Businesses that seek to register their economic activities with the authorities must refer to the Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification (“VSIC”) as guidance. On 6…
Initial Coin Offerings or “ICOs” are a new method of funding for start-ups in which digital tokens or coins are issued. In 2017, there…
The Anti-Corruption Law (“the 2013 Law”) was enacted in 2013 and the Anti-Corruption Commission (“the Commission”) was established a year later tasked with fulfilling…
On 19 July 2018, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued an Inter-Ministerial Prakas, Prakas…
The Lower House committee on banks and financial intermediaries passed and approved a bill on 13 August 2018, seeking the regulation and organisation of…
The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved on 16 August 2018 the “Guidelines on the Issuance of Green Bonds under the ASEAN Green…
On 23 March 2018, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (“BSP”) issued Memorandum No. M-2018-12 (“MC 2018-12”) which directs BSP Supervised Financial Institutions (“BSFIs”) to…
By Hanim Hamzah, Regional Managing Partner, ZICO Law Network In this column, I highlight issues and solutions that arise within the legal context of…
On 12 June 2018, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed a new Competition Law (“New Law”), which will replace the current Competition Law of…