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Business Across Borders - Licence to travel: how regulation is benefiting business abroad

Our Business Across Borders report series, written by The Economist Intelligence Unit, investigates the biggest issues facing global business. The first of five reports and video commentary, Licence to travel, examines...more

California Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulations

Lessors of tractors or trailers may be subject to California's regulations pertaining to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. California's regulations pertain to heavy-duty tractors and 53-foot or longer box-type...more

Are You “Betting the Company” Through Your Handling of Customer Funds or By Virtue of Transfer of Title Provisions Related to...

Two common types of arrangements between contracting parties can create excessive financial risk for a party. The first is a company serving as a middleman or payment agent by accepting funds from a customer and then...more

EU defines scope of expanded Iran sanctions, including new natural gas, metals and vessels/ tankers bans

On 21 December 2012, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted the EU-wide legislation clarifying important details of the expanded sanctions measures already agreed by the Council in broad terms on 15 October 2012.1...more

Investing in Georgia - Economic Development Newsletter - July 2012

In This Issue: Recent Developments: - Transparency in Government. Georgia's laws regarding the transparency of government meetings and records had become a jumble of statutes, court opinions and lore that were...more

Towards New Lending Models for Business Aviation

A fundamental component to the growth of the Business Aviation industry is the availability of capital. However, after the 2008 Wall Street meltdown, it looks like banks have lost their appetite for business aircraft...more

A Checklist: What to Expect When Financing Vessel Construction

When seeking construction financing for a proposed newbuilding, shipowners should understand and be prepared to address the particular concerns that lenders have in assessing risk and documenting vessel construction...more

U.S. Authorities Weigh in on Emerging Derivatives Model for Global Transport Sector

On October 13, the FMC issued a proposed rule that would clarify and ease Agency regulation of service contracts and NVOCC service arrangements (“NSA”). Under the current regime, the terms of such contracts or NSAs either...more

Legal Aspects of Airfinance in Australia

This article canvasses the following legal issues concerning airfinance transactions in Australia: registration and regulation of aircraft; debt security regimes (domestic and international); owner/operator/financier...more

EU Sanctions against Libya – Listing of Libyan Ports

On 7 June 2011, the Council of the European Union agreed Council Decision 2011/332/CFSP. The Decision set out the Council's intention to freeze the assets of six port authorities in Libya. The asset freeze took effect on the...more

Auto Repo Business Is Hurting In This Down Economy

An article today about auto repossession caught my attention. It was in the Dallas Morning News, and made the point that this is a bad time for the vehicle recovery business. I had assumed that with so many people out of work...more

Cash for Clunkers Was Shot in the Arm

Despite all the carping by media and polticians of both stripes, our clients affirm that Cash For Clunkers was a qualified success, in that it provided a needed shot in the arm for the entire industry. Although there was...more

Shipping Industry Problems

Most maritime shipping companies were operating profitably through the summer of 2008 until the "perfect storm" of the credit crisis and the worldwide recession struck, leading to the collapse of both the commodity and...more

The Case for Public Private Partnerships

The Case for Public Private Partnerships

This article makes the public policy and efficiency arguments for the use of public private partnerships in the construction and operation of major public services and goods....more