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Special Economic Zones: A tool for African governments to grow their economies

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Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are well established tools for increasing exports, facilitating imports and driving economic growth in their host economies. SEZs are "demarcated geographic areas contained within a country's...more

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Deforestation Regulation: Impacts of a Possible Delay in Risk Classification of Countries and Other Recent Developments

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On 9 June 2023, the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest...more

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Senado aprova projeto de lei que cria diversos incentivos fiscais para produção de fertilizantes

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No dia 6 de março, a Comissão de Agricultura (CRA) aprovou o Projeto de Lei nº 699/23 (PL 699/2023), que propõe a instituição do Programa de Desenvolvimento da Indústria de Fertilizantes (PROFERT). De acordo com o PL...more

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Conflict and Disruption: Repositioning Africa in Global Supply Chains

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From the COVID-19 pandemic to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and US-China tensions, exogenous shocks in recent years have put global supply chains under pressure. Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel last month, and the conflict...more

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Energy Infrastructure Insights Hydrogen in Germany We Expect a Large Sector

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Latham & Watkins Energy & Infrastructure partner Tobias Larisch spoke to two leading industry experts on hydrogen generation and transportation, Jasmin Kaboni-Voit, Director Regulatory & Subsidy Management Hydrogen at energy...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2022 - Tuas Megaport in Singapore, An Upcoming Model to the World in Port Operations,...

The Maritime Port Authority (MPA in Singapore) is currently in the process of building the Tuas Port, which will be the biggest port in the world with a capacity of 60 million TEU’s (twenty-foot equivalent units) once it is...more

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Guide to Canada’s Economic Sanctions and Anti-Terrorism Laws

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Introduction - Economic sanctions and anti-terrorism laws are having increasing impact on day-to-day business operations for companies in many industries and have also become an important area of diligence for equity...more

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Germany: Heavy Statutory Gas Price Surcharges for Commercial and Private End Consumer on the Horizon

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Against the backdrop of drastically increased gas purchase prices and their impact on large German gas importers, and in anticipation of an even further escalation by Russia of the gas supply disruption linked to the war in...more

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U.S. and EU Create Joint Task Force to Increase Natural Gas Imports and Reduce Dependence on Russian Energy

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On March 25, 2022, President Biden announced the creation of a joint task force with the European Union ("EU") to increase natural gas imports to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian energy. President Biden agreed that the...more

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United States and United Kingdom Move to Prohibit Russian Oil and Gas Imports

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In a much-anticipated action, President Biden announced a prohibition on all Russian oil and gas imports. The United States relies on Russia oil for approximately 8 percent of its needs....more

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EU Chips Act: The EU's Push for Semiconductor Autonomy

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Background  - Recent supply disruptions in the semiconductor industry have highlighted the dependence of many global economies, including the EU, on imported chips manufactured in Asia....more

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IRS Provides Initial and Limited Guidance on Newly Reinstated ‘Superfund Tax’

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Last month, the IRS published Notice 2021-66, issued in response to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s (Jobs Act) reinstatement of the previously expired “Superfund Tax”—an excise tax imposed on manufacturers,...more

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Mexico – New Hydrocarbon and Fuel Import and Export Rules Officially Suspended

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On March 3, 2021, the Resolution That Establishes the Goods Whose Import and Export Are Subject to Regulations Issued by the Ministry of Energy (the “Resolution”) was officially suspended through a resolution published in the...more

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Mexican Court Suspends New Hydrocarbons and Fuels Import and Export Rules Enacted by Ministry of Energy

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On February 16, 2021, in an amparo proceeding, a Mexican court specializing in economic competition issued a provisional suspension of the Resolution That Establishes the Goods Whose Import and Export Are Subject to...more

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DOE Issues Guidance on Suspension of Executive Order 13920

In May 2020, US President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13920, banning the unrestricted import or use of certain categories of bulk-power system electric equipment from foreign adversaries, with a focus on Russian and...more

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Force Majeure: Can It Be Applicable in Case of Failure to Perform the Contract Due to the COVID-19 Outbreak?

For more than a month, China has been suffering from the COVID-19 outbreak, leading to strict containment measures and the standstill of many production plants of raw materials or parts. ...more

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2020 Environmental Legislative Update No. 1, "Stream of Consciousness" Edition

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Welcome back to the Environmental Legislative Updates for the 2020 Connecticut General Assembly’s “short session.” Since all is well with the Rule of Law in general, let’s see what new Rules and Laws our legislators have in...more

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New year presents new opportunities in federal budget cycle

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Congressional appropriations serve as a potent tool to guide administrative actions in commerce and trade Before departing in the final days of 2019, Congress passed a bipartisan spending package amounting to US$1.4...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.04.2019 | Top Story: Google Co-founders Step Down From Executive Roles at Parent Alphabet

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Google announced late Tuesday that co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are “stepping down from executive roles at Google’s parent company, Alphabet.” Google CEO Sundar Pichai will now helm both operations, while Page and...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.03.2019 | Top Story: US Threatens Tariffs on French Goods Over New Digital Services Tax

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Because who wants a nice quiet December, right? Yesterday, the U.S. opened yet another trade war front by proposing retaliatory tariffs of up to 100% on a wide range of French imports after announcing that “it found France’s...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.02.2019 | Top Story: US Restores Metal Tariffs on Argentina and Brazil

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The White House will again slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Argentina and Brazil in an apparent reaction to “massive devaluation” of  currencies in both South American nations....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The US and China have resumed trade talks in an effort to cool down an increasingly heated trade war between the economic powerhouses....more

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Scrap Import Ban: Chinese Government Confirmation for 2019

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) noted in a November 21st news release that a Chinese Government news publication (“Xinhua”) posted an article regarding China’s intent to implement “the next phase import...more

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"Critical minerals" may herald Section 232 investigations

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The Department of the Interior's (DOI) "critical minerals" list could provide insight into the Trump administration's future national security and trade investigations under the Trade and Expansion Act of 1962. Already the...more

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Mexico's Port Authority of Dos Bocas to Tender Oil and Gas Terminal, Two Facilities

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Tabasco is known for being one of Mexico's oil states, with a very developed industry and fields. As such, the federal Port Authority Dos Bocas (API Dos Bocas), located in the southeast of the Gulf of Mexico, has an...more

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