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EIB | Multilateral development banks hit record $137 billion in climate finance to drive sustainable development worldwide

• New report shows climate finance by multilateral development banks rose 10% in 2024 compared with previous year. • MDBs’ climate finance for low- and middle-income economies increased 14% to more than $85 billion. • Mobilised private finance for climate investments worldwide jumped 33% in 2024. Global climate finance by multilateral development banks (MDBs) increased 10% last year, reaching a record $137 billion, with the majority directed to low- and middle-income economies. MDBs including the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced the year-on-year...

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Transatlantic Trade Monitor: Facts You Need Now | EU-U.S. trade deal: one joint state­ment, two legislative pro­posals and many open questions

By Bärbel Sachs, Tobias Zuber, Caroline Glöckle, Yuliya Zhmuro, and Theresa Bachmann, Noerr A. Introduction Almost a month after U.S. President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reached a high-level political agreement aimed at resetting the transatlantic trade relationship and preventing sweeping U.S. import tariffs from coming into force, the EU Commission and the U.S. published a Joint Statement on a United States – European Union framework on an agreement on reciprocal fair and balanced trade (“Joint Statement”) on...

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Jaguar Freight | The Weekly Roar – The Peak Season Confidence Report, a growing China-EU bond, China’s new overland route, Mexico’s plans to impose new tariffs, and opportunities still exist in air cargo.

According to a 2025 Peak Season Confidence Report, 84% of industry leaders believe their supply chain systems are ready for peak demand, representing a significant improvement over last year. Additionally, fewer leaders anticipate tough conditions for the remainder of the year. This likely indicates investments in technology integration and workforce strategies, such as cross-training and early seasonal hiring, are working. Supplier diversification is now a core strategy for many, with companies focusing on data interoperability and real-time visibility rather than...

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Vulcan View: The latest EU developments 1 September – 5 September

EU-US tariff deal faces tough opposition in the European Parliament On 28 August, the European Commission officially tabled a new legislative proposal to eliminate tariffs on a range of industrial goods from the United States. The move, stemming from the EU-U.S. tariff deal and the Joint Statement of 21 August, seeks to de-escalate trade tensions between the two major economic blocs. However, the proposal faces a significant hurdle as it enters the EU’s legislative process, with opposition mounting from key political...

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Wilson Sonsini | EU Court Upholds the Validity of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

On September 3, 2025, the EU General Court (the General Court) (the second-highest court in the European Union (EU)) upheld the validity of EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) in Philippe Latombe v European Commission (T-553/23). This decision is good news for companies transferring personal data to the U.S. as it offers welcome certainty for U.S. companies self-certified to the DPF, allowing them to continue receiving EU personal data without relying on alternative data transfer mechanisms, such as Standard Contractual Clauses...

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Cilcare appoints Camille Rochmann as Evidence, Value & Access Senior Manager

Montpellier, France, September 4th 2025 : Cilcare, a biotechnology company specializing in auditory sciences, is pleased to announce the appointment of Camille Rochmann, PharmD, as Evidence, Value & Access Senior Manager. In this role, Camille will lead Cilcare’s strategy for evidence generation and market access, ensuring that innovation in hearing health is supported by robust data and aligned with regulatory and payer expectations from the earliest stages of development. Camille brings over seven years of experience at Sanofi, where she worked...

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Transatlantic Trade Monitor: Facts You Need Now | Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Ruling Deeming Tariffs Under IEEPA Unlawful

By Jamey B. Collidge, Ryan M. Graham, Ryan Last, and Charlene C. Goldfield On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade, holding that President Trump overstepped the authority provided by Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA) to impose broad tariffs aimed at addressing drug trafficking, illegal migration, and international trade imbalances. The court deemed unlawful those tariffs imposed on...

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Bannockburn Capital Markets | September 2025 Monthly

The Federal Reserve is poised to resume its rate cutting cycle in September. Markets briefly flirted with the idea of a 50-basis point move, but sticky core inflation, a larger-than-expected jump in producer prices, and firm retail sales have settled expectations at a quarter-point cut. The Fed continues to describe policy as restrictive, so this move will not be framed as easing but as removing a touch of that restrictiveness. Most G10 central banks and many emerging-market peers have already...

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ACG Resources | The Importance Of Staying Focused At The Office

By this point in human history the science is undeniable: multitasking is not your friend. Employees should do it to whatever degree they are required but beyond that they should not seek out multitasking because the facts show it kills productivity. The average desk job employee loses 2.1 hours a day to distractions and interruptions; that adds up to over a full day of work every week. Being distracted by incoming calls or emails can lower employees’ IQ by...

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Jaguar Freight | Tariff Update: Judge Rules Against Tariffs, But Duties Remain In Place

IMPORTANT TARIFF UPDATE A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when imposing specific tariffs earlier this year. The decision struck down the so-called “Liberation Day” duties but left them in effect until at least mid-October while the case moves to the Supreme Court. At issue are tariffs announced on April 2 that applied a baseline 10 percent duty on most imports and additional rates as high as 50 percent on goods from countries with trade...

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