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Another set of measures came into force in Slovakia on May 12 to protect business operators from the fallout caused by Covid-19. These measures implement interim bankruptcy protections for business operators. These measures are temporary and as it stands, will expire on October 1 2020, with an option for the government to extend them through December 31 2020.

Switzerland is generally an attractive business location from a tax perspective, however not when it comes to interest withholding tax on notes and bonds. The Swiss 35% withholding tax on interest payment is imposed not only on notes and bonds issued by Swiss borrowers, but can also, in certain circumstances, apply to notes and bonds issued by foreign group companies guaranteed by Swiss group companies.

On March 24, the Vietnamese government issued Decree 35/2020/ND-CP (Decree 35), which took effect on May 15 and contains detailed guidelines on the implementation of the Law on Competition No. 23/2018/QH14 (2018 Law on Competition). This article gives a brief overview of some key features of merger filings addressed in Decree 35, as well as some practical observations.

In part one of this two-part series, Baker McKenzie lawyers outline how equity capital markets have come to the rescue of listed companies struggling with the ongoing liquidity crisis

Lawyers from Riquito Advogados explain how companies can continue to engage with shareholders in spite of local lockdowns and travel bans

Gibson Dunn lawyers run through the basics of capital raisings for troubled companies

Chinese investment into France held steady in 2019 while it dropped across the rest of Europe. Raphaël Chantelot, Fanny Nguyen, Hubert Bazin and Nicolas Vanderchmitt of LPA-CGR avocats review the jurisdiction’s investment advantages

Marcus Peter and Kate Yu Rao of GSK Stockmann outline the benefits of Luxembourg as an investment destination and global investment springboard for Chinese investors

Grace Fung and Karen Man of Baker McKenzie discuss how regulations across Asia-Pacific are shaping the digital transformation of the financial services industry