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TecEx | Scaling Smart: An Infrastructure Investor’s Playbook for AI-Driven Data Center Growth

By Noa Sussman, Director of Global Solutions, TECEX The global data center market is surging, with investments projected to top $1.8 trillion by 2030, fueled by AI and cloud computing. According to McKinsey & Company, 70% of total demand for data center capacity will be driven by facilities that can host advanced AI workloads by 2030. Private equity firms, hyperscalers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, and real estate developers are all looking to capitalize on this explosive growth....
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EIB Group approves new financing for European security, transport, energy, water and deep-tech as well as support for Ukrainian firms

EIB Board approves €3.6 billion in financing for clean transport, energy and innovation, as well as upgrading water and sanitation in Africa. EIB Board also backed broader support for Europe’s automotive sector, which has received more than €11bn EIB financing in the past five years. EIF Board approved investment in deep tech venture capital fund and backing for war-affected companies in Ukraine. The Boards of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), meeting...
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Jaguar Freight | The Weekly Roar – Retaliatory tariffs, slowdown in the transpacific, EU and reshaped supply chains, new carbon charge on ocean shipping, and how AI is revolutionizing supply chain management.

The US-China trade war continues to escalate, with the latest salvo from China coming Friday. In a statement, China retaliated against the reciprocal tariffs from the US by raising its levies on US goods to 125% from 84%, according to the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council. This follows a busy week of tariff news published by the Trump administration who confirmed on Thursday that the US tariff rate on Chinese imports now effectively totals 145%. The news of the...
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Transatlantic Trade Monitor: Facts You Need Now | US Modifies Reciprocal Tariff Rates

President Trump signed a new executive order, “Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment” (the Order) on April 9, marking yet another significant shift in U.S. trade policy. The Order, effective as of 12:01 a.m. EDT on April 10, 2025, amends Executive Order 14257 and the April 8 Executive Order, “Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties As Applied to Low-Value Imports from the People’s Republic of China” (the April 8 Order). The latest order intensifies tariff pressure on...
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Troutman Pepper Locke | New Executive Order Challenges State Climate Laws

Challenging a slew of state climate-related laws and programs, President Trump’s April 8, 2025 executive order (EO) set the stage for more legal fights between the federal government and states. In the new EO, “Protecting American Energy from State Overreach,” Trump took aim at state laws and programs that address greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), climate change, environmental justice, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG). Some states have already indicated they will oppose the Trump administration’s efforts. The EO specifically calls...
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Barnes & Thornburg | OFAC Final Rule Extends Recordkeeping Requirements to 10 Years

U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published a new final rule to extend recordkeeping requirements to 10 years, effective March 21, 2025 On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act. Section 3111 of the Act extends the statute of limitations for civil and criminal violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) from five years to 10 years....
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Transatlantic Trade Monitor: Facts You Need Now | Buyer Beware: Trying to Avoid or Reduce Tariffs

As the typical tariffs on many goods from China have soared to at least 45 percent, some suppliers in China are offering U.S. purchasers a way of avoiding or reducing the tariffs. However, U.S. importers should carefully scrutinize such offers. Attempting to lower or avoid tariffs without the proper analysis and exercise of reasonable care could lead to enforcement actions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and significant monetary penalties. The reported proposal: Some suppliers in China are suggesting to their U.S. customers that the supplier issue...
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Troutman Pepper Locke | New Steel and Aluminum Tariffs in Effect

On February 10, President Trump issued Proclamations 10896, “Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States” and 10895 “Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States,” (together, Proclamations), reasserting U.S. national security concerns and implementing additional tariffs on steel, aluminum, and their derivative products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, building upon the original tariffs imposed pursuant to Proclamation 9704, “Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States” and Proclamation 9705 “Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States” in 2018. These...

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