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After a particularly slow second quarter, FCPA enforcement activity picked up between July and September of 2024, with the DOJ initiating one new FCPA-related enforcement action, unsealing two previously filed actions, and issuing one declination letter, according to a tally from Stanford University's FCPA Clearinghouse.
"Enforcement activity through Q3 of this year remained well below even the last three years of lower than average enforcement" the report notes
The Board of Directors at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) last week voted to approve a Non-Binding Resolution in Support of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths Financings to reaffirm its support for critical minerals transactions.
The resolution amplifies EXIM’s current efforts to utilize its lending and underwriting tools to support critical minerals and rare earths projects.
For the first time, steel and artificial sweetener companies have been added to the UFLPA Entity List.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will apply a rebuttable presumption that goods produced by Baowu Group Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. and Changzhou Guanghui Food Ingredients Co., Ltd.
Before the Commerce Department's U.S. Commercial Service can provide export-related services to clients, such as assistance with identifying potential partners or providing due diligence, specific information is required to determine the client’s business objectives and needs.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 29, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Determinedly beating the drum for steelworker votes and economic populism, two of the leading Senate opponents of the purchase of US Steel by a Japanese rival drew attention to the executive compensation of the Pittsburgh steelmaker.
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) sent a letter to US Steel CEO David Burritt outlining their concerns. with plans for the firm's current and former top executives to receive payments totaling over $156 million – not including $40.8 million in payments to non-employee board members.
Developing and developed members applauded the EU decision to postpone the implementation of its new Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) for twelve months.
This regulation, which was set to take effect on 30 December 2024, will require a variety of agricultural products sold in the EU market to be "deforestation-free," meaning they must not result from recent (post-31 December 2020) deforestation, forest degradation, or breaches of local environmental and social laws.
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