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The World Bank has projected a 6.1% GDP growth for Panama during 2015, placing the strategically-located Central American Republic ahead of major regional economies such as Brazil, Mexico, and Chile

The Malaysian Courts have recently delivered a number of decisions which take a non-interventionist approach in dealing with arbitration agreements and arbitration decisions

A couple of months ago, the debate on the control of mergers and acquisitions sparked into life again

In July 2008, the Insurance Market Regulation Law (LRMS) broke the monopoly that existed in Costa Rica for more than 80 years, which allowed only one state company to carry out the country´s insurance operations

Representatives from the CMA and FCA discussed the market's changing competition landscape at a recent IFLR roundtable, hosted by Shearman & Sterling. Here are the highlights

In this latest instalment of Corporate Governance Quarterly, K&L Gates' David Bernstein explains why a corporation shouldn’t have to abandon business objectives solely in order to create short term stock gains

Both public-private partnerships and tax-exempt financing have the potential to improve US infrastructure. Pillsbury's Richard Epling, Peter Baumgaertner and Matthew Oliver explain why it’s difficult to benefit from both

The introduction of total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) requirements for banks has caused some jurisdictions to consider so-called tier 3 instruments. But investors and issuers would prefer more tier 2s, according to speakers at Fitch's Global Banking Conference in Hong Kong on June 17.

HKEx has too many The Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) and Securities and Futures Commission's (SFC) disagreement on weighted voting rights (WVR) has highlighted the problem of having dual securities regulators. It's time for Hong Kong to follow major markets, such as the US, and move regulatory duties entirely to the SFC. On June 19 HKEx announced the conclusions to its concept paper on WVR, and revealed that it would release a formal consultation on amending the Listing Rules. It stipulated that companies with WVRs would have to meet certain eligibility and corporate governance standards, as well as meet size requirements.

Many stores stayed open, despite the company’s bankruptcy RadioShack's global asset sale has demonstrated how a retail business can maintain operations throughout a bankruptcy process and avoid total liquidation. The US electronics company has sold the bulk of its assets, including stores and franchise agreements, and entered into a transitional agreement with the main acquirer General Wireless. On June 25, RadioShack representatives announced that the company had reached an agreement to liquidate its few remaining holdings.