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Aaron Roi B. Riturban The previous government had adopted an anti-mining stance, imposing a moratorium on the approval of new mineral agreements. As a result, key players in the Philippine mining industry have been cautiously optimistic and looking forward to the positive changes that the new administration might introduce. This was particularly the case when the presidential election frontrunner (who is now the President of the Republic of the Philippines) declared that he would support responsible mining in the country and honour existing mining contracts.

The lighter side of the past month in the world of financial law

India has moved to attract more debt capital but lingering issues mean that investments need careful structuring

Iñigo de Luisa David Vidal As a result of the stable regulatory framework that now applies to the renewable energy sector and, in particular, the economic regime applicable to such projects, creditors and sponsors are able to successfully refinance them.

Daniel Futej Rudolf Sivák As part of the so-called e-government process, Slovak authorities have implemented a system of electronic communication which, until recently, was voluntary. However, based on the new rules, the electronic delivery of documents from public authorities will become mandatory.

Daniel Lehmann Michael Abegg Interest paid on bonds as defined by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) for Swiss withholding tax (WHT) purposes, which may also include certain types of syndicated loans, issued by a Swiss tax resident debtor is generally subject to WHT at a rate of 35%. This may have an adverse impact on the competiveness of the Swiss capital market.

Cross-border insolvency laws face some practical adoption hurdles

The world's first green masala bond has brought the lack of clarity over the full application of India's capital gains tax to the surface.

John Baptist Chan There have been some interesting developments in the past month in some of the larger markets in Asia-Pacific. In Hong Kong, Wall Street firm CADWALADER WICKERSHAM & TAFT decided to end its operations in Beijing and Hong Kong, becoming the third major firm - following Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson and Chadbourne & Parke - to do so in the past 15 months in what is becoming an increasingly tough market for international outfits.

Carlos Fradique-Méndez Sebastián Boada Morales The Colombian Central Bank (Banco de la República de Colombia or BRC) is the regulatory authority in charge of foreign exchange (FX) matters. As such, it is in charge of overseeing the Colombian cross-border derivatives market and the local derivatives market related to FX operations. Contracts for difference (CFDs) are generally defined as derivatives products that allow investors to take a position on the changes in value of an underlying asset. Until recently, Colombian regulation did not consider these types of products to be financial derivatives.