LatAm
01-16-2019
This week sees the new Latin America infrastructure project portal to be housed on the Garrigues web page.
01-09-2019
Garrigues has hired Claudio Moraga Klenner as head of the public law practice at the Santiago de Chile office. He is also joined by Sebastián Hassi Troxler. Both professionals come from Chilean firm Miquel, which specializes in public law.
12-14-2018
During the Workshop on Digital Advances in Employment held on December 5, 2018, the Colombian Minister of Labor, Alicia Arango, announced that electronic and digital signatures are now permitted for employment contracts.
01-02-2019
In order to maximize the benefits that innovation brings to the finance industry and thereby to increase people’s access to financial services, the Colombian Ministry of Finance issued Decree 2443 of 2018, authorizing credit establishments, financial service firms and capitalization associations to acquire holdings in the share capital of domestic or international companies that have as their sole purpose to develop and apply innovation and technologies connected with the corporate purpose of the supervised entities.
01-02-2019
In order to maximize the benefits that innovation brings to the finance industry and thereby to increase people’s access to financial services, the Colombian Ministry of Finance issued Decree 2443 of 2018, authorizing credit establishments, financial service firms and capitalization associations to acquire holdings in the share capital of domestic or international companies that have as their sole purpose to develop and apply innovation and technologies connected with the corporate purpose of the supervised entities.
12-10-2018
In order to issue instructions regarding the rules for authorizing regulations for products from the electronic savings and deposit sections, and the mechanisms for resolving bridge banks, the Colombian Finance Authority (SFC) has issued External Circulars Nos. 025 and 026 of 2018.
11-02-2018
We are offering a summary of the main tax amendments proposed by the Government. As it is a bill, it may undergo substantial changes when discussed in Congress.
11-05-2018
Garrigues has brought Jaime de Larraechea Carvajal on board as partner at the Santiago de Chile office, reinforcing its financial, corporate and M&A practice in the country.