Jordanian government has introduced new rules for crossing the border. In December of 2015 year question of introduction of preliminary registration of visas in diplomatic missions of the countries was actively discussed but eventually the opportunity to obtain visas at the border remained.

The UK government has announced plans to increase the cost of fees for registration of tourist visas and residence permits.

Seim of Latvia has approved the bill which provides the imprisonment of the employer for up to two years or temporary imprisonment for reason payment of salaries which were not held in the accounting documents and if it was done in considerable volumes.

FCMC on 22.01.2016 decided to impose restrictions on the activities of the joint stock company "Trasta komercbanka", forbidding it from performing debit transactions in any currency, including through online banking, ATMs and by cash, with clients in the amount that exceeds 100 000 euro per depositor.

Luxembourg and Singapore signed DTA on 9 October 2013, meant to prevent double taxation and tax evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital.

Head of Administration of Hong Kong Liang Chzhenin announced plans for the development and expansion of the special administrative region as an international financial centre.

The government of the Caribbean island nation Dominica wants to make a local program "Citizenship by investment" the most attractive for foreign investors.

Cyprus stimulates foreign wealthy investors to do business on the island, to invest in the local real estate for obtaining of additional benefits.

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta stated that children under 16 years of age of any nationality will not pay for visa from February 1st, 2016.

The Union Customs Code was adopted in 2013 as Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. Its substantive provisions'll apply only on 1 May 2016.