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New Mechanisms For Monitoring External Borrowings By Large Enterprises In Uzbekistan

Starting from 1 January 2025, any Uzbek resident (or a group), public or private, deemed as systemically important and with an outstanding debt that exceeds...

Uzbekistan Finance

K

Kinstellar

SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance On Amended Private Equity Fund Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently issued interpretive guidance on the new private equity fund rules...

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Summary Of Key Changes To The Investment And Securities Act 2025

The Investments and Securities Act ("ISA") 2025 marks a significant milestone in Nigeria's capital market regulation, coming into effect 18 years after the Investment and Securities Act 2007 (the "Repealed Act").

Nigeria Finance

PW

PwC Nigeria

Neobanks In Nigeria: Key Considerations For Market Entry - Part II

In Part 1 of our Neobanking Series, we explored some of the strategic considerations that make Nigeria a compelling destination for global Neobanks.

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Should In-Person Or Banking Hall Verification Still Be Mandatory For Bank Accounts In Nigeria?

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

The Public Finance Management Act (PMFA), 2024

Nigeria Finance

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

CBN Recapitalization Policy 2024

Nigeria Finance

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

The Revised Regulatory And Supervisory Guidelines For The Operations Of Mortgage Refinance Companies (MRCs) In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

The COFI Bill: What Financial Institutions Need To Know

South Africa Finance

WW

Webber Wentzel

Understanding The Nigerian Financial Regulatory Architecture

Nigeria Finance

EM

Esher & Makarios

Understanding The Role Of Nigeria's Sovereign Investment Authority In Financing National Infrastructure

Nigeria Finance

Gresyndale Legal

Highlights Of The Guidelines, Letters, Circulars And Notifications Issued In October 2025

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

The FSCA Ushers In A New Era For Pension Fund Administrators After 23 Years

South Africa Finance

WW

Webber Wentzel

FSCA Publishes New Conduct Standard For Collective Investment Scheme Managers

South Africa Finance

WW

Webber Wentzel

All You Need To Know About Nigeria's Newly Signed Tax Reform Acts

GS

Goldsmiths Solicitors

How Can Nigeria's Blue Economy Ministry Help Build A $1 Trillion Economy?

Nigeria Transport

PM

PYE·M Systems

Nigeria's Insurance Industry Reform Act, 2025: A Deep Dive Into Reform And Its Challenges

Nigeria Insurance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Ethiopia's Income Tax Proclamation No. 1395-2025 (Amendment)

SG

SNG Grant Thornton

Policy Analysis Of The 2025 Tax Reform Acts Pt.2 - The Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025

TA

Tunde & Adisa

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Fund Management/ REITs

SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance On Amended Private Equity Fund Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently issued interpretive guidance on the new private equity fund rules...

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

The Public Finance Management Act (PMFA), 2024

Nigeria has enacted a new Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) in 2024. This legislation is a comprehensive framework designed to regulate the management of public funds, revenues, expenditures, assets, and liabilities at the federal level.

Nigeria Finance

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

FSCA Unveils OMNI-Risk Return: A New Era For Risk

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority ("FSCA") published the draft OMNI-Risk Return and an Explanatory Guide on 30 September 2025, kicking off a two-month consultation period until 30 November 2025.

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Raising The Bar For Pension Fund Benefit Administrators

South Africa Finance

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ENS

A 2025 Playbook For Private Capital In Nigeria: Charting Change

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Insider Dealing: A Review Of The Treatment In Mauritius, EU And US Federal Law

Mauritius Commercial

A

Appleby

Investment Funds 2025

Mauritius Finance

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ENS

New Private Equity Rules In Nigeria – New Updates

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Highlights From UUBO's Private Wealth Breakfast Session On The Topic, Strategic Wealth Structuring In A Globalised World: Compliance, Tax, And Asset Protection

Nigeria Wealth Mgt

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

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Securitization & Structured Finance

IP Finance: Leveraging Intellectual Property Assets

IP Finance (Intellectual Property Finance) is the concept of treating intellectual property assets such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and design rights as economic and financial assets...

OK

O. Kayode & Co.

Unlocking Capital – Creating Security Interests In Nigeria's Upstream Petroleum Sector

The enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 and the subsequent Nigerian Upstream Petroleum (Assignment of Interests) Regulations...

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Securitisation Comparative Guide

Securitisation Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Zimbabwe, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Zimbabwe Finance

Dube, Manikai & Hwacha Legal Practitioners (DMH)

Debt Securitisation As A Form Of Financing

Nigeria Finance

TT

The Trusted Advisors

A Constrained Budget Compels A More Ingenious Financing Option For Nigeria's Infrastructure Development Securitization

Nigeria Finance

PG

Perchstone & Graeys

Bank Loans In Nigeria: Types Of Collateral And Loan Documentation

Nigeria Finance

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Securitization & Types Of Security For Bank Loans In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

R

Resolution Law Firm

Banks Taking Security Over Shares – A Review Of The Consent Requirements Under The Banks And Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020.

Nigeria Finance

A

AELEX

Cliffton Limited Raises US$450 Million Through Senior Secured Notes

Mauritius Finance

A

Appleby

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Listing Rules & Flotation

Capital Markets Comparative Guide

Capital Markets Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of South Africa, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

South Africa Commercial

FS

Fasken South Africa

Guide On How A Private Company Can Go Public And Trade On The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX)

Going public is a significant milestone for any private company, offering access to capital, increased visibility, and enhanced credibility.

Nigeria Commercial

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Capital Markets Comparative Guide

Capital Markets Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Ghana, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Ghana Commercial

KK

Koranteng & Koranteng Legal Advisors

Capital Markets Comparative Guide

Nigeria Commercial

CL

CLP Legal

Redefining The Bond Market In Mauritius

Mauritius Finance

OL

Orison Legal

Listing On The Growth Board Of The Nigerian Stock Exchange

Nigeria Commercial

A

AELEX

Proposed Comprehensive Amendments To The JSE Debt Listings Requirements Move Closer To Implementation

South Africa Finance

E

ENS

King IV: JSE Listings Requirements Update And Implementation Dates Announced

South Africa Finance

E

ENS

Proposed Amendments To The JSE Debt Listings Requirements

South Africa Finance

E

ENS

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Debt Capital Markets

New Mechanisms For Monitoring External Borrowings By Large Enterprises In Uzbekistan

Starting from 1 January 2025, any Uzbek resident (or a group), public or private, deemed as systemically important and with an outstanding debt that exceeds...

Uzbekistan Finance

K

Kinstellar

Summary Of Key Changes To The Investment And Securities Act 2025

The Investments and Securities Act ("ISA") 2025 marks a significant milestone in Nigeria's capital market regulation, coming into effect 18 years after the Investment and Securities Act 2007 (the "Repealed Act").

Nigeria Finance

PW

PwC Nigeria

TEMPLARS Transcripts: Energy & Natural Resources Digest | November 2025

Vitol Upstream Ghana Limited, ENI Ghana Exploration and Production Limited and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) ("Parties"), Partners of the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) in Ghana...

Worldwide Energy

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Templars

The Investment And Securities Act 2025 Navigating The Key Updates

Nigeria Commercial

SM

Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

Are On-the-road Fees Permissible As Charges In Credit Agreements?

South Africa Finance

E

ENS

Understanding The Full Extent Of Amcon's Power To Seize A Property Through Lawsuits Involving The Recovery Of Debts: A Review Of The Decision In Amcon -V- Funmilayo Adeyemi (Unreported: Suit No. FHC/L/CS/1696/2018, Judgement Delivered On 15 July 2020)

Nigeria Real Estate

AS

Abdu-Salam Abbas & Co

Minimum Share Capital Threshold For Company Registration In Nigeria

Nigeria Commercial

AS

Aekley Solicitors

Regulatory Mapping In The Nigerian Fintech Sector (TALP's Fintech Series 4)

Nigeria Technology

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Liberalization Of Ethiopia's Banking Sector To Foreign Investment

Ethiopia Finance

AP

Aman & Partners Legal Services LLP

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Latest Videos

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The Premier Compliance Event Returns To Mauritius! (Video)

AF

AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Axis Finance Act Series 2023 -Compliance (Video)

AF

AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Finance Act 2023 Briefings - Part 3 – Financial Services (Video)

OL

Orison Legal

Lawspectives: Debt Recovery By Gabriel Cornelius (Video)

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Webinar | ESG: Changing Financial Services For The Good (Video)

E

ENS

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