Research - Armor-Capital

Behind the Scene: A Closer Look at President Xi’s Visit to Kazakhstan and the Capital Name Change of Astana

On September 14, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Nur-Sultan, his first overseas trip since the outbreak of COVID-19 in January 2020. “Bound together by mountains and rivers and common interests, China and Kazakhstan are good neighbors, good friends, and good partners,” said President Xi in a signed article before his state visit to Kazakhstan. A few days later, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law limiting presidential terms and reverting to the old name of the Central Asian country’s capital, Astana.

Will Kazakhstan Revitalize the Bottlenecked Asia-Europe Trade Route Through the Middle Corridor?

After a very quiet Q4 2021 and Q1 2022, and in spite of a continually weak and volatile market, 21 IPOs were launched in Q2 2022. All but five were announced in the last 10 days of the quarter, just before the requirement for the inclusion of H1 2022 financial data kicked in. In this article, we look at the anatomy and consequences of a “desperate” IPO market. We also review directors’ duties to shareholders and investors. Those are the same in any market environment, but take on much greater significance in challenging times, especially for independent non-executive directors (“INEDs”).

Directors’ Duties in a “Desperate” IPO Market

Tracking the Progress of Artificial Reefs’ Construction in Brittany, Northwest France

Récifs Goëlo, a non-profit environmental association based in Côtes-d’Armor, one of Brittany’s coastal cities, has been dedicated to protecting the maritime ecosystem via artificial reefs in the northwest coast area of France since its establishment in 2016.