04 Feb
Chapter News, News

European Commission | Joint Press Statement Among the European Commission, the United States Government, and the Japanese Government Following February 4 Critical Minerals Ministerial Meeting

Today, the European Union, the United States and Japan met during the Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting held in Washington, DC in which several EU member states also took part. The European Union, the United States and Japan are now taking significant steps towards increasing their economic security and national security by jointly enhancing resilience in critical minerals supply chains. They have announced their intention to expedite cooperative efforts for a mutually beneficial Partnership, with two components. This includes a commitment within...

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04 Feb
Member News, News

EIB | European Investment Bank Group 2025 Annual Results: Powering Europe

Nadia Calviño, president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, presented the 2025 annual results at a press conference in Brussels on 29 January, 2026.   Good morning, and thank you for being here today. I know it's a very busy day in Brussels with the European Union foreign ministers meeting next door. There's a meeting of the College of Commissioners also today, and later a high-level event under the auspices of the European Commission's Executive Vice-president Ribera. And important discussions and decisions will be...

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04 Feb
Member News, News

Ogletree Deakins | The EU Pay Transparency Directive’s Progress Explained

With less than six months before the EU Pay Transparency Directive 2023/970 deadline of 7 June 2026, no member state has yet published a completed piece of legislation. Employers can expect an increase in updates at the member state level in the next few months. Those that do not stay up to date with regulatory developments and evaluate their current practices risk noncompliance.   Quick Hits Despite the EU Pay Transparency Directive having entered into force in June 2023, giving member states three years to...

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04 Feb
Chapter News, News

IMF | Re-energizing Europe Speech by Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director At the European Commission

Good morning to all. Thank you, dear Ursula, for this special treat: to join your amazing team for a little while. I’m here to talk about re-energizing Europe, why it matters, and how it can be done. I loved being part of the Commission, and I love coming back home. Europe is a wonderful place—affluent, creative, fair. Home to the ancient cities of Athens and Rome but also to the makers of cutting-edge microchip machines and one in every two airliners worldwide. Above all,...

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04 Feb
News, TRIA News

DFC | The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Participates in CSIS Fireside Chat on Implementing U.S.-Ukraine Critical Minerals Partnership

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief of Staff and Head of Investments Conor Coleman yesterday participated in a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) fireside chat with Ukraine Ambassador Olha Stefanishyna entitled “Implementing the U.S.-Ukraine Critical Minerals Partnership." The conversation was moderated by Dr. Seth G. Jones, president of the CSIS Defense and Security Department, and was part of a larger CSIS event entitled “Securing Critical Mineral Supply: A Government-Industry Dialogue.” On operationalizing the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund (URIF):  “Last year was all about us operationalizing . How...

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03 Feb
Member News, News

Trepp | Is the Elevated Delinquency for CMBS Mall Loans a Sign of Opportunity?

With ‘No Buy January’ now behind us, it is a good time to examine the performance of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loans against regional and superregional malls; not that anyone one month would severely impact the performance. Malls were designed and built around their anchors. The idea: draw shoppers and line the way to the large anchor store with smaller, inline retailers. Those would generate the bulk of malls' rental revenue. CMBS Mall Loan Distress, But Not a Collapse  The $53.23 billion universe...

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03 Feb
Member News, News

Greenberg Traurig | SEC Issues Guidance on Applying Federal Securities Laws to Tokenized Securities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued a joint statement on Jan. 28, 2026, providing greater clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to the category of crypto assets commonly referred to as tokenized securities. The staff introduced the statement as guidance on the taxonomies of tokenized securities to assist market participants in complying with federal securities laws and preparing registration statements, proposals, or requests for submission to the staff or the SEC. The statement generally categorizes...

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02 Feb
Member News, News

EIB | President Calviño: Banking on Europe’s strengths

Nadia Calviño, president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, spoke at the European Banking Summit in Brussels, on 28 January, 2026. Thank you, Wim, for your kind words, and for this invitation to share a few thoughts on the main theme of this summit - how European banks can support growth, innovation and security. There are three reasons that I really feel at home discussing this topic here today: First of all, because these goals are at the core of the EIB Group’s investment strategy....

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02 Feb
Chapter News, News

ECB | Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises: Lending Conditions Tightened

2 February 2026 Firms reported a net tightening in bank loan interest rates and in other loan conditions related to both price and non-price factors. Financing needs rose modestly, accompanied by a small perceived decline in availability. Inflation expectations were broadly unchanged across horizons, with firms continuing to report upside risks to their long-term inflation outlook. The use of artificial intelligence is widespread among euro area firms, though most firms use it very infrequently or moderately. In the most recent...

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02 Feb
Member News, News, Trade & TTIP Related

Jaguar Freight | The Weekly Roar: The Deals Don’t Stop

In this week’s Roar: The EU-India trade deal, a new FMC investigation, air cargo volumes, supply chain diversification, and a prediction for robots. A new trade agreement between the EU and India has been hailed as the “mother of all deals” and has the world wondering how President Trump might respond. The pact is seen as a hedge against the ever-unpredictable U.S. trade policies, reduces tariffs on most goods, and deepens ties between the EU and India. Since the U.S. recently hiked...

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