“Every export—every single one—has a related financial transaction”Continue Reading Banks Do Export, Too: New BIS Guidance Tags Financial Firms with Export Compliance Responsibilities

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“Every export—every single one—has a related financial transaction”Continue Reading Banks Do Export, Too: New BIS Guidance Tags Financial Firms with Export Compliance Responsibilities
On September 13, 2017, the EU Commission released a proposed regulation establishing a framework for screening Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Europe. Several EU Member States have already implemented national mechanisms enabling them to intervene in transactions that the States believe endanger their national interest. However, there is no harmonized regime for reviewing FDI into the EU other than the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR). The EUMR focuses only on competition and does not take into account security or public order concerns. This new proposal addresses the more political notion of “national security”.
Continue Reading CFIUS for Europe? New Screening of Foreign Direct Investments in Europe
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