Georgetown Law’s IIEL is proud to participate in TradeLab, an independent, Geneva-based NGO bringing together students, academics, and legal practitioners with the aim of empowering countries and smaller stakeholders to reap the full development benefits of global trade and investment … Continue Reading
Crypto Exchanges in Europe will reportedly have to do same due diligence as Banks
According to one news report: The change in regulations came as part of an anti-money laundering directive that the European Council adopted earlier this month. “These new rules respond to the need for increased security in Europe by further removing … Continue Reading
China Reportedly “Winning” the Cold War in Trade
The New York times reports: “[T]he latest round of negotiations showed that a confident China could be more than a match for divided American officials who have made often discordant demands. Mr. Trump, who proclaimed this year that “trade wars … Continue Reading
Congressional Deadline for NAFTA Deal Passes
According to US Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer,countries involved in the talks are “nowhere near close to a deal.” And this is a (potentially) big problem. The New York Times reports that to get “an agreement approved by the current, Republican-controlled … Continue Reading
WTO is “Busier” than Ever–Because Cases are Longer, and Follow-On Cases on the Rise
Conventional wisdom has it that, in recent years, the legalized mechanism of dispute settlement before the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been “busier than ever”, “a victim of its own success”. A new CTEI Working Paper by JIEL’s Co-Editor in … Continue Reading
Bitcoin price falls–during New York’s Consensus conference
According to recent reports, and see accompanying graph above, Bitcoin is trading for just over $8,500– a near $300 drop from yesterday’s price of $8,800. The performance appears to refute recent suggestions that the cryptocurrency always surges during the annual … Continue Reading
NAFTA Deal Facing Tight (and Increasingly Unlikely) Deadline
“After this week, any deal announced to Congress won’t be guaranteed a vote before the next Congress takes office in January.” The WSJ story is here. One of the more eye-catching lines of the story: “During the Nafta talks, Canadian … Continue Reading
Baird and Hoenig take aim at rules designed to lower bank capital requirements
Two of the nation’s most high profile former regulators have plenty to say about efforts to weaken bank capital rules. Specifically, they write in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed: The idea that lowering bank capital requirements boosts lending is … Continue Reading
My comment Letter on a new (optional) stock exchange listing category for long-term investment
I recently authored a comment letter on the creation of a new optional listing category, designed to enable more long-term investing. The other letters in support are here. Brent J. Fields Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F … Continue Reading
St. Louis Fed implies that Bitcoin and the U.S. Dollar are…Similar?
A new blog post has appeared on the St. Louis Fed website, with the not so subtle title: Three Ways Bitcoin Is Like Regular Currency. You can go to the website to read the entire analysis, but I’ll focus on … Continue Reading