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Strategic silence from Abe and Aso undermined Yoshihide Suga, but the prime minister’s own gambits hastened his departure. Taro Kono is set to enter the race as the favorite, and Kishida may now be joined by Ishiba and other candidates. The LDP’s prospects for the general election will now improve,…
The recent Amigo ruling, where Mr Justice Miles declined to sanction the proposed Scheme of Arrangement despite scheme creditors (including consumer redress creditors) voting overwhelmingly in favour, has cast doubt on the viability of schemes as a tool to restructure struggling lenders. But does that mean the end of the…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) remains inadequate vis-à-vis the region’s external financing needs. Yet, the debate on how rich countries can transfer SDRs to countries in greater need has been dragging on for months. Experience with multilateral pandemic crisis management to date suggests…
Amid Berlin’s badly delayed evacuation mission for Afghanistan, centrist parties seem to have decided that looking ill-prepared is preferable to a conversation about Germany’s foreign and migration policies of the last decades. In a somewhat nonchalant demeanor, Chancellor Angela Merkel pointed at “wrong assessments” regarding the changing situation on the…
Our bi-weekly spotlight explores key ESG-related market developments and their implications for corporates and investors. Company Moves: ESG Initiatives in the Corporate World On August 9, the IPCC released a special report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC, forecasting continuing record-setting extreme temperatures in the next decade. Following the release,…
The rise in readily available information in the digital domain has fundamentally altered the risk landscape for both companies and their leaders. In today’s omnipresent digital landscape, accessing information on an individual requires little more than a quick search on Google, Facebook and LinkedIn. Armed with basic information such as…
As British holidaymakers have been returning to take package holidays with flights, the Air Travel Organisers’ Licence (“ATOL”) scheme provides consumers with two simple protections: Should their holiday provider fail prior to departure, ATOL will refund the full value of the holiday purchased. Should their holiday provider fail whilst the…
This updated weekly piece provides snapshots of how selected European governments are dealing with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you want to discuss any of the countries mentioned in more detail. Graph of the week Spain Covid-19 cases have started to…
Paul Haenle, Chairman of Teneo’s Asia Pacific Region, Director of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center in Beijing, and former Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolian Affairs on the National Security Council staffs of Presidents Bush and Obama, and Gabriel Wildau, Teneo Senior Vice President, former Shanghai Bureau Chief for the Financial Times…
Our bi-weekly spotlight explores key ESG-related market developments and their implications for corporates and investors. Company Moves: ESG Initiatives in the Corporate World In a speech during the Principles for Responsible Investment “Climate and Global Financial Markets” Webinar SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said he wants mandatory…
The belated addition of the former World Bank economist Pedro Francke to President Pedro Castillo’s cabinet late on 30 July represents a positive development following a tumultuous couple of days. Francke had initially balked at serving under Castillo’s pick for prime minister (PCM), Guido Bellido. However, Castillo seems to have…
China’s securities regulator has called for better communication with its US counterpart. Peru’s newly appointed Finance Minister might help calm markets. Meanwhile, India’s central bank is expected to leave key rates unchanged, Bulgaria’s parliament will vote on the new prime minister, Brazil’s branches of government return to work this week,…
