30 January 2020
Bird & Bird advised Maltese Mediarex on the issuance of crypto token in Germany
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/germany/bird-and-bird-advised-maltese-mediarex-on-the-issuance-of-crypto-token-in-germany

Bird & Bird LLP advised Malta-based Mediarex Enterprises Limited and its subsidiary Socios Services Limited on the issuance of a blockchain-based 'Fan Token', in Germany.

03 April 2020
COVID-19: Germany establishes Economic Stabilisation Funds
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/covid-19-germany-establishes-economic-stabilisation-funds

To combat the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the German Federal Government is taking a wide array of measures. Revisiting a proven instrument to combat economic upheaval, the government has established a EUR 600 billion ...

11 February 2020
New German legislation allows access to the iPhone's NFC antenna
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/new-german-legislation-allows-access-to-the-iphones-nfc-antenna

As part of the implementation of the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5), the German Parliament has decided to require providers of technical infrastructures, such as Apple in relation to the Near Field ...

03 April 2020
COVID-19: Germany's Federal Government announces Start-Up aid-programmes
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/covid-19-germanys-federal-government-announces-start-up-aid-programmes

On 1 April 2020, the Federal Ministry of Finance alongside the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy have announced a tailored start-up aid programme worth EUR 2 billion, to combat COVID-19 related recession.

31 March 2020
KFW emergency liquidity assistance to combat COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/kfw-emergency-liquidity-assistance-to-combat-covid-19

To combat COVID-19 and its economic impact, German state-owned development bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) has introduced the unlimited “KfW special programme 2020.” We have summarised the programme with ...

25 March 2020
COVID-19 Update Germany: German government enacts a set of measures aiming to protect businesses from the effects of the current Corona crisis; amendments to German insolvency law in preparation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/covid-19-update-germany--german-government-enacts

In order to protect German companies and their employees against the economic impact of the coronavirus, the German government has resolved on 23 March 2020 on a comprehensive set of measures. It is the largest ...