On 19 March 2021, the Government issued Decree No. 21/2021/ND-CP guiding the implementation of the Civil Code on security for the performance of obligations (“Decree 21”). Decree 21 came into force on 15 May 2021 and replaced Decree No. 163/2006/ND-CP (“Decree 163”).

On 26 May 2021, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) has issued a Notification (No. 1143) calling on e-commerce operators to apply for the required E-commerce permit or license at the Business Registration Department of the MOC.

On 28 March 2021, the National Commercial Arbitration Centre (“NCAC”) adopted a new set of procedural rules (“NCAC Rules 2021”). The NCAC Rules 2021…

Labuan tax rules have seen substantial changes since the coming into force of the amendments to the Labuan Business Activity Tax Act 1990 (LBATA)…

On 12 May 2021, the Ministry of Commerce (“MoC”) and Ministry of Economic and Finance (“MoEF”) issued three Joint Prakas on “the Public Service…

On 28 August 2020, the Ministry of Commerce (“MoC”) and the Ministry of Information (“MoI”) had issued Joint Prakas No. 0256 on “Business Registration…

In 2018, the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry (“MoPFI”) established the Project Bank via Notification 2/2018. The Project Bank consolidates projects that Implementing…

Thailand has made significant changes to its default interest rate framework to reflect the current economic development. Previously, the default interest rate for any…

Introduction Like most nations across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with strained trade relations, have had an undeniable impact on the capital markets…

The digital economy is here. The way people work, learn, shop, transact, and interact is in the midst of a global transformation. In Laos,…