With a view to attracting more foreign investment into Vietnam’s fledgling gaming industry, and to keeping local gamblers at home, Vietnam is considering legislation that would allow qualifying Vietnamese nationals 21 years of age and older to gamble in the country’s casinos. The proposed legislation, which is currently in the form of a draft Decree … read more

Beginning January 1, 2015, qualifying smaller breweries will benefit from new rules implemented by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) that should streamline the breweries’ operations. Specifically, the new rules require fewer excise tax filings and implement a standardized lower bond requirement. On Tuesday, September 30, 2014, TTB published in the Federal … read more

The situation in Ukraine and Crimea has renewed debate in Poland on an issue that will have far-reaching economic, legal, and political ramifications: adopting the euro as Poland’s national currency. Poland’s integration into Europe will not be complete until it becomes a member of the Eurozone. Though Poland has been a member of the European … read more

Beginning on September 15, 2014, U.S. companies that are either acquired or established by foreign investors must complete a BE-13 Survey of New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. The survey, which had been discontinued in 2009, has been reinstated to assist with appropriate evaluation of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s “Build It Here, … read more