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On September 8, 2020, the new Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition (the “Agency”) was created, directly accountable to the president....By: Dentons

Uzbekistan is continuing to reform public-private partnership (“PPP”) legislation to create an internationally acceptable and bankable PPP framework in the country....By: Dentons

In the age of globalization and international trade, transportation and logistics have become hot topics, impacting business-to-business and consumer behaviour worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic brought a redefined realization to our integrated world in early 2020, and has likely changed the industry for good....By: Dentons

Introduction - Changes to the rules around physical commencement of development consents last year included a stimulus intended to extend the life of certain development consents by providing additional time for physical commencement....By: Dentons

A number of legislative amendments concerning construction and real estate have been introduced with effect from February 7, 2021. The amendments make more specific the issues regarding the electronic registration of rights to immovable property and post-utilization (demolition) of buildings and structures....By: Dentons

On February 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised jurisdictional thresholds for reporting transactions pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act). The new thresholds for HSR notification become effective on March 4, 2021....By: Dentons

Resolution 2103 of January 27, 2021, of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (“SIC”) sets the fees for merger control procedures that will apply during......By: Dentons

Further to our February 2020 client alert on Oman's new Foreign Capital Investment Law (FCIL), Ministerial Decision 209/2020 has recently been issued listing 70 activities that must not be undertaken by a company that is subject to the FCIL (New MD)....By: Dentons

Merger control is one of the key pillars in Singapore’s antitrust framework. Its main objective is to preserve the competitive landscape of markets despite mergers, takeovers or the formation of long-lasting joint ventures....By: Dentons

In 2021, we bring you an overview of European competition news. In collaboration with our European offices, each month we will focus on one competition news item from another jurisdiction. Naturally, we start in January with the United Kingdom to present to you in a few words the practical consequences of Brexit on the application of competition law....By: Dentons