In brief The Government of Egypt has now expressly recognized the production, storage and export of green hydrogen and green ammonia among the areas falling within the state’s economic development strategy. It has also passed a decree that would allow green hydrogen and green ammonia projects to benefit from a wide range of state support under the country’s existing Investment Law No. 72 of 2017 (“Investment Law”), including tax incentives. This is a key development…
On 22 March 2020, the Iraqi Government Crisis Cell took the unusual measure of issuing an announcement declaring the COVID-19 crisis as an event of “force majeure”. This blanket declaration will have a significant impact on companies operating in Iraq, potentially triggering contractual force majeure provisions and those imposed under the Iraqi regulatory framework, regardless of whether parties are actually prevented from carrying out their obligations. Set out below is a summary of the current…