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On 10 September 2014, the Government issued Decree No. 86/2014/ND-CP setting out conditions on transportation business (Decree 86) that automotive vehicles with designed capacity of 10 tones and above and [...]

Jan. 16 marked Implementation Day, the day the United States announced the lifting of a number of sanctions against Iran under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). This long-awaited [...]

INTRODUCTION This article has been produced to serve as a guide for foreign companies or individuals interested in investing or doing business in or with Mexico. It addresses many of [...]

At the Canada Revenue Agency ('CRA') Roundtable session during the International Fiscal Association Conference on May 28, 2015, the CRA was once again asked to comment on the issue of [...]

Since the early 1990s, welcoming foreign investment has been one of the cornerstones for China's economic development, while at the same time foreign investors have continued to be subjected to [...]

After taking the last train into the small Italian town of Vernazza, my travelling party soon came to realize that our booked inn had given away our rooms and that [...]

This article examines some of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's translation requirements and electronic filing rules for foreign issuers of securities through the Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR). The article finds that EDGAR filings provided access advantages that may compensate for any inconveniences associated with the system.

Byline: Jeffrey Anderson , The Washington Times A bipartisan bill to halt a proposed U.S. Customs and Border Protection pre-clearance facility in the United Arab Emirates is aimed at protecting [...]

The modernization of business legislation in Lebanon is discussed. Recent developments have included laws against money laundering.

Issues concerning foreign investment in Saudi Arabia and changes to the Investment Code and Foreign Corporate Tax Code are discussed.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on January 19 issued the draft unified Foreign Investment Law for public comment (Draft Foreign Investment Law) to unify legislation on foreign-invested enterprise (FIEs).1 A [...]

Our Doing Business in Canada publication is a general overview of the principal corporate, tax and other legal considerations that would be of interest to foreign businesses wishing to establish [...]

Malta - the tiny island nation most famous for being a Mediterranean holiday destination - is today becoming equally well recognised as a European centre for the online gambling industry. [...]

Chinese antitrust authorities have been particularly active in the past month and have orchestrated several highly publicized 'dawn raids' of international companies, including Microsoft, Accenture and a German luxury car [...]

Contract manufacturing is a commonly used method which is used by %70-80 of exporting companies operating in textile sector in all around the world. Foreign companies are also manufacturing their [...]

China's State Council approved the Provisional Rules on Enterprise Information Disclosure (企业信息公示暂行条例) (the Disclosure Rules) on July 23, 2014, which take effect on October 1, 2014.1 The Disclosure Rules apply [...]

The latest issue of Latin Trade magazine speaks to our Americas directors about how to navigate the complexity of that challenging market. We republish the interview below with permission. Launching [...]

Keywords: SAFE Circular 36, capital account settlement, FIEs, foreign exchange On 15 July 2014, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) issued the Circular of the SAFE on Relevant Issues [...]

On 24 June 2014, China's Ministry of Commerce ('MOFCOM') published an internal notice ('Notice') that significantly simplifies the capital registration system for foreign-invested enterprises in China ('FIEs'). An amendment to [...]

Over the past decade, investing in Europe's fastest-growing economy, Turkey, has been an attractive option for foreign companies. Being in the forefront of countries for foreign investment, Turkey adopted various [...]

For the first time since the enactment of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ('FCPA'), a federal appellate court has defined what constitutes an 'instrumentality' of a foreign government under the [...]

'IF THERE IS A WAVE, THERE MUST BE WIND' (Chinese proverb) The last three months have seen more Chinese bidders in the public M&A market than for the whole of [...]

Recent turmoil and violence at manufacturing parks throughout Vietnam over the last few weeks is impacting both local and global manufacturers and the complex supply chains currently utilised by MNCs [...]

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a fascinating country with an abundance of resources, diversity of landscapes and thousands of tribes speaking about 800 distinct languages. The country offers many economic [...]

Given recent events, there is an increased interest in political risk insurance in Russia and Ukraine. However, it also appears that insurers have stopped underwriting political risk insurance, at least [...]

Aside from the novel fact that a dispute between two Indonesian companies was settled by an Australian court, the decision in PT Arutmin Indonesia v PT Thiess Contractors Indonesia is [...]

Byline: GRANT ROBERTSON GLOBALIVE ARRIVES $15.9 BILLION Total wireless revenues in Canada for 2008 95 PER CENT Share of Canadian wireless market held by Rogers, Bell and Telus ******* Looking [...]

Analysts expect several developments in the tax reform plans of China by the year 1998. Areas for possible tax reform include enterprise income tax systems of foreign and local investment enterprises, individual income tax, and estate and security transaction taxes. The reforms in China is being necessitated by the country's need to step up its tax collection in light of a booming economy and by its need to stimulate foreign investment.

Foreign investors, encouraged by Lebanon's steady progress in reconstruction and economic development, are showing increasing interest in investing in the country. The types of business organization through which foreign firms can conduct business in Lebanon are described. Those types include personal enterprise, branch office, representative office, joint stock company, limited liability company, offshore company, and holding company.