In times of crisis, like the one we are currently experiencing, it seems that there are people who gain the ability to have more imagination. And the biggest problem is that this extra imagination ends up harming everyone but the author of the idea.

The Federal Reserve Board announced revisions to the scope and eligibility requirements for the Main Street Lending Program. The changes generally expand the parameters of the Program, but also include new rules that will limit eligibility for some borrowers and which must be carefully navigated.

On May 11, 2020, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce, issued a resolution with the purpose of determining the criteria that facilitate compliance with the regulations on protection of free competition.

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was a major shock for the global economy, with severe uncertainty about the duration and intensity, disrupting production, trade and business. The UAE economy is being affected by the spread of COVID-19 as well as the sharp decline in oil price.

Last week, a draft law, not yet discussed in the Portuguese Parliament, went public by dropping a bomb on Portuguese legislation that, since 2015, allows descendants of Portuguese Sephardic Jews to obtain Portuguese nationality.