Asia: Finance and Banking

India's new Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Rules, 2026 mark a watershed moment in aviation finance, finally operationalizing the Cape Town Convention through a technology-driven framework...

Der Fall FW Aviation gegen VietJet Aviation zeigt die komplexen Herausforderungen bei der Vollstreckung von Flugzeugfinanzierungen in Vietnam. Obwohl die Kreditgeber letztlich Urteile über 181 Millionen USD erlangten, erforderte die Rückführung der Flugzeuge jahrelange Rechtsstreitigkeiten und erhebliche Kosten.

FW Aviation (Holdings) 1 LimitedとVietJet Aviation Joint Stock Companyの間の最近の訴訟は、近年ベトナムが関与した航空機ファイナンス紛争の中で最も重要なものの1つです。

Aircraft maintenance reserve clauses and redelivery conditions are the two provisions most likely to trigger multi-million dollar disputes at the end of an aircraft lease agreement. This article examines the mechanics of Maintenance Reserve Funds, explores escrow versus lessor-retained custody structures, and provides detailed guidance on drafting quantified redelivery conditions that eliminate ambiguity when exposure is highest.

Vietnam has fundamentally overhauled its aviation legal framework with the Civil Aviation Law 2025 and implementing decrees, effective July 1, 2026. The reforms establish explicit rules for private investment in airport infrastructure, streamline airport certification procedures, introduce a comprehensive framework for airport concessions, and modernize aircraft leasing regulations. How will these changes impact foreign investors, airport operators, and airlines operating in Vietnam's rapidly expanding avia

India’s aviation sector is one of the fastest-growing in the world, and for the businesses driving it, working with the right aviation law firm in India has become as important as operational efficiency. Aviation legal and regulatory compliance in India now spans airport expansion, aircraft leasing and finance, cross-border repossession, foreign investment, drone technology and dispute resolution.

The sustained growth of fund financing in private credit is strengthening the relationship between banks and private credit participants as the market continues to scale.

On 19 August 2026, the Federal Government announced a package of reforms in response to the Shield and First Guardian collapses, which impacted almost 12,000 people...

Asia’s fund finance market continued to mature and diversify in the first half of 2026. New transactions completed by June 2026 represented a total deal value of approximately USD 1.64 billion, with new-money volumes increasing by approximately 20% year-on-year.

深圳的房地产系统性风险纾困早在2022年初深圳市安居建业投资运营有限公司成立之时就已启动。2026年3月，深圳“清调供”相关政策开始实施并配套相关工作指引。

When does a high default interest rate cross the line from legitimate compensation to an unenforceable penalty? A recent NSW Supreme Court case examines the principles governing default interest provisions in loan agreements, revealing the critical factors lenders must consider when structuring their interest rate terms. The decision provides essential guidance on what evidence lenders need to justify material increases in default rates and how courts will assess whether such provisions constitute genuine p

Nepal’s hydropower sector still runs on a licensing regime built around the Electricity Act, 2049 (1992) and the Companies Act, 2063 (2006), with a cluster of sector-specific policies layered on top over three decades. The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI) retains policy oversight and licensing authority. The Department of Electricity Development (DoED) issues survey and generation licences for certain threshold.