(WASHINGTON, USA) – The United States government is fighting a trade court order that would require tariff refunds to all importers, including those that did not file lawsuits. Government lawyers filed an opening brief on Monday in an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.Continue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Around 700 vessels that carry Russian oil are currently under sanctions globally. About half of those ships have stopped such activity, according to Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian President’s Commissioner for Sanctions Policy. Mr Vlasiuk spoke on television about Russia’s shadow fleet and the results of sanctions imposedContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The Kenya Revenue Authority has been blocked from demanding taxes on service charge collections by building and estate managers. The ruling follows a four year dispute with Nextgen Mall Management Company. The Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled that Nextgen Mall Management Company only handled funds as a conduitContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The High Court has declined to lift the suspension of Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited’s mining operations. The suspension stems from a licensing and compliance dispute with the government. The court said the suspension imposed by Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho on 28 July 2026 had already takenContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The Central Bank of Kenya has failed in its attempt to be removed from a court case in which an M-Pesa customer has sued Safaricom over mobile money fraud. The court ruled that the central bank’s role as regulator of payment service providers makes its presence necessaryContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukrainian banks will begin introducing new monthly transfer limits for certain individual entrepreneurs and companies from 14 August, under an updated memorandum designed to close channels used for tax evasion and money laundering. The restrictions will apply in two phases, with the second stage taking effect fromContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Russian drone strikes and artillery shelling caused fresh power cuts in five Ukrainian regions by the morning of 12 August, national grid operator Ukrenergo said, as repair crews worked to restore supply where security conditions allowed. The new outages affected consumers in the Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, KhersonContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – A social media account manager has filed a KES 5.2 million ($40,200, £31,400) counterclaim against the head of Kenya’s urban roads authority, in a dispute that began with the official seeking to recover control of his X account. Eugene Mokua lodged the counterclaim after Kenya Urban RoadsContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, Kenya) – Kenya plans to create a public register of people who ultimately own or control trusts, a move designed to curb illicit money flows and help the country exit the global money laundering grey list. The Trust Administration Bill, 2026, now before Parliament, introduces mandatory disclosure of ultimateContinue Reading
(ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE) – Operations at the Zaporizhstal steel mill have been completely shut down after a Russian ballistic missile strike overnight hit the industrial site, killing seven employees and wounding 21 others. The attack struck the plant shortly after an air raid alert was declared, catching workers as they wereContinue Reading
