The leaders of Europe’s largest national promotional banks and institutions BGK (Poland), Caisse des Dépôts – CDC (France), Cassa Depositi e Prestiti – CDP (Italy), KfW (Germany), Instituto de Crédito Oficial – ICO (Spain), and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, whose combined 2025 financing amounts to more than €300 billion, met today in Munich to reaffirm their shared determination to boost investment, competitiveness and resilience across the European Union and build on more than a decade of close...

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Uncertainty is baked into the 2026 outlook for retail, which remains one of the most disrupted industries. For all the predictions over how the industry will change, a state of permacrisis makes it challenging to act decisively—no one knows where tariff policy or geopolitical conflict will land months from now—but retailers cannot wait for the next shoe to drop. Many pundits and prognosticators make bold and often binary predictions for the retail market ahead.   Our point of view is that...

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In today’s competitive immigration landscape, the H-1B visa often dominates conversations around employment-based pathways. However, the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program offers a dynamic and underutilized avenue for international professionals to gain meaningful U.S. experience, build skills, and contribute to global workforce development. Hosted by Barnes & Thornburg, this informative video session was designed specifically for U.S. immigration attorneys seeking to expand their strategic toolkit for advising clients. It explores how the J-1 visa can serve as a high-impact option for...

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