There have been two recent additions to the MPIA: One new party and one new arbitrator nomination. The new party is Benin, which notified its decision to join on June 22. The
new arbitrator nomination is the great Thomas Cottier. The World Trade Institute had this announcement: [...]
BACKGROUND TO THE APPEAL On 22 September 2015 Bernadette Hilton was convicted of three offences contrary to section 105A of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland)
Act 1972. Following conviction, Ms Hilton was committed to the Crown Court and that... [...]
The members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today highlighted the risks that will result from the transition away from LIBOR, and encouraged
supervised institutions to continue their efforts to transition to alternative reference rates in order to... [...]
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the goods and services deficit was $54.6 billion in May, up $4.8 billion from $49.8 billion in
April, revised. U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Deficit... [...]
The international community continues making tremendous progress in the fight against offshore tax evasion, as implementation of innovative transparency standards by the Global
Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes moves countries ever closer to the goal... [...]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Boston-based pharmaceutical company Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to pay more than $21 million to resolve
charges that it violated the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign... [...]
The Justice Department announced the filing of civil forfeiture complaints seeking the forfeiture and recovery of approximately $96 million in assets allegedly associated with
an international conspiracy to launder funds misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a Malaysian sovereign wealth... [...]
Last week we released our World Economic Outlook Update for June, which downgraded the April forecast—pegging global growth at -4.9 percent this year, down from -3 percent
in April. Next year’s growth is forecast to be 5.4 percent. Discussing these... [...]
This is a guest post is from Victor Crochet and Marcus Gustafsson, trade lawyers with Van Bael & Bellis This is a guest post is from Victor Crochet and Marcus Gustafsson, trade
lawyers with Van Bael & Bellis [...]
The U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB), which represents many of America’s leading global companies, welcomes the 1 July 2020 entry into force of the United
States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement, preserving and deepening the economic ties in North America... [...]
