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In the US, British Virgin Islands-based O'Neal Webster opened a representative office in New York.

Faced with the effects of President Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods and an economic slowdown, the PRC has encouraged local governments to increase support for infrastructure spending

Regulation and risk management expert Bozena Gulija examines how methods and regulatory approaches have evolved when it comes to this category of risk

Pierre-Alain Bouhénic Maryna Hritsyshyna In Belgium, Ukrainian firm Asters, which earlier this year hired most of Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners' Kyiv office, became the first firm from its country to open in Brussels, launching a representative office in the city.

The Commission’s proposal to introduce sovereign bond-backed securities fails to fully address their regulatory treatment as securitisations

Secondary loan market participants continue to grapple with who the customer is for anti-money laundering purposes

The discovery of pre-salt reservoirs in Brazil dramatically increased the country's oil reserves. There was hope that oil would fund education, health, and infrastructure, but these hopes proved to be unfounded.

Throughout history, money laundering has been used in various criminal areas, such as drug trafficking, terrorism, and investment and banking fraud. The subjects practising such activities usually seek out nations that have weak regulation and supervision of these matters.

On June 8 2018, the Act to Partially Amend the Consumer Contract Act (Amendment) was published by the Japanese Diet and is scheduled to come into force on June 15 2019. The Consumer Contract Act is intended to protect the interests of consumers, and address circumstances of disparity in the quantity and quality of information and bargaining power between consumers and business operators. The Amendment, among other things, sets forth the circumstances where a contract may be unilaterally cancelled or where unreasonable clauses may be considered invalid.

On July 6 2018, the 196th ordinary session of the Diet passed the Work Style Reform Act (Act) into law. The Act, which amends the Labour Standards Act (LSA) and other laws and regulations concerning working hours and annual paid leave, is intended to ensure that employees do not work long hours and enjoy a diverse work-life balance that suits their individual circumstances.