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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.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has updated some of its Beneficial Ownership Information Frequently Asked Questions and issued several additional ones. The topics covered are:
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House Republican national security leadership called for the White House to expand license-free defense trade among the U.S., U.K., and Australia to ensure the success of AUKUS Pillar Two and …
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published its second quarterly update of the boycott Requester List October 1st. This list notifies companies, financial institutions, freight forwarders, individuals, and other U.S. persons of potential sources of certain boycott-related requests they may receive during the regular course of business.
Of note, many recent reports come from customers outside the Arab world, including Japan, Brazil, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom. The greatest number of non-arab boycott requests originated in Bangladesh, Malaysia and Pakistan.
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