Asia: Government, Public Sector

The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI"), by way of notification dated 03.10.2025, issued the draft Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2025...

Earlier this year, the Commission relied for the first time on the EU's International Procurement Instrument in order to take measures against China for its failure to ensure reciprocal access to public...

Strategic procurement support is no longer a nice-to-have but a critical enabler of modern procurement excellence.

In the recent case of HKSAR v 徐美儀 [2025] HKDC 1597, the defendant was convicted on two counts of conspiracy to deal with property known or believed to represent the proceeds of an indictable offence.

New South Wales law firms would be well advised to start preparing now — undertaking risk assessments, preparing policies and systems , and undertaking staff training.

The Act establishes a framework for the identification, mitigation, and management of money laundering and terrorism financing risks.

New South Wales law firms would be well advised to start preparing now — undertaking risk assessments, preparing policies and systems , and undertaking staff training.

The Act establishes a framework for the identification, mitigation, and management of money laundering and terrorism financing risks.

AUSTRAC has taken enforcement action against several remittance & DCE providers for failures to comply with reporting obligations within required timeframes.

In Pabai v Commonwealth (No 2) [2025] FCA 796, Justice Wigney in the Federal Court of Australia dismissed a claim from two Torres Strait Islanders...

The EUDR was back in the headlines recently when an EU–Malaysia statement acknowledged the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification as "a credible sustainability scheme with a high standard digital traceability system that can facilitate operators' compliance with the EUDR when sourcing deforestation-free and legal agricommodities from Malaysia.

Last week, the Federal Resources Minister, Madeleine King, led a roundtable with Australian state and territory resources ministers on, among other things, supporting Australia's minerals industry...