CELIS-NEWS

China’s national security screening rules for foreign investments enter force  Yahoo Singapore News

Pandemic Slows China’s Global Deal Making in 2020  Lexology

Transatlantic Awakening: Why Europe and China are Creating a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment  The National Interest

Irish Merger Control 2020 – Your 3-Minute Update  Lexology

China tried to add eleventh-hour Huawei revenge clause to EU deal  South China Morning Post

Biden inauguration, Wuhan lockdown anniversary, China’s 2020 GDP  Nikkei Asia

France shields Carrefour from takeover in food security battle  POLITICO.eu

2020 Year-End German Law Update  Gibson Dunn

Rounding out 2020 Foreign Direct Investment Regulations  Finextra

Couche-Tard faces clash with French government over Carrefour bid  Financial Times

Malta’s NFDI screening office act is out  Lexology

Malta’s NFDI Screening Office Act Is Out – Government, Public Sector – Malta  Mondaq News Alerts

Australian treasurer won’t say if he was stopping China sale  Washington Post

Couche-Tard’s $20 Billion Carrefour Bid in Doubt as France Balks  Bloomberg

Couche-Tard faces clash with French government over Carrefour bid  Financial Times

Foreign investment interventions hit historic high  Lexology

Australia blocks $300m Chinese takeover  Queensland Times

China’s bid for Australian construction giant Probuild blocked on ‘national interest’ grounds  The Australian

China Upgrades Security Review on Foreign Investment  Lexology

South African rand pauses as vaccine progress checks slide  Nasdaq

National security concerns thwart Chinese bid for major builder  Brisbane Times

Romania: FDI rules soon to be tightened  Lexology

Twitter shares slump 8% after Trump account suspension  Nasdaq

South Africa’s WBHO says buyer drops bid for Australian construction firm  Reuters

CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar falls by most since October as greenback rallies  Nasdaq