Worldwide: Government Policy & Public Finance

India's net Foreign Direct Investment inflows are projected to rebound to nearly USD 15 billion in FY27, signaling a new growth phase for foreign investment. As investment volumes increase, businesses must navigate complex FEMA regulations, RBI compliance requirements, and sector-specific FDI policies to capitalize on emerging opportunities while maintaining regulatory preparedness.

India's Supreme Court has proposed comprehensive AI regulations for judicial use, establishing strict human oversight requirements and governance frameworks. This analysis examines how these draft rules compare with the EU AI Act and US state-level regulations, revealing converging global expectations for AI transparency, accountability, and data protection that extend far beyond courtrooms into corporate governance.

India's leading states are competing to attract Global Capability Centres through strategic policy frameworks, fiscal incentives, and infrastructure development. Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Gujarat have each designed distinct approaches to position their metropolitan hubs as premier destinations for multinational innovation and value delivery. Which state offers the most compelling proposition for establishing high-value GCC operations in India's evolving business landscape?

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and four other government departments have launched the 'Hundred Sessions, Ten Thousand Enterprises' initiative to facilitate collaboration between large corporations and SMEs. This program aims to enhance intellectual property utilization capabilities among small and medium-sized enterprises while accelerating the commercialization of patents held by universities and research institutions through strategic matching and cooperation platforms.

Vietnam hat mit der Politbüro-Resolution Nr. 10 einen strategischen Kurswechsel in seiner Auslandsinvestitionspolitik vollzogen. Statt auf kostengünstige Fertigung und umfassende Steueranreize setzt das Land künftig auf qualitativ hochwertige Investitionen in Spitzentechnologien, Innovation und nachhaltige Wirtschaftsentwicklung. Welche konkreten Sektoren werden priorisiert und wie müssen internationale Investoren ihre Strategien anpassen, um von diesem Paradigmenwechsel zu profitieren?

Australia's environmental compliance landscape undergoes a major transformation on 1 July 2026, as the next stage of EPBC Act reforms establishes two new regulatory bodies and introduces stricter compliance requirements. With half a billion dollars in federal funding supporting these changes, businesses face new audit mechanisms, heightened penalties, and expanded data-sharing obligations that will fundamentally reshape how environmental approvals are managed and enforced.

India’s civil aviation sector has, over the course of the past several months, found itself at the confluence of a geopolitical shock, a structural tax anomaly, and the most severe operational cost crisis its airlines...

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and OCCTO's third round Long-Term Decarbonization Power Source Auction concluded in May 2026, awarding 1,705 MW to storage projects...

On 3 April 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) issued the Draft Provisions on Simplified Measures for Personal Information Protection for Small-Scale Data Controllers...