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Three Global Bodies Launch a Push on Political Finance Transparency
Resolution 11/7 gives UNODC, International IDEA and IFES an agreed framework — and a 2026 work plan to test it.
Asha Venkataswamy · September 25, 2026
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Business and market developments driven by political decisions: tax bills, tariff schedules, agency appointments, subsidy programs and procurement changes. Items identify the industries exposed and the timing of any effect. Read by corporate affairs teams, investors and analysts pricing political risk.
Business and market developments driven by political decisions: tax bills, tariff schedules, agency appointments, subsidy programs and procurement changes. Items identify the industries exposed and the timing of any effect. Read by corporate affairs teams, investors and analysts pricing political risk.
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Why Most Companies No Longer File Beneficial Ownership Reports
A 2025 rule change and an August 2026 final rule stripped the Corporate Transparency Act down to foreign-registered companies only. Here is who still has to file, by what deadline, and what happens to the millions of reports already collected.
Asha Venkataswamy · August 12, 2026
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Six Months After the Tariff Ruling, the Refund Question Runs On
The Supreme Court held on February 20 that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs — since then, importers, Customs and the surviving 232/301 lanes have been working out what money moves and which duties stay.
Asha Venkataswamy · August 5, 2026
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Federal Contracting 101: Set-Asides, Size Standards and SAM.gov
The government buys over $700 billion a year, and a quarter of prime contract dollars is reserved for small businesses — if the firm is registered, sized right, and found in the right pool.
Asha Venkataswamy · July 14, 2026
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Supreme Court Sides With FCC and SEC in Early-June Rulings
Decisions issued in the first week of June went the regulators' way in cases testing agency authority over communications and securities markets — a signal for the regulatory dockets ahead.
Asha Venkataswamy · June 21, 2026