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ArticleDeadline Extended For Some Taxpayers Who Recently Learned Of The FBAR Reporting RequirementTaxpayers with a recently discovered obligation to file the foreign bank or financial account (FBAR) report may still be eligible to file and avoid penalties.United StatesTaxMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleCOVID-19: EU Issues Guidelines Regarding Screening Foreign Investment In Connection With Industries Critical For Combating COVID-19The Guidelines offer guidance to be applied within the context of the recently-adopted framework for EU screening and review of FDI (FDI Screening Regulations).European UnionGovernment, Public SectorWilmerHale
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ArticleTürkiye's Evolving Regional Role: Navigating Complexity In A Multipolar WorldAs 2026 unfolds, Türkiye has solidified its position at the center of the world's most critical geopolitical shifts. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorSteptoe LLP
ArticleU.S. Treasury Department Issues Final CFIUS RegulationsOn 13 January 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued the long-awaited final regulations (the Regulations) that implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization ActUnited StatesGovernment, Public SectorHogan Lovells
ArticleIn Major Win For Multinationals, China Proposes To Ease Restrictions On Cross-Border Data TransfersOn September 28, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") published the draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-Border Data Flows ("Draft Provisions") for public consultation.United StatesInternational LawCrowell & Moring LLP
ArticleUnderstanding Iran Sanctions For US Business: The New Agreement Brings Some Change But Much Is Left The SameOn November 24 in Geneva, the United States and the five other members of the P5+1 reached an initial agreement with Iran with the aim of ensuring that Iran's nuclear program will be entirely peaceful. Under the agreement, the United States and the EU will ease certain sanctions on Iran for a period of six months.United StatesInternational LawWilmerHale
ArticleStrategic Competition Act: Creating More Tools To Counter China's Expanding InfluenceOn April 8, 2021, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Senator Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey), and the Committee's ranking member, Jim Risch (R-Idaho), introduced the Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (the "Act" or "bill").GlobalGovernment, Public SectorMorrison Foerster
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