Behind the SHIB Coin Explosion: China’s Regulation of Cryptocurrencies
Following Bitcoin and Doge Coin, SHIB Coin has suddenly exploded in popularity, even taking second place among hot topics within virtual currency circles. SHIB Coin, also known as Shiba Inu cryptocurrency, was developed in August 2020. It is a “copycat currency” along with previous DOGE, ELON, and AKITA Currencies, which consider...
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New Opportunities For The Internationalization Of Italian Enterprises
Despite the difficult situation created by the Covid-19 pandemic, the global market continues to speed up and Italian companies intending to look beyond the borders of our country now have an additional tool.
Simest, the company of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (state controlled fund and deposit institution group) which supports Itali...
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New Rules for Online Transactions in China
On May 1st, 2021, Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Online Transactions (“Measures”) came into effect, with a view to regulating online transaction activities, maintaining the order of online transactions, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of all parties to online transactions, and promoti...
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Russia Eyes Green Financing and ESG Investment
Introduction
The Russian economy, which has traditionally been heavily reliant on the extraction and export of fossil fuels, the production of hydrocarbon and mining is now attempting to shift its focus to clean sources of energy and environmental, social and governance (ESG)-friendly investments. ESG compliance h...
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UNCERTAIN FUTURE OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES IN INDIA
I. INTRODUCTION
With the exponential development of the financial and technology sector, the popularity of virtual currencies or cryptocurrencies has significantly increased in India and throughout the globe. As of March 2021, market experts estimate that the range of cryptocurrency holders in India varies from approximately 6 mil...
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Vietnam: A New Decree on Market Entry Conditions
The new Law on Investment entered into force in January 2021 and after only three months it’s been followed by the new decree on its guidance & implementation. On March 26th, 2021, the Government issued Decree 31/2021/ND-CP (“The Decree”), which is effective from the date of signature, specifying and clarifying the regulati...
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THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE EUROPEAN SUPPLY CHAIN
On February 20th, 2020, the European Commission published a major study (over 500 pages) conducted within all European Union countries on companies due diligence obligations related to their supply chain. According to the study, carried out by scholars from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the...
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The Startup Ecosystem in The UAE
I. INTRODUCTION
The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) is ranked as one of the most attractive economies throughout the globe for entrepreneurs to pursue a business. This holds true, especially for businesses that operate in the sectors of import and exports, global value chains and logistical networking. The Govern...
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How to Effectively Protect Your Company’s Trade Secret?
In March 2020, Anthony Levandowski, a leader in the self-driving car technology in Silicon Valley, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for trade secret theft. He had previously helped develop Google's self-driving cars and was accused of stealing Google’s trade secrets and using them for Otto, a company he founded after leaving th...
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China’s New Five-Year Plan: Opportunities for Russian Investors
In March, China announced its fourteenth five-year plan for the development of the country for the period from 2021 to 2025 which has set forward two primary goals: a doubling of the country’s GDP by the year 2035, as well as transforming into a high-income economy. While the rest of the world is presented with challenges in restar...
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