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Government plans to encourage foreign investment in Cyprus

George Lillikas, the minister of commerce, industry and tourism in Cyprus, has announced the Cypriot government's long-awaited plan to encourage foreign direct investment. The plan aims to make Cyprus the largest provider of business services in the eastern Mediterranean, linking the EU and the Middle East.

November 01 2005

Reliable data and China's financial reforms (part I)

The heads of China's financial services regulation are all embarked on a unified and ambitious program to modernize the depository institutions, insurers, and securities and commodities exchanges of China. They are able to draw from the experience of other countries that have gone through this process, resulting in a flurry of new and amended laws, rules and regulations to codify this modernization.

November 01 2005

Corporate criminal liability

From January 1 2006 legislation implementing EU and OECD requirements on the criminal responsibility of legal entities and partnerships will take effect in Austria. This legislation is called Verbandsverantwortlichkeitsgesetz (VbVG).

November 01 2005

Germany to reward active shareholders

Germany wants to let companies pay higher dividends to shareholders who exercise their votes, but some believe such a move would be unfair. By Daniel Andrews

November 01 2005

Brazilian issuers press on with Tier 1 offerings

Ben Maiden looks at how lawyers are helping Brazilian banks meet the demand for perpetual bonds in the absence of clear rules

November 01 2005

Debt capital markets

Allen & Overy's Stephen Jaggs and Andrew Harrow led a team advising G Steel on its debut offshore bond issue, the first high-yield bond issue from Thailand since the Asian financial crisis. The proceeds of the five-year $100 million bonds will go towards financing G Steel's production capacity expansion project and for general corporate purposes. Linklaters advised the underwriter, UBS Investment Bank, and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer acted as counsel to the trustee.

November 01 2005

How to choose the best local lawyers for equity work

James Rice reveals the role local lawyers can play in closing a deal and the techniques banks and issuers use to choose local counsel

November 01 2005

Securities industry deadlocked over due diligence

Ben Maiden says attempts to reach a solution over auditors' involvement in due diligence are failing

November 01 2005

Equity capital markets: 2005's top firms revealed

IFLR's 2005 equity survey shows that the vital components of a successful equity practice in 2005 are a great Asian presence, a private equity focus and strength in emerging markets. By Michael Evans

November 01 2005

EU aims for US-style merger analysis

Katherine Forrest argues that cooperation between US and EU competition authorities can help all concerned

November 01 2005

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