The figures are fresh off the press: the European Commission published its Fifth Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments (“FDI”) into| Covington Competition
Industry minister lays out plans to bolster investment, build out key sectors| Economy | Advisor.ca
The war in Ukraine, and other recent geopolitical conflicts, has underscored the need for EU-based defence capabilities to scale up to face these| Covington Competition
Alcoa chief executive Bill Oplinger will look to shore up state government support for his vital WA mining that is facing public scrutiny for the first time.| Boiling Cold
The US giant pretends Labor's policies are thwarting the expansion of its Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants, which it does not plan to do anyway, to gain leverage with governments.| Boiling Cold
I remain concerned about both the TSX and S&P 500 from valuation, political and economic standpoints, making it worthwhile to look also toward other countries.| Grainews
Official figures show less than 1 per cent of residential home sales were to foreign investors, but One Nation and the Coalition want to know how many deals were blocked.| Australian Financial Review
Recently, the Texas House of Representatives introduced HB 5007, along with its companion bill SB 2117. The legislation—“Relating to the establishment of| Global Trade Law Blog
Introduction On Thursday 8 May 2025, the EU took another important step towards revamping its framework to screen foreign investment, with the European| Covington Competition
The UK Parliament has passed emergency legislation to enable the government to direct the use of assets of British Steel, and to take control of assets if| Covington Competition
In November 2024, the UK’s High Court (the “Court”) issued its judgment on the first appeal of a Final Order (“Order”) imposed by the UK government| Covington Competition
In Brief Following weeks of tariff threats from the U.S. and the imposition of retaliatory Canadian tit-for-tat tariffs and non-tariff measures, the U.S. and Canada are currently in the midst of a trade war that is expected to have significant economic repercussions. On 5 March 2025, the Government of Canada announced that it would take [...] The post Guarding the North – Updated Guidelines on the National Security Review of Investments Amid U.S.-Canada Trade War appeared first on Canada In...| Canada Insights
Journal of Political Risk, Vol. 13, No. 2, February 2025 By Adkhamjon Janobiddinov Uzbekistan is a country with a huge youth population. According to latest reports, more than 60% of Uzbekistan’s population is composed of those below the age of … Continue reading →| Journal of Political Risk
Written by Min-hua Chiang. This article examines the trend of Taiwan’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) amidst the geopolitical uncertainties. The declining reliance on China for manu…| Taiwan Insight
In brief 2024 brought many changes and developments to foreign investment law in Canada. The Canadian government introduced various reforms to foreign investment policy through amendments to the Investment Canada Act (the “Act”), reframing risk in certain sensitive industries which Canada views as important for safeguarding its national security and economic interests. Geopolitical and trade [...] The post Canada: Key Insights and Outlook—Foreign Investment 2024 Year in Review appeared ...| Canada Insights
The “Hobson-Lenin Thesis”: Inequality, Imperialism, and the First World War In a small section in his new book, Branko Milanovic argues that the First World War was ultimately caused by…| pseudoerasmus
