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Development finance facilities: Prospects for APAC
Sponsors and project developers across the renewables and energy transition space are currently facing a challenging macroeconomic environment.
Global | Publication | August 2024
On 19 April 2024, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) published five cooperative measures on a high level basis relating to the Stock Connect and the Mutual Fund Recognition regimes respectively between mainland China and HKSAR. These measures have been or will be implemented by more detailed rules intended to further enhance HKSAR’s status as an international financial centre, and to promote the coordinated development of the two capital markets.
Some key highlights of these measures include:
Noting that this is not the first time that mainland China and HKSAR authorities have initiated measures to facilitate the various connects between both financial markets. Earlier in February 2024, revised rules governing the Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect Pilot Scheme in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (the GBA Wealth Management Connect) came into effect, which upgraded the GBA Wealth Management Connect regime to its version 2.0. Key developments include:
It is clear that, by upgrading the regimes for various connections between HKSAR and mainland China, the PRC central government aims to speed up the movement of funds (especially RMB) on a cross border basis and ultimately to promote RMB internationalisation to the next level.
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Sponsors and project developers across the renewables and energy transition space are currently facing a challenging macroeconomic environment.
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The case of Robert Kneschke v. LAION e.V. marks a significant milestone in the legal landscape concerning the use of copyright works for AI training. As the first of its kind in Germany, the outcome of the case has the potential to reshape the intersection of AI development and copyright law, setting a precedent with broad implications for the AI industry and intellectual property protection. With many stakeholders tracking the case closely, the decision in the case could influence similar legal battles across Europe and beyond.
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The Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof - BGH) in Germany recently issued a landmark ruling on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in patent law. The decision, on 11 June 2024, in the DABUS case (AZ X ZB 5/22), reinforces the principle that only natural persons can be named as inventors under patent law. This ruling has significant implications for the future of AI-generated inventions and patent applications globally.
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