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The Indian Finance Minister today presented the budget for India in the Indian Parliament. Importantly, the Government has confirmed further liberalisation in the banking sector. The budget also includes increased spending and benefits for the infrastructure and...

On 23 September 2011, the new Angolan Mining Code (Código Mineiro) came into force. The introduction of new mining legislation had been expected for some time. As the name indicates, the Mining Code is intended to compile all of the existing legislation...

As a part of its regular half yearly exercise, the Government of India has released a new edition of its Consolidated FDI Policy in which it has introduced a number of policy changes aimed at increasing the inflow of FDI in India.

The attached memorandum sets out a summary of certain legal aspects which should be taken into account when doing business in Angola. It is not intended to be exhaustive and is provided for information purposes only. The memorandum addresses the following: general...

The London Stock Exchange ("LSE") has recently extended the scope of its Admission to Trading Only route to admission ("ATT Only"). The intention behind ATT Only is that issuers which aspire to undertake a full listing in London but which are...

Indian Budget for the Year 2012-2013 The Indian Finance Minister today presented the Budget for the year 2012-2013 in the Indian Parliament. While modest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit have been proposed, the Budget does not contain any radical policy...

On 1 August 2011, the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) issued a notice seeking public comments on the Amended Good Supply Practices for Pharmaceutical Products (Draft for Comments) (Draft GSP Standards) (in Chinese 药品经营质量管理规范(征求意见稿)). Below we set out...

The pharmaceutical and biotech industries have a rich and creative history with strategic collaborative arrangements. The benefits of partnering are many, including sharing of risk throughout the product development cycle, obtaining capital infusions, and gaining...

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has outlined its plans for the development of the pharmaceutical sector from 2011 to 2015, focusing on the distribution of drugs. The outline expands on various themes relating to the consolidation of the pharmaceutical...

On 17 January 2011, the Ministry of Health promulgated the Good Manufacturing Practice for Pharmaceutical Products (2010 version) (2010 GMP) , which raised the threshold for the first time since 1999 for drug manufacturers to qualify for Good Manufacturing Practice...