Recent Development 

Amendments to the Financial Restructuring Framework Agreement (the "Framework Agreement"), which was drafted by the Turkish Banks Association (the "TBA") within the scope of the Regulation Regarding the Restructuring of Debts Owed to the Financial Sector (the "Regulation"), were distributed to banks and other financial institutions to be executed.

The Turkish collateralization system was recently updated through the introduction of the Law No. 6750 on Movable Pledges (the “Movable PledgeLaw”).

Recent development

Law Decree No. 83/2012, providing “Urgent Measures for the Country's Development”

Law Decree No. 83 of 22 June 2012 (the “Decree”), effective as from 26 June 2012 and converted into law with amendments1, has introduced important measures aimed at stimulating the Italian economy (also referred to as “Decreto Sviluppo”).

The Decree, consisting of seventy articles, sets forth a heterogeneous set of rules, including, among other provisions, significant amendments to the Italian Bankruptcy Law.2