Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director,
Institute of International Economic Law
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CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law The Bank of England Predicts the Worst Recession–in 300 Years In a new report from the Financial Times, The Bank of England has forecast that the coronavirus crisis will push the UK economy into its deepest recession in 300 years, …
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CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law Treasury Seeks Pre-Crisis Financial Powers With the past as prologue, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that he would ask Congress to reinstate powers that were used during the 2008 financial crisis to support the economy as the coronavirus threatens …
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CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law G2 Conference to Showcase EU Trade Chief Phil Hogan For this year’s “G2” program—spearheaded by Georgetown Law and the Graduate Institute, Geneva—Phil Hogan, the EU Commissioner for Trade, will deliver a landmark address outlining the European Union’s key transatlantic trade …
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CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law JIEL/SIEL/Oxford University Press Essay Deadline is February 14 The deadline for the 2019-2020 Essay Prize is 14 February 2020 – please click here for the submission form and further details. The Society of International Economic Law, the Journal of International Economic …
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CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law Changes quietly made to Libra Whitepaper The white paper for Facebook’s proposed Libra currency has been quietly updated, according to a Dec. 10 article written by Georgetown University law professor, Chris Brummer. Aside from expected amendments reflecting the revised Libra …
CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law Fed Governor Offers thoughts on Stablecoins at European Central Bank Ms Lael Brainard, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, offered her thoughts on stable coins on the Monetary Policy, Technology, and Globalisation Panel, at an …
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CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law US, China reach partial agreement on trade President Trump has agreed to a limited trade agreement with Beijing that will roll back existing tariff rates on Chinese goods and cancel new levies set to take effect Sunday as part …
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CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law Basel Committee Tackles Open Banking On 19 November 2019, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) released a cutting edge report on open banking and application programming interfaces (APIs). In the report, the international standard-setting body focuses on aspects …