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Stephenson Harwood said it advised Bakai Bank on establishing a Hong Kong branch and its restricted-license bank application. The firm described the project as the first overseas expansion by a bank from the Kyrgyz Republic and said its work covered licensing, structuring, governance and compliance.
Stephenson Harwood said it joined the UAE Gender Balance Council’s SDG 5 Pledge, a voluntary private-sector initiative on women’s leadership. The firm said Middle East managing partner Rania Tadros signed the pledge in Dubai on October 1 alongside seven other new signatories.