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Egypt
Andersen in Egypt
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Andersen in Egypt
E-commerce in Egypt has witnessed remarkable growth in recent years, transforming the landscape of business operations and consumer behaviors.
Ghana
Firmus Advisory
Fish and other seafood, a preferred source of animal protein for most consumers in Ghana, were traditionally consumed by smoking, salting, drying, and boiling.
Koranteng & Koranteng Legal Advisors
Recently in Ghana, some sellers have increased the prices of goods by as much as 300%.
Firmus Advisory
Ghana has not been left out of the retail boom across Africa. Ghanaians spending and consumption have increased over the last few years attributed somewhat to the growing middle class with greater spending power.
Nigeria
Solola & Akpana
The Restrictive and Trade Practices Regulation, 2022 was established to provide a regulatory framework for the implementation of Part VIII and some aspects of Part XIV of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018 ...
Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners
Electricity is an essential resource for the modern man and society. It is for this reason that the industry is highly regulated across the globe.
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
There has been demand for open banking practices in Nigeria by stakeholders in the Nigerian financial system. The aims include enabling financial institutions to provide third-party financial service providers access...
Lexworth Legal Partners
On the 7th of March 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with industry stakeholders, developed and released the Operational Guidelines for Open Banking in Nigeria ("Operational Guidelines").
KPMG Nigeria
The National Bureau of Statistics has published its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for February 2023. The CPI, a closely watched gauge of inflation, showed that annual price changes remained high and rising in February.
South Africa
ENS
In July 2023, three independent designers filed a lawsuit in California against Shein, the popular online fashion retailer. They allege that Shein sold exact copies of their work which infringes their copyright...
Adams & Adams
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) of South Africa recently delivered a judgment in a trade mark infringement case between iCollege (Pty) Ltd ("iCollege") and Xpertease Skills Development and Mentoring CC ("Xpertease").
ENS
Amendments to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 ("FICA") have changed the definition of accountable institutions, raising important considerations for credit providers, including those of offer incidental credit.
ENS
The introduction of BNPL has disrupted the traditional credit market, creating new opportunities for consumers to finance their purchases.
United Arab Emirates
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
The Ministry of Economy in the UAE has recently introduced a comprehensive list of violations under Cabinet Decision No. 66/2023 concerning the Executive Regulation of Federal Law No. 15/2020 on Consumer Protection.
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
The UAE has embraced the digital era with the enactment of Federal Decree-Law No. 14/2023 on Trading by Modern Technological Means. This innovative law aims to regulate
United Trademark & Patent Services
The Ministry of Economy has introduced Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 on Commerce through Modern Means of Technology (e-commerce), aligning with the UAE's digital transformation strategy.
Uzbekistan
GRATA International
In accordance with the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 4, 2023 No ПП-110 "On additional measures aimed at providing the population...
Zimbabwe
Zenas Chambers, ChimwaMurombe Legal Practice
Value added tax (VAT) is a transaction tax or rather an indirect tax on consumption, charged on the supply of taxable goods and services. Vat is levied on every taxable supply by a registered person.
Kenfox IP & Law Office
In determining whether a trademark is descriptive in Laos, it is crucial to assess how consumers perceive and associate the mark with the specific goods or services offered...
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