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AGOA Forum Provides Growth and Opportunity for Nations and Industry

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 7/31/2024

Between July 24–26, trade ministers, members of the diplomatic corps and other stakeholders came to Washington, D.C., for the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. This year’s forum, “Beyond 2025:...more

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2024 - Foreign Direct Investment Trends in 2024

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 6/11/2024

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a driving force behind global economic growth and development, acting as a lifeline of funding for nations around the world. Imagine a company from one corner of the globe setting up shop or...more

Executive Summary: New York State Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/26/2024

On January 16, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released her State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Executive Budget, her third since assuming office in August 2021. Addresses by Governor Hochul and Budget Director Blake Washington...more

The Uncertain World: Nearshoring, Economic Development, and the Next Frontier

Snell & Wilmer on 1/22/2024

Historically, international trade regulation has swung between economic protectionism and national security concerns. Between World War II and the 2018 presidential election, the primary international trade regulatory issue...more

Conflict and Disruption: Repositioning Africa in Global Supply Chains

J.S. Held on 11/20/2023

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

Spotlight on Lusophone trends in Africa: Economic development and energy transition – how do you strike the right balance?

A&O Shearman on 7/7/2023

As with many African nations, Lusophone countries on the continent are trying to balance a need to raise revenue to invest in economic development, often from exploiting fossil fuel resources, and the need to transition to...more

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2023 - Regenerative Finance (ReFi): Tokenizing Carbon Offsets and Incentives

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 2/7/2023

Introduction to ReFi. Regenerative Finance (ReFi) is a growing Web3 field that offers an opportunity to rethink how we approach finance, investing, and sustainable economic development. ReFi takes a holistic approach to...more

United States Seeks Enhanced Trade Ties with Africa

White & Case LLP on 1/6/2023

The US-Africa Leaders Summit took place from December 13-15, 2022 in Washington DC, and featured top-level government-to-government talks, private sector engagements, and resulted in a number of trade-related outcomes...more

Cabinet Agencies Publish U.S. Critical Supply Chain Reports

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/2/2022

On February 24, 2022, seven cabinet agencies published reports in response to President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 14017 with assessments of and recommendations for strengthening certain critical U.S. supply chains....more

Doing Business in Spain - Spain's Top Investment and FDI Attractions

World Law Group on 12/20/2021

1. What is the current business climate in your jurisdiction including major political, economic and/or legal activities on the horizon in your country that could have a big impact on businesses? Spain is the 14th-largest...more

Doing Business in Indonesia

World Law Group on 9/24/2021

1. What is the current business climate in your jurisdiction including major political, economic and/or legal activities on the horizon in your country that could have a big impact on businesses?...more

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

White & Case LLP on 9/26/2020

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

IRS Provides COVID-19 Pandemic Relief for Qualified Opportunity Zone Investments

Morgan Lewis on 6/24/2020

With the issuance of Notice 2020-39 (the Notice), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided relief for Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds (QOFs) and for investors in QOFs. While the relief provided in the Notice does not...more

Italy towards the implementation of a legal framework on blockchain

Hogan Lovells on 6/22/2020

The Ministry of Economic Development launched a public consultation setting out recommendations for the use of DLT and blockchain in a number of fields, including the regulatory banking and financial industry. ...more

IRS Provides Much-Needed Opportunity Zone Relief

Lowndes on 6/8/2020

On June 4, the IRS provided some much-needed relief to opportunity zone investors and qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the IRS published Notice 2020-39, which...more

Jacksonville’s Program to Meld Old Infrastructure and New AV Technology

Nossaman LLP on 3/12/2020

Like several state and local transportation agencies around the nation, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is looking to roll out a fleet of autonomous vehicles. However, unlike other entities, the JTA is hoping...more

Renewable Energy Update - March 2020

Allen Matkins on 3/9/2020

CPUC proposes optimal 2030 system portfolio tripling battery storage, more than doubling solar - Bullet Utility Dive – February 27 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is proposing to adopt a 46 million...more

IRS Publishes Final Opportunity Zone Regulations

Blank Rome LLP on 1/13/2020

On December 19, 2019, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released final regulations for the opportunity zone (“OZ”) program to refine and clarify certain aspects of the first two sets of proposed...more

IRS and Treasury Release Final Opportunity Zone Regulations

King & Spalding on 12/31/2019

On December 19th, 2019, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued regulations (the “Final Regulations”) under Section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”)[i] finalizing,...more

New EB-5 Program Rules Start November 21: What To Expect

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 11/14/2019

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made significant changes to the Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5) through their establishment of new EB-5 modernization regulations. The EB-5 program permits individuals...more

Big Opportunities in Indian Country: How Tribal Nations Can Leverage Opportunity Zones for Economic Growth

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 10/28/2019

The Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, a community development program created out of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, presents the largest potential capital equity infusion into tribal nations in the history of the United...more

The rise of the SDG CLO: How to use the bond market to deliver the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

White & Case LLP on 9/6/2019

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 17 sustainable development goals to be achieved by 2030 ("SDGs"). The SDGs include ending poverty and hunger, promoting gender equality, tackling climate change and...more

Merger & Acquisition in Africa and South Africa

Hogan Lovells on 7/10/2019

Africa is still the next big market for multinationals, even in the face of global economic uncertainty and political and regulatory issues. Economic growth continues due to the growing investment in private equity and the...more

Puerto Rico Update: Evolving Renewable Generation Plans

Sullivan & Worcester on 6/28/2019

Nearly two years following hurricanes Irma and Maria, challenges remain as Puerto Rico seeks to develop a cleaner and more resilient power grid. In November 2018, we discussed the evolving renewable energy situation in Puerto...more

Bennett Jones Spring 2019 Economic Outlook

Bennett Jones LLP on 6/6/2019

After a strong performance in 2017 and the first half of 2018, the global economy slowed markedly and is projected to grow at a more moderate but also more sustainable annual rate of 3.3% from 2019 to 2021. In Section I, we...more

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