Financial institutions face an increasingly complex global financial crime compliance environment. Sanctions, anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-bribery have increasingly emerged at the forefront of enforcement agendas on the part of regulators and prosecutors, with particular focus on conduct in the Middle East in recent years.Read more…
Baker McKenzie Middle East and Africa Digital Tax Seminar – Register Now!
The taxation of the digital economy is one of the focus areas of the OECD’s BEPS project, and many countries in the Middle East and Africa are increasingly introducing changes to their tax rules or considering avenues for imposing taxes in relation to digital economy earnings. It is critical for companies to fully understand the local tax regimes across the region and the impact of global developments on the future of taxation of digital services. Read more…
BakerWomen Middle East Roundtable – Managing risk and terminating contentious contractual relationships in MENA
As part of Baker McKenzie’s BakerWomen Middle East* programme of events, we are pleased to invite our female in-house legal and business executives to the first in a series of roundtable discussions in Dubai focusing on the latest developments impacting investments and operations in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). Read more…
Foreign investment reporting requirements enforced in Egypt
In July 2019, the Investment Law No. 72 of 2017 (Investment Law) was amended to impose new data reporting requirements on companies with foreign investment in Egypt for statistical purposes. The data consists primarily of financial data and corporate data. The General Authority For Investment & Free Zones (GAFI) is now taking active steps in enforcing these new reporting requirements.Read more…
Baker McKenzie Annual MENA Dispute Resolution Conference – 2020: Risks and Rewards on the Horizon
2019 has been marked with continued geopolitical uncertainty and market volatility. The projections for and opportunities in 2020 provide a more promising outlook, but there are a number of challenges locally and globally on the horizon, that all companies in the region need to be aware of. Read more…
