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The SEC is more favourable to non-Gaap measures, but it would benefit from following European recommendations too

The possibility of governments disclaiming debts incurred by past regimes is more relevant than ever. The answer lies in salt bonds, revolution and war

Germany’s latest legislation has calmed fears of a ban on credit and currency derivatives, but naked short sales will still be prohibited

India’s most innovative deals have finally been recognised, in the country’s first IFLR-dedicated ceremony

Should the Prospectus Directive be amended to ensure more disclosure from EU sovereigns selling bonds?

Esra Okçuoglu Asl¦ Orhon Back in 2007, Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (Emra) received more than 700 applications for wind power plants – a clear indication of wind energy companies' keenness to invest in Turkey. By contrast, the last two years have been less profitable, as deficiencies in prevailing legislation combined with the global economic crisis interrupted the trend. Yet regulations are still evolving to please investors, and in turn, investors continue to announce new projects in Turkey.

Jaime de la Torre Viscasillas One of the main objectives of the recently approved legislation on the energy sector is to achieve tariff sufficiency, with the aim of solving some of the financial difficulties of electricity companies. Therefore, current and future tariff deficit must be financed and the mechanism approved under Royal Decree 6/2009 is the securitisation of collection rights in favour of a Spanish asset securitisation fund.

Dubai's real estate market has perhaps been under greater scrutiny in the aftermath of the credit crunch than during the boom years of the mid 2000's. After the price falls of late 2008 and 2009, some stability now appears to be returning to the market.

The Corporate Restructuring Promotion Act of Korea has been performing an important role in domestic corporate restructuring ever since it was enacted in 2001. But the Act has also been criticised as a violation of private autonomy and an excessive restraint on property rights. At one point, the issue of whether or not the Act violated the Korean Constitution was raised at the Constitutional Court of Korea. As the Act faces expiration on December 31 2010, there are various discussions on the institutional function and validity of the Act.

Octavio Olivo Villa In April, the President of Mexico submitted to Congress an initiative to amend Mexico's Competition Law, Federal Criminal Code and other federal laws, to strengthen the powers of the Federal Competition Commission so as to make meaningful progress with antitrust enforcement in Mexico. The enforcement tools and powers of the Commission under the current Competition Law have proved insufficient to effectively safeguard economic competition and freedom of trade and prevent monopolies, monopolistic practices and other restrictions on the efficient market of goods and services in Mexico.