Dentons - South Africa Newsletter

Transferring personal information across borders

January 26, 2016

At the end of last year, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the EU Safe Harbour Decision (permitting the transfer of personal data to the US) was invalid as the US did not provide an adequate level of protection of personal data within the meaning of Article 25 of Directive 95/46.

Africa

There have been delays by Congress in reauthorising US EXIM Bank. This insight considers the possible impact of this on US-Africa trade.

BRICS

The inclusion by the International Monetary Fund of China's renminbi in the basket of currencies used to calculate the value of the Special Drawing Right is a notable development in the international financial system.

Global

Dentons' bipartisan group of Public Policy and Regulation professionals offers you our US Policy Scan 2016, a detailed analysis to capture what you need to know about the legislative and electoral outlook over these next 12 months. Our team highlights the potential legislative action for policy issues across the spectrum, and looks at an increasingly unsettled electorate and the implications on election day.