On 1 October 2025, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”) – the financial regulatory agency of the special economic zone, the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”) – published a consultation paper (CP 168) on...more
On the 10 June 2025, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FSRA”) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”) announced the implementation of amendments to its regulatory framework for digital assets (the “Digital Asset...more
On 3 August 2025, Algeria enacted a new law No. 25-12 governing mining activities (the “New Mining Law”), repealing and replacing law No. 14-05 of 24 February 2014 (the “Old Law”)....more
INTRODUCTION -
It has been a busy few months for private equity activity in Africa. Statistics and transactions have illustrated a growing appetite for investment in the continent and, crucially, growing confidence and...more
Gas-to-Power in Africa: An Overview of Opportunities and Challenges -
WHAT IS GAS-TO-POWER?
“Gas-to-power” is a phrase that encompasses a trend of projects which involve directly using gas in power generation. The...more
1/29/2019
/ Africa ,
Capital Markets ,
Economic Development ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Economy ,
International Finance ,
Joint Venture ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Plants
In August 2016, the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the federal securities regulator of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), adopted new investment funds regulations (the 2016 Fund Regulations), which repealed...more
Implementing Islamic Financing for Renewable Energy Projects -
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has recently seen a surge of interest in developing renewable energy, in particular solar energy projects. Led...more
9/20/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
BOEM ,
Coal Industry ,
Covenants that Run With the Land ,
Due Diligence ,
Energy Sector ,
Feed-in-Tariffs ,
Financial Institutions ,
Middle East ,
Midstream Contracts ,
Offshoring ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Management
In early August 2016, the UAE Securities & Commodities Authority (the SCA) issued draft new regulations (the Proposed Regulations) on arrangement and promotion activity in the UAE. Only an Arabic version of the Proposed...more