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DEAL: UniCredit’s €4 billion investment business sale

Italy's largest bank's sale of its asset management unit could spur copycat divestiture deals from more lenders keen to ride out the country's financial crisis.

January 26 2017

Mifid II research rules befuddle managers

Asset managers are struggling to find their way when it comes to the new rules

January 26 2017

Europe: Sovereigns wanted

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

January 26 2017

Welcome to planet Trump

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

Edward Price, January 26 2017

DEAL: Bahrain’s first LNG

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.

January 26 2017

Asia: Silent flight

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.

January 26 2017

Myanmar: New Investment Law

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).

January 26 2017

Qatar: Data Protection Law

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.

January 26 2017

Panama: Capital market amendment

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.

January 26 2017

Slovak Republic: Enforcement proceedings rules

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.

January 26 2017

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