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Expropriation Risk in Mexico’s Oil Industry
Expropriation should always be a consideration for any business with overseas operations and investments. Expropriation, when a government claims privately-owned property for its own or public use, causes major disruptions to investors and is defined as political...
Vodafone Arbitration Victory a Reminder to Consider Political Risk
In a recent, little-publicized international arbitration decision, an intergovernmental dispute resolution body ruled on September 20, 2020 that Netherlands-based Vodafone was not liable for an estimated $2.2 billion tax bill demanded by the Government of India and...
Upcoming LVMH, Tiffany & Co. Legal Battle Shines a Light on Political Risk
LVMH Legal Case A dispute between luxury goods brands Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) and Tiffany & Co. (Tiffany) highlights the continued political volatility of the global economy as companies and their home countries try to recover from the coronavirus...
Pandemic Invokes Force Majeure
In mid-February, during the height of the Coronavirus crisis in China, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), a state-run organization, reported that it had issued over 1,600 “force majeure” certificates, in an effort to protect Chinese...
Reshaping Global Trade
The rapid and continuing spread of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to have a significant social impact as well as a profound hit to the global economy. At the time of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, the...
Is Global Trade in Quarantine?
The outbreak and spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has stoked global fear of a pandemic. Disruptions to business in China and other affected countries are rising as are worldwide disruptions to travel and trade as countries scramble to put safeguards in...
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Reshaping Global Trade
The rapid and continuing spread of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to have a significant social impact as well as a profound hit to the global economy. At the time of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, the...
Is Global Trade in Quarantine?
The outbreak and spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has stoked global fear of a pandemic. Disruptions to business in China and other affected countries are rising as are worldwide disruptions to travel and trade as countries scramble to put safeguards in...
Officially Launched: U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Launches The end-of-the-year appropriations deal struck by Congress and the Trump Administration brought a number of policy changes offering significant opportunities for U.S. export and investment growth overseas. A...
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