Political situation: light at the end of the tunnel On 19 October 2020, Bolivia held a general election in which the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) won a landslide victory against opponents, with presidential candidate Luis Arce clasping victory in the first round.
The Dominican Republic (DR) is emerging as one of the frontrunning economies in Latin America for foreign investment. In fact, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has stated that DR has been the fastest-growing economy in Latin American and the Caribbean since 2010.
In recent years, Mexico has undergone a significant political, social and economic transformation. There are many drivers that have fuelled this transformation, including new government policies, the Covid-19 pandemic and the availability of new technology and big data. The insurance sector is not immune to this transformation, and is presented with important challenges but also …
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The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines is continuing apace. The UK Government aspires to offer a first dose to all adults by the end of July 2021 and, with a third vaccine now being used in the UK, vaccination is becoming a closer prospect for many more of the working population.
In September 2020, the French Minister of Economy (Bercy) announced more controls on financial and tax optimisation schemes. This statement is part of the logical flow in reinforcing the fight against tax fraud in France.
It is an undeniable truth that the regulatory framework and law in relation to anti-corruption in India has undergone a significant change in the last couple of years. Considerable amendments have been made that have tightened disclosure requirements in the light of swelling number of financial frauds in India. To that end, the government of …
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In our increasingly globalised world, crime and in particular white-collar crime often traverse multiple jurisdictions, involving persons from all over the globe. With a few clicks of a button, the technology that connects our world can also facilitate the concealment, manipulation and dissipation of assets, information and documents. This makes such crimes difficult to detect, …
While in-house lawyers were struggling during 2020 to deal remotely with the myriad commercial crises affecting their company, financial crime prosecutors globally were continuing to raise the bar on company compliance programmes – signalling repeatedly that any company seeking a reduced penalty or other form of leniency following a compliance incident would need to demonstrate …
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Adapting Mexican corporate governance policy related to new market realities would need corporate law reform with the backing of enforcement. Nevertheless, certain local instruments – which lack binding force and which may, at best, fit in the category of ‘soft law’ – attempt to direct corporate practices through a voluntary approach. This is the case …
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In our article, we will highlight recent developments and key issues for corporate governance in Switzerland. Several developments are driven by the new corporate law reform that has been passed last year. This includes a new gender quota, fine-tuning of executive compensation regulation, and other corporate governance topics. In addition, we will discuss the new …