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Rules over Discretion: What a Chinese-Owned Lithium Expansion Says About Argentina’s Investment Regime

A US$709m expansion of a Chinese-owned lithium project has cleared RIGI, Argentina’s incentive regime for large investments. The approval suggests a rules-based framework with a fixed closing date is beginning to do what decades of discretionary policy could not: convert

SPP AI Governance Framework: What “Human Oversight” Now Has to Mean

The Society of Pension Professionals’ new framework, Governance in the Age of AI, argues that artificial intelligence needs no new governance regime, only the honest application of duties that already exist. Its most demanding passage is about the people signing

The Two-Tier Tariff: Washington Prices Labour Standards into Trade

The Section 301 action that took effect on 24 July prices a social standard into trade policy for the first time: 10 per cent for economies that ban forced-labour imports, 12.5 per cent for those that do not, and a

Boards and AI: From Oversight to Insight

How AI can improve the effectiveness of boards THE SHORT VERSION AI is now supporting boards to do their work. Used well, it helps directors digest dense board packs, ask sharper questions, benchmark against peers and assess their own performance,

Asian Development Bank: Why the Rule of Law Matters for Private Sector Growth in Asia and the Pacific

Modern commercial laws, effective dispute resolution, and consistent cross-border rules enable businesses to expand, integrate into global markets, and invest with confidence. Across Asia and the Pacific, developing economies are increasingly turning to the private sector to drive job creation,

Age Diversity on Corporate Boards — is it a Case of Old Fogeys vs Upstarts?

Diversity and inclusion are topics of our time in discussions about corporate governance. There’s been significant progress in gender and racial diversity on boards, but age remains a relatively unexplored frontier. It’s an important issue, with regional variations, potential benefits,

Norvestor: Seeing — and Seizing — the Full Potential of ESG

Private equity firm Norvestor has partnered with Nordic businesses for more than three decades. It has offices in Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, and Luxembourg, and is one of the most active investors in the Nordic mid-cap private equity market. Sustainability

EY: Argentina’s Need for Tax Reforms, and How They Could Be Achieved

The current Argentine macroeconomic situation is characterised by Covid-19 recession, inflation, record tax pressure, a reduction in tax revenues, poverty levels standing at 42 percent and rising, and government spending exceeding genuine financing possibilities. Sovereign debt refinancing is still under

Co-op Legal Services: Opportunity and Optimism Abound in the Exciting Legal Services Sector

Co-op Legal Services, which is part of the Co-op Group, offers legal advice and services for estate planning, probate, family, employment and serious injury compensation and is a leading provider of digital legal services. CFI.co puts questions to managing director

OECD: Business as Usual? Forget About That, and Prepare for Novel and Impactful Variations on a Theme

As we turn our attention towards the imperative of “building forward greener” post-pandemic, there can be no more business as usual. This was Sir Ronald Cohen’s message at the OECD Blended Finance & Impact Week in February. During his keynote