Update on Ukraine’s New Gambling Legislation
Despite securing Parliamentary approval and being adopted as law, last-minute developments before its enaction could possibly delay the implementation of the new legislation revoking Ukraine’s 2009 ban on gambling. Click here to learn more about this development and its implication.
New Rules of the Game in Ukraine’s Renewable Energy Market
This week, on July 21, the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) adopted the Law1 on the Improvement of Support Measures for the Production of Electricity from Alternative Energy Sources. The Law is the compromise outcome of long-running negotiations between the Government and international renewable energy investors in Ukraine, reached under the Energy Community Dispute Resolution and […]
Ukraine’s Parliament Revokes 2009 Ban on Gambling
On July 14, the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine lifted the ban on gambling by adopting the draft law “On state regulation of activities in the organization and conduct of gambling” (2285d) in the second reading and as a whole. The introduction of the ban in 2009 had not lead to the disappearance of gambling, […]
Kesarev prepared a detailed outline of how “Google tax” is walking across the former Soviet Union region
Late June this year, the lower house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan (Majilis) approved in the first reading the draft amendments to the Tax Code introducing the so-called “Google tax” ( extraterritorial online service VAT ) in Kazakhstan. The legislation is expected to pass the final second reading in the autumn and take effect from […]
Global Communications Alliance elects Markus Hilse as Chair
The Global Communications Alliance (GCA), a network of 15 independent communications agencies covering four continents and 21 countries, has announced that Markus Hilse, Managing Director of navos – Public Dialogue Consultants (Germany) has been newly elected as Chair. Mavcomm Consulting Pvt. Ltd. is the only Indian member of the Global Communications Alliance. “We look forward […]
Bijl PR wins two Sabre Awards
We’re excited to announce that two campaigns from GCA member Bijl PR have been awarded with a Golden Sabre Award, after receiving a total of four nominations. The campaign for Foster Care Netherlands to highlight the need for more foster parents was judged the best in the category ‘Not-for-profit’, and our campaign for the Heart […]
