Legal Framework

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Chapter | Legal Framework from The Report: Tanzania 2018

This chapter introduces the reader to the different aspects of the legal system in Tanzania, in partnership with ATZ Law Chambers. It also contains a viewpoint with Shamiza Ratanasi, Managing Partner, ATZ Law Chambers.

One of East Africa’s largest economies and most popular tourist destinations, Tanzania is reputed for its stability in the region. Its extractive wealth, favourable climate for agriculture, and natural assets such as Mount Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti National Park have helped it build a relatively high rate of growth over the last decade, averaging 6-7% per year.

Sharjah has long played an important economic and cultural role in the UAE, and boasts one of the most diversified economies by regional standards, with no individual sector accounting for more than 20% of GDP.

 

Following on from 2016 – which saw a number of important legislative reforms – 2017 was another particularly significant year in which several changes were legislated or initiated by Parliament. The two major developments in the legal landscape enacted by Parliament were the passage of the Inland Revenue Act and the Foreign Exchange Act.

 

The Immigrants and Emigrants Act requires non-nationals entering Sri Lanka to obtain a visa unless exempted, although there are provisions for nationals of certain countries to enter without a visa for tourism or business purposes and to receive endorsement upon arrival. Administratively, an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) scheme is in...

Chapter | Legal Framework from The Report: Sri Lanka 2018

This chapter examines Sri Lanka’s legal system, focusing on the updated Inland Revenue Act, the establishment of a new public-private partnership agency, the Foreign Exchange Act and other key areas. It also contains a legal framework viewpoint from John Wilson, Managing Proprietor, John Wilson Partners.

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