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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 Arif Mawany
Energy demand in the Sultanate of Oman has increased rapidly over a number of years as a consequence of a growing population and development of industrial areas.
Read Moreby Dana Abduljaleel / Carla Nocerino
Jordan is amongst the first countries in the Middle East to diversify energy sources and is now a regional front-runner in the development of renewables, whereby the generation of energy from renewable resources has grown from 0.7% in 2014 to over 20% in 2020.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia has been working on the path to developing a peaceful nuclear power capability for many years, spurred on by the existence of the Kingdom’s vast unutilised reserves of uranium. The pace of growth rapidly increased after the introduction of the Saudi Vision 2030 National Transformation Program in 2017.
Read Moreby Zil Ur Rehman / Ayidh Al Kahtani
The Saudi Critical National Infrastructure (“CNI”) sector is subject to heightened cybersecurity controls. The CNI sector comprises of organizations undertaking activities in sensitive industries including energy, banking, utilities, mining, oil & gas, national security and defence amongst others.
Read MoreWith a focus on Egypt as the COP27 host country, this article will focus on the climate-friendly efforts by the Egyptian Government and provide some insights on Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, the seventh High-Level Champion for Climate Action for COP27.
Read Moreby Izabella Szadkowska / Nima Michael Moshggoo
The investment attractiveness of the UAE has witnessed a steady increase over the past years. Despite the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic that has cast a shadow on the volume of investment, trade and world economies, Foreign Direct Investments (“FDI”) into the United Arab Emirates achieved a growth of 4% during the year 2021.
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