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Seye Kosoko and Olafimihan Olayinka of Standard Chartered look at how Nigeria has achieved economic success in the face of adversity.

Jonathan Moore looks at the recent troubles in the Turkish economy and how the country is managing to remain a growing force in the world

Hilton King, legal counsel at Sampoerna Strategic, discusses the key trends in key industries – from telecommunications to palm oil

Freddy Karyadi, Ayik Candrawulan Gunadi and Kartika Budianti Lestari of ABNR assess the House of Representatives’ draft legislation on banking, which would cap foreign ownership in Indonesian banks at 40%

Indonesia has tremendous potential, but has traditionally been held back by poor infrastructure and graft, as Wayne Palmer of CLSA Capital Partners explains

US term loan B-style loans are spreading globally. Linklaters' Danelle Le Cren and Jeff Norton explain why before borrowers and lenders hop on board, they should consider the legal precedents in their local market

Class-action lawsuits are thought to be an important aspect of investor protection. Syren Johnstone, adjunct associate professor at Hong Kong University, explains why the SFC’s powers may be a meaningful alternative

The European Commission’s revised Regulation on Insolvency has been finalised. But Linklaters' Jo Windsor and Richard Hodgson query how effective the changes will be

Truong Huu Ngu Taro Hirosawa Vague regulations, bureaucratic requirements and changing practices may frustrate foreign investors hoping for deals in Vietnam to close quickly. But from this July, changes brought about by the country's revised Investment Law and revised Enterprise Law will give foreign acquirers greater confidence when investing in Vietnam. Under the new Investment Law, share acquisitions by foreign buyers will only need to be registered with local licensing authorities: (i) if the target company is involved in certain types of highly-regulated business; or, (ii) the acquisition results in majority foreign ownership of the target company. After registration, the acquired company may simply go ahead with changing its membership record with the enterprise registrar (in the case of a limited liability company) or update the registrar regarding foreign ownership (in the case of a shareholding company). Theoretically, these procedures will be able to be completed within 18 days. This means that the existing, more time-consuming, procedure requiring the acquired company to obtain a so-called investment certificate will be phased out.

The lighter side of the past month in the world of financial law