- Africa’s Growth Prospects. Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow at 3.8 percent in 2019, which is a significant improvement over last year’s regional growth rate of 2.6 percent. Excluding the continent’s largest economies (Angola, Nigeria and South Africa), which are growing collectively at an average of 2.5
February 2019
Will the 116th Congress Improve Retirement Security? Democrats Move to Shore Up Troubled Multiemployer Pension Plans
By Holly Fechner on
Posted in Congressional Action
With the 116th Congress recently underway, some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are making it clear that retirement security is one of their top priorities. On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, the House Ways & Means Committee will hold one of its first hearings in the new Congress, which will examine an…
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The Week Ahead in the European Parliament – February 1, 2019
By Covington Team on
Posted in EU Law and Regulatory
Next week, there will be committee and political group meetings in the European Parliament.
Most Members of the European Parliament (“MEPs”) will be preparing the plenary session that will be held from February 11 to 14, in Strasbourg. However, interesting debates and hearings will take place.
On Monday, February 4,…
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