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The Climate Bonds Initiative says green issuances could reach $1 trillion by 2020. But more work needs to be done first

What does the 45th president of the US have in store for financial institutions and their regulators? IFLR examines what his victory means for the US economy, government and law

The financing for Bahrain's first ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal project has reached financial close, with further expansion planned. This stage of the project, which is also the Middle East's first LNG receiving and regasification terminal to be financed on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis, was done without a designated PPP law.

Many rumours and news reports have circulated in recent days about the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe) putting a gag order on financial institutions by prohibiting them from attributing new capital control restrictions to the foreign exchange (forex) regulator, and publishing negative forecasts on the yuan's performance.

Daw Khin Cho Kyi The new Myanmar Investment Law (MIL) was enacted on October 18 2016, replacing the previous Foreign Investment Law (2012) (FIL 2012) and Citizens Investment Law (2013).

Mohammad Mitha The State of Qatar has issued a new law concerning the privacy and protection of personal data, law no. 13 of 2016 (the Law). While it is not yet in force, it is anticipated that it will be published in the official gazette soon and will come into effect six months later.

Andrés Sanjur In the past decade, the Republic of Panama has evolved substantially in every single aspect, from the expansion of the Panama Canal to the enactment of laws fostering investment and the establishment of multinationals; and certainly, the Panamanian capital market is not an exception.

Daniel Futej Daniel Grigel Changes to rules governing enforcement proceedings in Slovakia will come into force on April 1 2017. The new rules will only apply to enforcement proceedings commenced on or after that date.

Vu Le Bang Nguyen Thi Thanh Tram On January 1 2017 law no 91/2014/QH13 dated November 24 2015 (Civil Code) took effect, and deemed that the lending interest rate applicable to a loan is the one agreed upon by the parties involved. The agreed lending interest rate, however, must not exceed the cap of 20% per annum. If interest is agreed to be paid without a specific lending rate and the lending rate is disputed by the parties, the rate will be deemed to be equal to 50% of the cap on the lending rate (20%) at the time of repayment (article 468.2 of the Civil Code).

Strasser Capital has become the first in Europe to place a senior secured Climate Bond-certified green loan, opening a new market for financing sustainable projects.