Inside Trade

September 9, 2024

Stakeholders warn Treasury against unilateral outbound regime

By Brett Fortnam  / August 8, 2024 at 10:53 AM
The U.S. should not unilaterally impose a regime to limit U.S. outbound investment to certain countries because it would put American businesses at a significant disadvantage against foreign competitors and set a bad precedent for other economies that are formulating their own outbound screening mechanisms, U.S. and foreign stakeholders warned the Treasury Department. Treasury published a draft rule in June that is intended to prevent U.S. investment from funding technological innovation that could be used for military purposes in countries...

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