29 May 2026
The Malagasy Ministry of Energy has just announced the signing of 46 memoranda of understanding for the construction of solar plants with an aggregated capacity of 932 MW. This enthusiasm among developers may come as a surprise just a few months after a regime change. However, as the change of regime was prompted mainly by…
19 May 2026
Law No. 012/2023 replaces the former 2016 framework and establishes a dedicated regulatory regime for Gabon’s electricity sector. The reform reinforces the full liberalization of production, transmission, distribution, and commercialization, confirming the State’s long‑term strategy of opening the sector to private participation. It introduces two mechanisms for carrying out public electricity service activities: the public…
11 May 2026
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) entered into force on August 1, 2024, establishing a common European regulatory and legal framework for AI. On August 2, 2026, the bulk of obligations for AI systems will come into effect—making this a critical date for corporate compliance. For the entire digital industry and international companies…
6 May 2026
Earlier last month, the Argentina Congress passed Law No. 27.804 to amend Argentina’s 2010 Glacier Protection Law.[1] The bill followed an extended legislative debate and a public hearing process. Backed by President Javier Milei and governors of mineral rich provinces, like San Juan, Mendoza, Catamarca, Jujuy and Salta,[2] the new law alters the standard of…
4 May 2026
Less paperwork, more digital filings, and practical changes for businesses The new Commercial Register Act, effective from 17 August 2026, brings an important reform of company registration procedures in Slovakia. It replaces the current Commercial Register Act and aims to simplify incorporations, corporate changes and access to registered data. The reform is not a complete redesign…
29 April 2026
After months of twists and turns, the Interim Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) (the “Trade Agreement”) has been “provisionally” confirmed and will take effect May 1, 2026. As we discussed in a previous article, the trade agreement between the two trading blocs continues to face political obstacles, and its long-term application remains…
23 April 2026
Created by the Dakar Treaty of 10 January 1994 and built upon the pre-existing West African Monetary Union, WAEMU was conceived not merely as a monetary arrangement, but as a broader project of economic and legal integration (WAEMU Treaty, Arts. 2 and 4). It brings together eight Member States — Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire,…
21 April 2026
Created by the Treaty signed in Port Louis on 17 October 1993 and revised in Quebec on 17 October 2008, OHADA was designed as a legal integration project intended to promote legal certainty and strengthen investor confidence across a significant part of Africa. Its seventeen Member States — Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African…
23 March 2026
With the beginning of the year, companies operating in Brazil enter an important period for fulfilling corporate obligations. During the first four months of the fiscal year, companies must review the financial statements from the previous year, approve management accounts, and decide on the allocation of profits earned. As a general rule, the fiscal year…
12 March 2026
On Friday, March 6, the Argentine Congress enacted the Labor Modernization Law, confirming nearly all of the terms we had predicted in last month’s publication and making us look marvelously prescient. You can find that publication here. While the Modernization Law will reduce certain employer costs and increase scheduling flexibility, it does not structurally alter Argentine…
