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Find out moreWelcome to this edition of Law Update, where we focus on the ever-evolving landscape of financial services regulation across the region. As the financial markets in the region continue to grow and diversify, this issue provides timely insights into the key regulatory developments shaping banking, investment, insolvency, and emerging technologies.
2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
by Ahmed Jaafir / Samiya Mitha / Sofian Nawaiseh
Qatar Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Ministry of Education) in keeping with the Qatar National Vision 2030 is keen to allow local and foreign investors to establish educational institutions in Qatar.
Read Moreby Ivor McGettigan / Farha Leadbetter
Saudi Arabia recognises the need to evolve and enhance its education system to support its young population, drive a new innovative economy and sufficiently meet new demands.
Read Moreby Mark Brown / Marianna Margaritidou
The Central Bank of the UAE (“CBUAE”) has been, for several years, issuing restricted commercial banking licences to foreign bank branches allowing them to offer facilities only to corporate clients in the UAE.
Read MoreThe Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in its 2022 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement has removed Saudi Arabia from the Priority Watch List.
Read Moreby Richard Catling / Nawal Abdel Hadi
Given the upheaval around the world caused by COVID-19 in the last 3 years, for business owners there has never been a better time to take a good, hard look at your business and ensure that it is established on sustainable footing.
Read MoreShopping mall leases, like leases governed by the Law, must have a maximum stated duration of less than 10 years (or will be considered a long lease, governed by different legal provisions) and must be registered (for a fixed fee of MAD 200).
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