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EU-Tunisia migration agreement makes EU ‘complicit’ in human rights abuses: Amnesty International

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Amnesty International condemned a recent migration agreement between the EU and Tunisia on Monday. Amnesty International claimed that the agreement makes the EU “complicit in the suffering that will inevitably result” in what represents a “dangerous expansion” of failed migration policies.

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Afghanistan dispatches: Afghan currency hits lowest level against USD in 20 years as exchange rate dives

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According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Afghan banks’ dollar reserves are declining, and if the Taliban fails to bring “cash” into the market, the country’s banks may be forced to close their doors. In the current crisis and the rising value of US dollar, all parties are involved.

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Afghanistan dispatches: ‘the impact of international donors on the economic development of Afghanistan over the past two decades will be demolished’

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2: Afghanistan derives a large part of its revenues from agriculture and some of the biggest agricultural projects were funded by World Bank, Asia Development Bank, and some other developments banks as well as funds established through the past 20 years in the country. The US Federal Reserve has also frozen an amount of $9.4B

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DOC, Treasury, DOJ, State, and DHS Issue Joint Compliance Note: Know Your Cargo

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” The agencies highlight the increasingly complex nature of global supply chains and opportunities for nefarious actors to evade export control laws and U.S. criminal and regulatory enforcement activity and the partnership between the agencies to enforce U.S. In 2019, OFAC imposed monetary penalties of over $800,000 on a U.S.-based

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Guyana: A First Step Towards Climate Litigation

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In a climate litigation win, the High Court of the Supreme Court of Guyana accepted a settlement between a scientist, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Guyana, and Esso (a subsidiary of ExxonMobil) to limit the company’s environmental permits to produce oil from more than 23 years to five years. By Melinda Janki*. She holds an LL.B

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Why China’s Cryptocurrency Miners are Moving to Texas

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A belief that cryptocurrency represents a threat to state monetary sovereignty and the ability to effectively print money. government agencies appear to be wary and have offered limited guidance. Cryptocurrencies have important international trade and sanctions implications, too. Attempting to prevent a bubble from bursting.

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As New York Lawmakers Unveil the Fashion Act, is Larger Reform on The Way?

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The world’s largest asset managers, the largest pension funds, the largest insurers, and every major systemic bank seek disclosure of climate related financial risk.” . The problem of data standardization and transparency is, of course, not a new one. for compliance with those standards.