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 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

The Panamanian government recently gave the green light to the establishment and operation of BPO's Panama Free Zone. The new project constitutes not only the first digital free trade zone in the Republic of Panama, but it is also being promoted as the first of its kind in the Latin American region.

Through the enactment of Agreement no. 4-2012, the Superintendence of Insurance and Reinsurance of Panama (SSRP) regulates the provision of reinsurance and brokerage services by foreign entities to local insurance and reinsurance companies authorised to operate in Panama.

In 2018 the National Assembly passed Bill 665 concerning data protection. The Bill was later sanctioned by the president and publicised through the Official Gazzette No. 28,743-A as Law 81 of March 26, 2019.

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