Cyprus has recently enacted the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Law of 2025, which will come into force on 2 April 2026 (the “FDI Law”). The FDI Law transposes Regulation (EU) 2019/452 (the “EU Regulation”) into national law, establishing for the first time a formal mechanism in Cyprus to screen, assess, approve, prohibit or even …
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Doing Business In: Algeria
Algeria’s core strengths as a business location are scale, geography, natural resources and reform momentum. Algeria is one of Africa’s largest economies, with a GDP of USD 269.32 billion in 2024(1), a territory of 2.4 million square kilometres and a population of almost 47 million. Its demographic profile is young and iincreasingly skilled, which supports …
On 9 July 2025, Climate Law No. 7552 was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force immediately, establishing Türkiye’s first comprehensive climate legislation and, more importantly for the readers of this article, the legal foundation for a national Emissions Trading System. The era of unpriced carbon in Türkiye is over. That is not …
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Over the past decade, the explosion of early-stage technology ventures, deep-tech start-ups, and platform-based business models has fundamentally redrawn the map of private capital deployment. Founders and fund managers alike have grown sophisticated in their understanding of valuation mechanics. Yet, in our experience advising both domestic and cross-border investment transactions, one instrument continues to be …
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Security Package Structuring Under the New Licensing Regime A Practitioner’s Guide for Lenders, Sponsors, and Investors Türkiye’s renewable energy sector has entered a new and remarkably dynamic phase. The country’s ambition to more than double its wind capacity and quadruple its solar capacity by 2035, combined with a net zero target for 2053, has …
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Focus on: CCD II in Austria
With the ministerial draft of the new Consumer Credit Act (Verbraucherkreditgesetz, VKrG 2026) and the accompanying amendments to the Banking Act (Bankwesengesetz, BWG), Austria is implementing Directive (EU) 2023/2225 on credit agreements for consumers (CCD II). While the VKrG 2026 reorganizes the rules on consumer credit and expands the scope of application as well as …
Doing Business In: Cyprus Market Overview
Nestled in the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus has long been a sought-after destination for investors seeking a strategic business foothold in Europe and beyond. With its rich history, favourable business infrastructure, strong economy, and appealing opportunities, Cyprus remains an attractive jurisdiction for both domestic and foreign entrepreneurs, organizations, and corporations. Business environment Changes in 2026 versus …