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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signaled that a degree of confidence in Russian industry may be returning by signing its largest loan to a Russian company since 1993. If the signals are correct, law firms will want to be well placed to take advantage of the returning work. For this transaction, White & Case and Allen & Overy have secured the mandates.

India’s Information Technology Bill is its first attempt to regulate e-commerce. Aparna Viswanathan of Viswanathan & Co, Advocates, asks whether the Bill eases the transition from a paper-based system to electronic commerce

Joe Bannister of Lovells Hong Kong highlights some interesting parallels in the insolvency reforms intended for Hong Kong and the UK

What’s wrong with Mesdaq? Adeline Wong of Wong & Partners, Kuala Lumpur

As companies receive the new Purple Book from the FSA, Andrew Rosling of Theodore Goddard, London looks at the new regime for securities listing in the UK and assesses its likely implications

Right to receive customer deposits to be extended In September 1999, Finland's Ministry of Finance appointed a working group to assess, among other things, the need to amend the legislation concerning the right to receive customer deposits. The working group presented its preliminary findings in an interim report published in April 2000.

South Africa introduces capital gains tax Just when several countries are considering dismantling or reducing the impact of their capital gains tax legislation, South Africa's minister of finance has given notice in his annual budget speech of the intention to introduce the tax in South Africa. Capital gains tax will take effect from April 1 2001, and it is understood that the amending legislation will be available early in 2001. In the interim, the tax authorities have issued a guide relating to the tax and its application.

New legislation on international wire transfers By Act of January 9 2000, published on February 9 2000 and effective as from that date, Belgium implemented European directive no. 97/5/EC of January 27 1997 on international wire transfers.

The Japanese Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) revealed in May that Deutsche Bank had made illegal transactions through its Tokyo securities unit. The unit could face temporary suspension from trading bonds and bond futures.

Regulators in Singapore and the US have joined forces to crack down on fraud. The SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will both work with the Singapore Monetary Authority (MAS) on possible violations of securities and futures rules.