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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 Kingdom
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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