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Amendment to the Land Acquisition Bill will provide India with its first national law governing resettlement and rehabilitation issues involved in land acquisition. While the new legislation will bring more transparency to the process of acquiring land, enabling foreign investors to better manage risk, it also has cost and timeline implications

Having overcome a stream of regulatory hurdles during his company’s purchase of a majority stake in natural resources company Cairn India, Vedanta Resources’ vice president of corporate finance Ashish Garg reveals how the regulators are addressing environmental challenges

Shrikant Hathi

Although eager to assist the country’s ailing airline industry, the Government of India’s proposals to date have not been well received. Players in the industry are however clear on the most effective medicine

J Sagar Associates

Yong Seok Ahn

Pos. Country 2007 2010 Change Trend of CG reform 1 Singapore 65 67 (+2) Improving slowly, negatives cancel positives 2 Hong Kong 67 65 (-2) Some regression, static overall 3 Japan 52 57 (+5) Improving, but will reform be sustained? 4 Taiwan 54 55 (+1) Static overall, loss of focus 4 Thailand 47 55 (+8) Improving, but political uncertainties remain 6 Malaysia 49 52 (+3) Improving, but held back by ‘CG culture’ 7 India 56 49 (-7) Over-rated last time, but slow improvements 7 China 45 49 (+4) Improving, but held back by ‘CG culture’ 9 Korea 49 45 (-4) Regressing, turning inward 10 Indonesia 37 40 (+3) Improving, but weak political system 11 Philippines 41 37 (-4) Regressing, but new government may help Pos. Country 2010 Score World-class benchmark 80% 1 Singapore 67 (-13) 2 Hong Kong 65 (-15) 3 Japan 57 (-23) 4 Taiwan 55 (-25) 4 Thailand 55 (-25) 6 Malaysia 52 (-28) 7 India 49 (-31) 7 China 49 (-31) 9 Korea 45 (-35) 10 Indonesia 40 (-40) 11 Philippines 37 (-43) Pos. Country Total CG rules & practices Enforcement Political & regulatory IGAAP CG culture 1 Singapore 67 65 60 69 88 53 2 Hong Kong 65 59 63 67 80 54 3 Japan 57 45 53 62 75 53 4 Taiwan 55 50 47 56 78 46 4 Thailand 55 56 42 54 73 49 6 Malaysia 52 49 38 60 80 32 7 India 49 46 36 54 63 43 7 China 49 47 36 56 75 30 9 Korea 45 43 28 44 78 33 10 Indonesia 40 39 28 33 67 32 11 Philippines 37 35 15 37 75 25 Click here to return to IFLR supplements

Korean Commercial Arbitration Board international counsel Kayla Byun tells Katherine Jo about the increasing role played by the institution in resolving disputes in the region, and what its priorities are moving forward

By Do-Yo Kim, partner, Jipyong Jisung