Liquidity is the key challenge for both the Spanish and Portuguese economies, say lawyers. Banks are too concerned about their own core capital ratios, in light of reduced inter-bank lending and rising regulatory demands, to

Africa remains a region of growing international investment focus by European companies, with Angola and Mozambique increasingly at the top of strategic lists

In an effort to open up the economy and reduce reliance on the oil and gas sector, the Angolan Government has changed its foreign investment and now, its tax laws

In an attempt to encourage long-term investment to realise the potential of recent gas finds, the Mozambique Government is looking to its near neighbour for guidance

The enactment of Angola’s Foreign Private Investment Law has significantly altered the incentives available to international investors, says Pedro Guimarães, Partner with F. Castelo Branco & Associados, which operates in Luanda through Eduardo

How institutions raise their capital ratios may have a significant impact on their ownership and share structures.

The energy and infrastructure requirements of India and Brazil are immense; the two countries have undertaken investment worth billions of dollars.

Investors are looking again at unsecured debt and mortgage portfolios but subtle differences exist between the opportunities available

New regulatory pressures on Portuguese banks are adding to liquidity concerns, including the demand to raise tier one capital ratios, says Manuel Magalhães, finance Partner with Sérvulo in Lisbon.