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China will keep treating private firms with disfavour

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CHINA

The NPC Standing Committee that same week expanded the State Secrets Law. Information clampdowns denting business confidence undermine efforts to boost the private sector and…

Concerns about Mexico’s energy sector will endure

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MEXICO

The outcome was a blow for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), who championed the bill. It nevertheless follows a Supreme Court ruling on April 7 that a 2021…

Plan to clear Greek banks’ bad debt looks feasible

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GREECE

Efforts to cleanse banks’ loan portfolios.

Riyadh’s judicial reforms will help drive investments

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SAUDI ARABIA

Measures include a new civil code, the Civil Transactions Law, which came into effect in December 2023 and aims to provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of contracts…

South African corporate governance faces key reckoning

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African corporate governance.

Jakarta will struggle to draw investors in oil and gas

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INDONESIA

Indonesia's struggle to court investment in oil and gas.

The United Kingdom’s exposure to corruption is rising

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UNITED KINGDOM

This reflects long-standing dynamics linked to the United Kingdom’s role in facilitating illicit global financial flows. In addition, recent political developments under Prime…

Energy reform will hit investor confidence in Mexico

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MEXICO

The government will appeal the rulings, which follow action by renewables firms. With constitutional battles over energy investments already unfolding, the future of Mexico’s…

Colombia’s infrastructure expansion faces major delays

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COLOMBIA

The claims follow the ANI’s announcement on February 22 that it would cancel the contract of an Odebrecht-led consortium to build the Ruta del Sol 2 highway, linking central…

EU will push for granting MES to China

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INT/CHINA

If not offset by other changes, this will result in lower duties on Chinese imports found to have been dumped in the European market. Such a decision will be commercially…