As ASEAN starts its economic integration in 2015, there have been certain important developments in the legal and regulatory framework of the Philippines. As elucidated below, the changes of recent years have significant implications in the area of banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, and data privacy.
This chapter examines important legal and regulatory developments in the Philippines, with particular focus on the liberalised entry of foreign banks, Islamic banking and finance, merger control and data privacy. It also features an interview with Rafael A Morales, Managing Partner, SyCip Salazar, Hernandez & Gatmaitan.
This chapter outlines the legal framework in which local and foreign investors operate in Abu Dhabi. It includes an overview of the court systems and arbitrations options, a breakdown of the various ways to establish a business in the emirate and a look ahead to the new company and foreign investment laws that are on the way.
Hydrocarbons revenues still form the bulk of Abu Dhabi’s GDP and while falling prices are a concern, the emirate has been moving steadily towards its economic diversification targets in line with Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030. The past 10 years has seen the non-oil sector expand strongly on the back of business-friendly government policies, as a result of which non-oil sector growth now outpaces that of the oil sector.
I. GENERAL LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: undefined A. Sources of Law: Côte d’Ivoire has a civil law system where laws are compiled in codes and establish what is legal and what is illegal. The higher law is the version of the Constitution adopted by referendum on July 23, 2000. The Constitution includes laws that are adopted by the National...
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