The 1987 Philippine Constitution reserves certain investment areas to Filipino citizens. In consonance, the Foreign Investments Act of 1991 (“FIA”) was enacted to promote…
On 3 April 2022, the Central Bank of Myanmar (“CBM”) issued Notification No. 12/2022, instructing all banks holding Authorised Dealer Licenses (“AD Banks”) to…
On 3 April 2022, the Central Bank of Myanmar (“CBM”) issued Notification No. 12/2022, instructing all banks holding Authorised Dealer Licenses (“AD Banks”) to…
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The requirement for food labelling is important as it provides the consumer with information concerning quality, safety and health of foods to allow them…
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Over the past decades, Indonesia as one of the largest economies in Southeast Asia has experienced rapid growth in the start-up ecosystem. The Head…
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The Philippine Department of Energy (“DOE”) released a new policy program that seeks to enhance the development of biomass waste-to-energy (“WTE”) facilities in the…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued the Guidelines on Corporate Dissolution under SEC Memorandum Circular No. 5, series of 2022 (“Guidelines”). The Guidelines,…
On 1 December 2022, KPMG and ZICO Law entered into an agreement under which a number of law firms and teams from the ZICO Law network have joined the KPMG network of firms.
The deal will see more than 275 lawyers join over 2,900 legal professionals in the KPMG global organization, creating a significant legal footprint across Asia. It will offer legal services and solutions, a globally connected legal services platform, and specialists who work with leading technology providers to modernize legal functions across organizations. The strategic combination increases the total number of legal professionals in the KPMG network to over 3,750 across 84 jurisdictions. You may read the press release here.
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