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As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc around the globe, its devastating impact on Thailand's economy is becoming increasingly apparent. With its borders closed to international travelers for the foreseeable future, Thailand's tourism industry, whose revenues account for more than 15% of the country's total GDP, has been largely decimated. Businesses heavily reliant on tourism have closed their doors in the thousands – and many companies who were already experiencing financial difficulties pre-Covid-19 have now been pushed over the edge into insolvency.

White & Case lawyers explain what parties in various stages of a deal need to know about the impact of coronavirus on merger reviews and timelines

On March 24 2020, the Council of Experts on the Stewardship Code, which was established by the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA), revised ’Japan’s Stewardship Code, originally published in 2014.

Since its inception, Panama has positioned itself as a world-leading logistic services provider. This has been in part due to its privileged geographical location and connectivity, as well as to a solid pro-market and dollarised economy. A robust banking system and a responsible territorial fiscal regime have qualified Panama as an investment-grade country since 2010 – and it has since been upgraded by Moody's, Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor's.

Mohamed Hashish of Soliman Hashish & Partners reviews Egypt’s New Draft Banking Law, which is making its way into the market at the behest of the Central Bank of Egypt. The law diverges substantially from the existing regime

Over 850 unique law firms are represented in the data, which covers 5,675 DCM transactions from last year. LMG Analytics’ 1H 2020 data includes 1,769 unique issuers and 710 underwriters, accounting for $5.95 trillion in bond sales.

Lawyers from King & Spalding's capital markets team discuss how the structured finance market has adapted to the crisis

The Singapore Court of Appeal considers the treatment of a winding-up application where the parties have agreed to refer disputes to arbitration

On March 4 2019, a study group on collateral legislation for movables and claims (study group) was established by the Ministry of Justice to review such legislation.