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Biden Nominates EXIM President

Reta JoLewis’ nomination to the controversial agency comes two years after Congress reauthorized the export credit agency after leaving it moribund from 2015 to 2019 and unable to grant financial commitments for more than $10 million.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

World Bank Scandal Touches IMF

Managing director of the IMF was found culpable in the World Bank Doing Business report scandal in which data was falsified.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Turnabout: BJP Axes Retroactive Tax On Foreign Investors

Between 2012 and 2020, the Indian government attempted to retroactively tax 17 foreign multinational companies.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Tightening Regs And Near-Term Risks To Slow Dealmaking: Q&A With Amit Thakur

Amit Thakur, a managing director at Amax Capital and CFO of Augie, is a financial advisor in M&A, debt and equity raising, and strategic finance deals totaling $35 billion. A cross-border pro, Thakur launched Standard Chartered's U.S. M&A business, and led Morgan Stanley's Indian FIG group. He mentors startups as well as multinational companies, globally. As <a href="https://thesource.refinitiv.com/thesource/getfile/index/8d5d8efa-e75c-4857-9986-9526f9fd867e">worldwide M&A activity</a> reached $2.8 trillion in the first half of 2021, Thakur says there are plenty of factors that can affect deal pace, including heightened regulatory scrutiny, debt issuance and a tempering SPAC boom.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Ransomware Attack Births Reporting Mandate

A recent spate of ransomware attacks on U.S. companies has sparked new regulations.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Peoples Bank Of China Tightens Cryptocurrency Regulations

Barring cryptocurrencies will prevent Chinese yuan from leaving China in the form of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, allowing the government to maintain control of its centralized fiscal and economic systems.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Central Bankers Seek To Allay Inflation Fears

The US Consumer Price Index gained 1.7% in the past 12 monthsand economists are expecting inflation to easily surpass the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

WTO’s Consensus Builder

The World Trade Organization gets its first woman and first African leader.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Janet Yellen To Lead Pandemic Recovery

Janet Yellen smashes the glass ceiling and makes history as the first woman nominated to run the US Department of Treasury.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Regulators Impose New Stress Tests Around Climate Change

Regulators are using ESG metrics to stress-test banks.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The Euro, Digital Version

<span style="font-size: 14px;">The ECB has announced that it will decide by mid-2021 when to launch a digital euro project, beginning with an investigative phase.</span>

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Forget The Debt, Save The Economy, Urges IMF

Policymakers should carry on with stimulus measures and let cheap borrowing costs ease their fears, Fund officials say.