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…
25 February 2026
After more than two decades of negotiations, Mercosur and the European Union executed, in January 2026, a trade partnership agreement between the two blocs, widely regarded as one of the most significant economic treaties of the contemporary era. The signing took place in Asunción, Paraguay, and marks a decisive step toward the creation of one…
19 February 2026
On February 5, 2026, Argentina and the United States signed a major trade and investment agreement, representing one of Argentina’s most significant bilateral trade deals in recent years. The Agreement, which now awaits Argentine Congressional approval, represents a substantial shift in Argentina’s trade policy toward closer economic integration with the United States. We examine the…
18 February 2026
After more than 25 years of negotiations, the historic trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur remains elusive. While leaders of both blocs recently met to sign the agreement, the final step—internal ratification—is proving more complex than expected in the EU. In the face of this uncertainty, Argentina is poised to approve the deal….
4 February 2026
In December 2025, the Milei Administration tendered to the Argentine Congress the Ley de Modernización Laboral (the “Labor Modernization Bill” or the “Bill”). True to its title, the Bill endeavors to modernize the 1974 Employment Contract Act, which has been the statutory backbone to Argentina’s employment laws for over five decades. Congress will begin its…
26 January 2026
OpenAI made headlines in October 2025 with news that it plans to build a major AI data center in Argentine Patagonia. With a capacity of up to 500 megawatts and a price tag that could reach USD 25 billion, it would be one of the largest data centers in Latin America and significantly increase Argentina’s…
26 January 2026
Switzerland is strengthening its position as a hub for international business disputes. With the revision of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), which came into effect on 1 January 2025, cantons now have the option to confer jurisdiction on their commercial courts for international commercial disputes. In Switzerland, international disputes have been mostly resolved…
