Turkey has recently introduced significant amendments to the procedure for holding shareholders general assembly meetings of joint stock companies. The new law was published in the Turkish Official Gazette on 9 October 2020.

The Vietnamese authorities have passed a new Law on Enterprises 2020 to replace the Enterprise Law as of 2014, which will become effective on 1 January 2021.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 required every company to have at least one director, who has stayed in India for not less than a 182 day period per calendar year.

The UAE has commenced the new year by introducing a series of amendments to the key piece of legislation governing business activities in the UAE - Law 2 of 2015 Regarding Commercial Companies.