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Doing Business in Emerging Markets: Legal Trends and Tips Paige Bickley Navarro Senior Director - Commercial Law Europe/Africa Halliburton London, United.

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1 Doing Business in Emerging Markets: Legal Trends and Tips Paige Bickley Navarro Senior Director - Commercial Law Europe/Africa Halliburton London, United Kingdom

2 NIGERIA Trade Barriers o Pre shipment import permit requirements o Prohibition on re-export of permanently imported goods Hot Topics o Heavily oil dependent economy– 95 % of exports are of petroleum and petroleum products  Local Content  PIB o Currency Controls Compliance o Transparency International Corruption Perception Ranking – 136/174 o Legislation o Enforcement  Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC)  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  Focus of Buhari administration

3 Trade Barriers o Duty regimes and exoneration programs o Specialized ports Hot Topics o Heavily oil dependent economy – 90+% of exports are of petroleum and related products o Currency controls o Developing environmental legislation o Local Content o Visa Restrictions Compliance o Transparency International Corruption Perception Ranking – 161/174 o Legislation o Enforcement ANGOLA

4 Trade Barriers o Duty regimes and exoneration programs o Free trade zones Hot Topics o Developing regulatory schemes o Credit information/ Insolvency frameworks Compliance o Transparency International Corruption Perception Ranking –  Kenya – 145/174  Tanzania -- 119/174  Mozambique – 119/174 o Legislation o Enforcement EAST AFRICA

5 Trade Barriers o Free trade zones o Mixed economy Hot Topics o Corporate registration o Bureaucracy of the court system o Revitalization of economic focus Compliance o Transparency International Corruption Perception Ranking – 94/174 o Legislation o Enforcement EGYPT

6 EASTERN EUROPE Trade Barriers o Bureaucracy of importation and operational permitting o Data export restrictions Hot Topics o Rigid adherence to public procurement laws o Litigation/bankruptcy trends o Tax reforms Compliance o Transparency International Corruption Perception Ranking  Poland -- 35/174  Romania -- 69/174  Ukraine -- 142/174 o Legislation o Enforcement Source: Transparency International Corruption Perception Index 2014


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