Regulations

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Why Bitcoin Is A Good Idea For Brazil

Posted by Ana Paula Picasso ⋅ August 3, 2015

Things are not looking good for Brazil’s Real – news articles flooded with reports of a ten-year low of the Brazilian currency against the US dollar. After a turbulent presidential election and international oil prices hike, those factors finally hit the country’s economic very hard. Having said that, could bitcoin be a good way to … Continue reading →

Vietnam Looks To Ramp Up Investment By Easing Regulations By Most In 25 Years

Posted by EM_Equity ⋅ June 24, 2015 ⋅ 1 Comment

In a move to jumpstart its lagging investment climate, Vietnam is set to ease business regulations by the most in 25 years as it plans on accelerating the sale of its state-owned firms starting on July 1, Bloomberg reports. Starting July 1, the Vietnamese government will reduce the number of areas in which firms are prohibited from operating from … Continue reading →

Why Regulating Multi-National Corporations Is As Difficult As It Sounds

Posted by EM_Equity ⋅ March 19, 2015 ⋅ Leave a comment

By Flor González Correa Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, South Africa and Venezuela proposed a treaty to regulate transnational corporations last year. You’d be forgiven for feeling a sense of déjà vu. It has been a long and complicated road to tightening the leash on the giant, global corporations which can dominate our lives. The United Nations has … Continue reading →

China And The Final Frontier Of Financial Reform

Posted by EM_Equity ⋅ January 20, 2015 ⋅ Leave a comment

By Yiping Huang – Peking University; Ran Li – Peking University; and Bijun Wang – CASS In late 2013 the Chinese authorities put together a reform agenda for the financial sector, focusing on reducing entry barriers, liberalising market mechanisms and improving financial regulation. This could be the final frontier of China’s financial reform, which — according to the plan — should … Continue reading →