October/November 2019
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Sponsored by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldThe lawyers who worked on this high profile case involving allegations of auction-rigging explain what others need to know -
Sponsored by Nishimura & AsahiOn June 26 2019 the State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular 06/2019/TT-NHNN on foreign exchange control of foreign direct investment (FDI) activities in Vietnam (Circular 06). It replaced Circular 19/2014/TT-NHNN (Circular 19) and amended certain articles in Circular 05/2014/TT-NHNN on the opening and use of foreign indirect investment capital accounts, and in Circular 16/2014/TT-NHNN on the use of foreign currency and Vietnamese Dong (VND) accounts for residents and non-residents. The issuance of Circular 06 has led to some important regulatory changes relating to the foreign exchange control of FDI activities in Vietnam.
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Sponsored by Nishimura & AsahiOn September 19 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) officially submitted its final draft decision to the Prime Minister in order to promulgate a new decision on incentives for investors in solar power projects in Vietnam (Draft Decision). Two substantial incentives in the Draft Decision include (i) new feed-in tariffs (FIT) and (ii) detailed regulations on rooftop solar power projects.
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Sponsored by Morgan Lewis & BockiusLawyers in London, Frankfurt and Silicon Valley share their experiences of the tokenisation of assets and explain where they see the market going
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Sponsored by Slaughter and MayTransaction management firm The Deal Team, together with London-based Slaughter and May lawyers, explain how the IPO process has changed for issuers since the FCA’s reforms last summer
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Sponsored by Riquito AdvogadosMacao SAR has been under pressure in recent years to adjust its tax laws to international standards. While a long overdue, wide Macao SAR tax system reform continues to be delayed, some new laws and several adjustments to the existing laws are being introduced to meet up with the undertakings assumed by Macao SAR and its motherland in the international spectrum.
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Sponsored by Alfaro Ferrer & RamírezThe executive branch of the Panamanian government has presented a Bill to the Legislative Assembly for the formal creation of a public-private partnership (PPP) regime in Panama. The Bill was approved in the first of three debates required within the Legislative Assembly for its final approval.
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Sponsored by Hengeler MuellerA poll of blue-chip executives shows companies are becoming increasingly aware of the threats inherent to M&A
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Sponsored by Brigard UrrutiaIn October 2018 a commission of experts was formed to review the landscape of the Colombian capital markets and propose measures to boost the market as an instrument for economic growth and general welfare. The commission gathered information from the market through workshops and one-to-one meetings with market participants. After a nine-month process, the commission presented its recommendations on August 9 2019, in an 80-page document that includes more than 60 initiatives that aim to improve market regulation and conditions.
