The defense industry's 2015 preliminary performance results have been published. Early fulfillment of the state armament program's intermediate target index shows that military expenditures are of an excessive nature. Agencies' reporting data are controversial and need be specified. Russia's...

Russian Abstract: В предлагаемой статье дается набор предложений по реформированию корпоративного законодательства там, где на место одного юридического лица...

There is no doubt that Cuba is working hard to attract foreign investors. In 2014 its foreign investing laws were completely reformed to accommodate this, however, it may be too early to determine whether these reforms actually reduce investor risk. For foreign investors ready to make the move...

OPEC's Monthly Oil Market Report (May, 2011) depicts that the price of OPEC's Reference Basket increased in April, 2011 by about $8.25 compared to March, 2011 and by $35.76 from a year earlier. The Nymex WTI and ICE Brent contracts also witnessed their highest prices since the global financial...

Franchising in Cuba, as in other frontier markets, is fraught with challenges. Before beginning, prudent franchisors should engage experienced attorneys on both sides of the equation, at home and in Cuba. One can expect to encounter many of the same issues frequently found in any international...

Over the next month, the ICANN Board will consider its options for ensuring that some framework is in place to ensure ICANN's accountability to the global Internet community after the approaching expiration of the its Memorandum of Understanding and Joint Project Agreement (MOU/JPA) with the...

In September-October 2014, the following main changes were introduced into the legislation: the terms of the Federal Law on the Foundations of the System of Preventive Measures Against Neglect of Minors and Juvenile Delinquency were brought in compliance with the Federal Law on Education in the...

The following key amendments to the Russian regulatory framework were made in August 2014. Owners of living quarters will be legally bound to notify the Federal Migration Service of Russia of other individuals residing in the living quarters in legally established cases; under the Federal Law...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia has officially published a list of enterprises operating in the Russian Defense Industry Complex (DIC), thereby making it possible to assess the key indicators of the DIC's size which have changed insignificantly over the past six months. However, the...

This paper aims to inform banks, consumers, researchers, consumer protection organizations and other stakeholders for the importance of these regulations as well as raising some other related issues to be addressed for the protection of mortgage loan consumers. In 2014, EU political reasoning...