licensing, pricing, and oversight of Macau’s tourism industry

Ditipriya Dutta Chowdhury and Vibhasa Gandhi of TWL Law Group address key questions regarding investment limits, compliance requirements, incentives, and operational risks across sectors such as manufacturing, electronics engineering, and trading in India

Bob Tseng and Sally Nguyen of TWL Law Group analyse Vietnam’s market entry framework for foreign investors, examining the licensing structure, regulatory classification of business sectors, and compliance obligations applicable to conditional business lines

Daniel Hayek and Mark Meili of Prager Dreifuss look at the rules, practicalities and latest developments in a friendly, but recently more challenging environment for cross-border financing

Chrysanthos Christoforou of Elias Neocleous & Co explains why Cyprus offers a stable and safe environment for investment

Eduardo Paulino and Francisca Osório de Castro of Morais Leitão discuss the proposed changes to the Portuguese Securities Code, expected to be approved in 2021

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