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Despite short-term volatility, rising interest rates may improve Japan’s economic outlook

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Rising interest rates have challenged some markets, but in Japan, where rates have languished in negative territory for almost a decade, a rate increase is generally welcome news for investors - After waiting almost two...more

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Navigating Facility Relocation: Legal and Practical Considerations — The Consumer Finance Podcast

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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by David Dove, a partner in Troutman Pepper's RISE group. They discuss the legal and practical considerations for businesses looking to locate a facility...more

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Economic Growth and Disclosure Laws: Financial Insights From the Annual Factoring Conference

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Recently, I had the privilege to attend the 29th Annual Factoring Conference in New Orleans. This annual conference is a unique event presented by the International Factoring Association (IFA), which caters to lenders and...more

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Se publica proyecto de Agenda Normativa de la URF para el 2023 en Colombia

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La Unidad de Regulación Financiera (URF) de Colombia publicó para comentarios el proyecto de Agenda Normativa de la entidad para el año 2023. Este documento define los principales asuntos regulatorios que orientarán el...more

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It’s the Inflation, Stupid

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We certainly have an abundance of bad bits and bobs out there right now, don’t we?  War, pestilence, chubby dictators with rockets, buff dictators without souls, miscellaneous threats to world peace.  It’s everywhere. ...more

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Africa Focus: Autumn 2020 - World Bank and African Development Bank increase their financing and anticorruption enforcement

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Pay attention to sanctions and debarment risks amid new COVID-19 financing opportunities. In recent weeks, the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) have greenlit...more

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G20 Debt Relief for Developing Countries—Less Simple than it Appears - The G20 agreement provides immediate relief to low-income...

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The COVID-19 crisis has placed extraordinary pressures on the global financial system. The impact on developing countries—particularly in Africa—is dramatic, creating sudden and unexpected risks for states and investors. Oil...more

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Quarterly Investment Update - 4th Quarter 2019

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When 2019 began, the U.S. stock market had just hit the bottom of a 20% correction. An escalating trade war and rising interest rate worries were top of mind, and predictions of a looming recession were becoming more common....more

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[Event] Tech – Exposed in a downturn? - November 11th, London, UK

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Tech has been transformed in the last decade. Does value invested in the cloud, big data and algorithms create new risks and opportunities if there is an economic downturn. If so, what should you do? During this session,...more

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Myanmar Postcard

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Further liberalisation of the Myanmar banking and financial services sector The Central Bank of Myanmar (“CBM”) is making significant strides towards opening up Myanmar’s banking and finance sector.  In the past few months,...more

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Myanmar Postcard

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Welcome to the latest edition of our Myanmar update for 2019. We have distilled the top news items into this summary 'speed read'. Further liberalisation of the Myanmar banking and financial services sector - The...more

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Alabama Incentives Modernization Act: Alabama Makes a Push for Rural and Tech Jobs, Announces OZ Incentives - Economic Development...

In the final hour of its 2019 legislative session, the Alabama Legislature passed a bill that should be a catalyst for the state’s efforts to recruit tech companies and to attract projects to rural communities. The bill also...more

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Quarterly Investment Update - 3rd Quarter 2018

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Economic Commentary - The U.S. economy continues to show signs of improvement. Unemployment fell to 3.7 percent, and second quarter GDP grew to an annualized rate of 4.2 percent, which is the highest rate of growth since...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Blink, and it’s Jobs Report Friday again.  Where does the time go? Here’s what we’re watching for in the numbers....more

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From China to the World: Cross-border Transactions

Akin Gump Corporate Partner, Meng Ru attended the 2018 Harvard China Law Symposium and participated on the panel, From China to the World: Cross-border Transactions. The overall theme of the conference was Entrepreneurship...more

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Quarterly Investment Update - 1st Quarter 2018

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Stock Market Commentary - Volatility returned to markets with a vengeance in the first quarter of 2018. After surging nearly 6% in January, the strongest start to the year since 1997, the S&P 500 plummeted by 10% from its...more

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China’s Greater Bay Area Puts Hong Kong In The Lead As Super Connector To The World

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China’s open door policy is further opening up to welcome the world for business. The country is now building a landmark megalopolis on its southern coast with the name the “Greater Bay Area” (the “GBA”). ...more

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An EU high court opinion yesterday about a trade deal with Singapore could throw yet another stumbling block in the way of Britain’s exit of the union. Read on for more on the intricacies of the EU division of competencies....more

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There’s been a bit of a stir in the paint world, with Dutch firm Akzo Nobel rejecting a takeover bid from PPG Industries valued at $22 billion. In a statement, Akzo claimed that the offer “substantially undervalues” the...more

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Executive Order on Dodd-Frank Rollback

President Trump has signed an executive order titled “Presidential Executive Order on Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System.“ The “Core Principles” are...more

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Snap Inc. filed its first public prospectus yesterday in advance of its fast-approaching offering date, playing up the strength of its ad revenue in just two short years as part of its pitch for big-time value....more

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We learned about Navient and its allegedly trouble-filled student-loan servicing practices yesterday. Turns out the issues are not only long-standing, but they bear similarities to the mortgage-lending issues that were at...more

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House Acts to Place Additional Limitations on SEC Rulemaking

With its passage of the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act last week, the U.S. House of Representatives has taken action to place additional constraints on future rulemaking by the Securities and Exchange Commission; however,...more

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What Will Interest Rates Do in 2017?

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Our good friends at HJ Sims Investments recently published their “Market Outlook” for 2017, which features some interesting speculation on where interest rates will go under a Trump Administration....more

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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation—the company that “serves as the back end for much Wall Street trading”—has announced a big step forward in the embrace of blockchain technology to track and report transactions. IBM...more

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