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IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2020 - Europe, Middle East and Africa

17 June 2020 by Ben Naylor

View profiles for, and interviews with, Women Leaders based in Europe, Middle East and Africa

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Angola: Proposal for the 2022 general state budget law

21 November 2021 by VdA Vieira de Almeida

It has recently been made available the Proposal for the 2022 General State Budget Law (“State Budget Proposal”).

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Angola: Accession to the Washington Convention (ICSID Convention)

01 September 2021 by VdA Vieira de Almeida

The National Assembly of Angola approved Resolution No. 63/21, of September 1st, which approves Angola's accession to the Convention for the Settlement of Disputes arising from Foreign Investment Contracts between States and nationals of others

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Angola: New insolvency regime

19 May 2021 by VdA Vieira de Almeida

The new Law on the Legal Framework for Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency, which was unanimously approved by Parliament on 19 January 2021, has now been published as Law no. 13/21 of 10 May, having entered into force on that same day.

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Angola: Agreement on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments in EAU and Spain

14 May 2021 by VdA Vieira de Almeida

Presidential Decree 107/21, of 29 April 2021, enacting the Agreement on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments between the Government of the Republic of Angola and the Government of the United Arab States (the “Agreement”), came into force on its date of publication, 29 April 2021.

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Angola: New law on security over movables

22 April 2021 by VdA Vieira de Almeida

Law 11/2021, of 7 April 2021, establishing the legal framework for the use of movable assets as security for the discharge of obligations (“Law”), was published on 22 April 2021 and will take effect 180 days after publication.

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Angola: Private Investment Act recast

22 April 2021 by VdA Vieira de Almeida

The Angolan Parliament recently enacted Law 10/21, of 22 April 2021 (“Law 10/21”), approving several important amendments to the existing Private Investment Law (“PIL"), enacted by Law 10/18, of 26 June 2018.

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Angola: Online registration form for suppliers of the oil sector

20 April 2021 by VdA Vieira de Almeida

The National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (“ANPG”), the National Concessionaire for the Angolan oil sector, has recently made available the online registration form for the sector’s suppliers.

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Angola Exchange Policy

14 April 2021 by VdA Vieira de Almeida

Establishes the rules and procedures applicable to foreign exchange transactions for the settlement of imports and exports of goods in Angola.

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Angola: New Forex Regime for Non-Associated Natural Gas And Derivatives

01 April 2021 by VdA Vieira de Almeida

Pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Law for the Petroleum Sector [approved by Law 2/12, of 13 January 2021 (“FELPS”)], the National Bank of Angola ("BNA") has recently published Order 3/2021, of 1 April 2021 ("Order"), which establishes the new foreign exchange regime applicable to the entities engaged in the prospecting, exploration, appraisal, development, production and marketing of non-associated natural gas and its derivatives.