Within just a few weeks of reports that the virus had spread to the continent, almost the whole of Europe was swept into lockdown. Borders were closed, trips cancelled and thousands of people began to work from home full-time, while others were laid off or placed on furlough: a blow to the real economy barely anyone had anticipated.
Rachit Bahl, Rohan Bagai and Arjun Uppal of AZB & Partners review the RBI’s new regulatory framework for payment intermediaries, issued in March 2020, and how it fits into India fintech revolution
Kenechi Ezezika and Kofoworola Toriola of OAKE Legal review Nigeria’s new merger control framework and how it impacts foreign mergers with a Nigerian component.
CrossCountry Consulting partner Bruce Klein takes a closer look at the Federal Reserve's liquidity programme aimed at helping businesses through the Covid-19 crisis
In the Baltics, the Levin law firm alliance secured a replacement for its former Lithuania member, Dominas Levin, which merged with Walless last year. Local firm Wint combined with Glikman Akin Levin and Latvia's Kronbergs Cukste Levin to reestablish a pan-Baltic alliance.
Is it problematic to divide liquidity between different rates? American Financial Exchange CEO Richard Sandor and Cass Business School honorary senior visiting fellow Laurence Mutkin make their case
Britain's flag has finally been removed from the EU and the implementation period has begun – with the two remaining aligned at least until the end of the year. In this time, greenfield thinking is desperately needed as, at present, whatever happens next in the negotiations is anyone's guess. Even those who are doing the actual negotiating are not that enlightened on what the future might hold for the relationship.
Panama and the UK have shared diplomatic ties since 1908. The US brought the highest amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Panama in 2018, with the UK coming in eighth position in the FDI stakes. The 2015 FDI figures saw the UK in fourth spot after the US, Colombia and Switzerland (with a total of 6% of FDI into Panama).
