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A comprehensive regulatory framework for the execution of transactions on behalf of investors by stock markets, alternative trading systems and investment firms has been established under Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on Markets in Financial Instruments (the Mifid) and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament. A single passport for investment firms, banks and stock markets has been created that enables these institutions to offer their services on a cross-border basis throughout Europe on the strength of home-country authorization, granted on the basis of uniform criteria in all member states.

The PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law was passed by the PRC National People's Congress on March 16 2007 and will enter into effect on January 1 2008.

The New Basel Capital Accord, or Basel II, has been implemented into Czech law by amendments to several acts regulating the Czech financial market, effective as of July 1 2007. The Czech National Bank, as the regulator, has published the detailed implementing regulations. The Czech Republic has missed the implementation deadline by six months.

Can EC regulation and the Uncitral Model Law achieve mutual recognition?

Risky and unpredictable, covenant-lite loans are here to stay

UK insolvency laws inadequate

Privy Council clarifies structured finance

Banks don't have a choice whether to be involved in Islamic finance. There's simply too much money at stake (twice that available in China, according to one fixed-income counsel). Yet many lawyers warn that following that money heedlessly might cause serious problems.

FTSE guidelines for foreign listings

In June or July 2007 the government is expected to announce the 2007 IPP solicitation for about 4,000 MW, using a form of power purchase agreement (PPA) similar to that used in its successful 1994 solicitation. Seven projects were awarded PPAs in that round, all achieved financial close, and all but one have commenced production.