Companies with any international operations should ensure they have a robust written policy and compliance program focused on anti-bribery and -corruption.
While inflation is mostly retreating around the world, soaring shipping costs and a jump in oil prices are stoking worries about a revival of cost pressures.
Unexpected geopolitical shifts can have disastrous consequences for businesses operating abroad. China's new Foreign State Immunity Law may exemplify the risks.
Businesses and organizations that regularly transfer personal data from the EU to the U.S. should carefully assess whether it makes sense to rely on the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
An executive order released by the Biden Administration on August 9 places increased importance on due diligence when investing in specific foreign countries.
The European Commission has cut its outlook for the Eurozone economy, predicting it will be dragged down this year by a contraction in Germany.
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Beijing's massive oversupply in property and industry, and surging debt levels among local governments, have analysts wondering whether China is headed for a Japan-style malaise after 30 years of unprecedented economic growth.
