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Government Responses to COVID–19 in Asia: Affect on Lending Arrangements
In response to the economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments, central banks and other bodies have implemented and/or raised measures intended to help market participants. In this document, we provide an overview of some of the initial action taken in certain jurisdictions in Asia, together with outline characteristics across various regional insolvency regimes.
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COVID-19 and Insurance Coverage For Businesses
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization officially characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic, raising the health emergency to its highest level. The situation appears ominous as the number of cases of the virus has increased exponentially globally, with about 114 countries affected.
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Asia Employment Law: Quarterly Review - Fourth Quarter 2019In this twenty-sixth edition, we flag and comment on employment law developments during the fourth quarter of 2019 and highlight some of the major legislative, consultative, policy and case law changes to look out for in 2020.
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4 月 06 日2020 年
Chinese contractors have been forging an important and lucrative role in international construction in recent years, but face risks to their expansion plans, which are focused on winning work from the expanding Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Tom Fu (Beijing), James Morris (London) and James Lewis (Hong Kong) believe pragmatism and the astute use of dispute avoidance and dispute resolution techniques can help to minimise the effect of these risks.
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4 月 06 日2020 年The China Experience – Understanding the Evolution of the COVID-19 Crisis (Updated on 6 April, 2020)
The COVID-19 virus was first identified in China in December 2019, although the scale of the problem only became apparent during the Chinese New Year Holiday at the end of January. Since then the world has watched with increasing concern as the virus has spread. Most recently, the focus of the attention has moved away from China and there is mounting anxiety about the scale of infection in Europe, the United States and parts of the Middle East. As China begins to open up, what is the future for the economy and what do investors need to know about the authorities' plans for recovery?
This is an updated version of an article that first appeared on the 19 March.
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4 月 06 日2020 年
On 3 April 2020, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Insurance Limited (HKMCI), and a number of major banks held a meeting with representatives from the commercial sector (including members of the Legislative Council) to discuss the effectiveness of existing measures adopted by banks to support small and medium sized enterprises (SME) in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, and trade views on potential future measures to take.