The Consequences Of Rising Inflation & Crude Oil Prices
Wednesday morning, the White House declared a new national emergency on products of countries that are “directly or indirectly” importing crude oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation. The executive order...more
China announced overnight that it will impose its own tariffs in retaliation for the newly announced U.S. tariffs. China has indicated that, effective February 10, 2025, it will impose a 15% tax on certain types of coal and...more
Canada's troubled Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, faced growing calls to resign last week after his Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Director, Chrystia Freeland, resigned over disagreements about government spending....more
El Gobierno Nacional de Colombia modificó mediante el Decreto 0242 de 2024 las tarifas de retención y autorretención aplicables a las empresas del sector minero y de hidrocarburos. Estas modificaciones fueron realizadas con...more
As an update to an earlier Holland & Knight alert on the same topic, the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has published another determination pursuant to Executive Order 14071 expanding...more
On January 31, 2020, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury removed sanctions on COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian). The delisting may have resulted from US-Chinese...more
Malware goes commercial. Last year, Jeff Bezos’ phone was hacked after he received a message on WhatsApp containing a line of malware code. The incident has shed light on the malware, aka spyware, industry. Companies sell...more
Federal Agency Halts All Work on Atlantic Coast Pipeline After Judges Revoke Permits - "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sent a letter to Dominion Energy, the company leading construction of the 600-mile pipeline,...more
LyondellBasell Looking to Control Braskem; Could Help WV Cracker - "A deal could breathe life into the ethane cracker Braskem proposed for a site near Parkersburg, W.Va., roughly five years ago." Why this is important:...more