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  1. EU And International Partners Agree To Expand Cooperation On Critical Raw Materials On April 05, the EU, the US, and other Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) partners, joined by Kazakhstan, Namibia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, announced the launch of the Minerals Security Partnership Forum (or “MSP Forum”). Read
  2. CFPB Finds Americans are Paying Upfront Fees Seeking to Lower Interest Rates on Mortgages The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new report today finding that more borrowers paid “discount points” upfront as overall interest rates rose. The percentage of homebuyers paying discount points roughly doubled from 2021 to 2023. Read
  3. Government of Japan's Digital Agency Expands Collaborative Partnership with Palau A delegation from the Government of Japan's Digital Agency has arrived in Palau to further support toward the establishment of an efficient, digitized border management system at the country’s ports of entry. Read
  4. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on April 05, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on April 05, 2024 Read
  5. Payrolls Rise by Another 303,000 In March as Unemployment Declines The U.S. economy grew last by an even faster rate than in February, once again beating expectations. Read
  6. FTC Issues Third Report on E-Cigarette Advertising and Sales in the U.S. The Federal Trade Commission recently issued its third report on e-cigarette sales and advertising nationwide, which shows that the combined sales of cartridge-based and disposable e-cigarette products to U.S. consumers by nine leading manufacturers increased by approximately $370 million between 2020 and 2021, while the total topped $2.67 billion. E-cigarette companies also spent $90.6 million more advertising and promoting their products in 2021 than in 2020. Read
  7. JPMorgan Chase To Deepen Partnerships With African Development Bank Group Largest US bank JPMorgan Chase to deepen partnerships with the African Development Bank Group Read
  8. European Commission Welcomes Political Agreement On The €6B Reform And Growth Facility For The Western Balkans The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the €6 billion Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, underpinning the Reform and Growth Plan proposed by the Commission in November 2023. It constitutes an unprecedented offer to the Western Balkans to access some benefits of EU membership before accession. Read
  9. Despite Strong Growth, South Asia Remains Vulnerable To Shocks Growth in South Asia is expected to be strong at 6.0% in 2024, driven mainly by robust growth in India and recoveries in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. But persistent structural challenges threaten to undermine sustained growth, hindering the region’s ability to create jobs and respond to climate shocks, says the World Bank in its twice-a-year regional outlook. Read
  10. U.S. and Finland Sign MOU to Expand Collaboration on Countering Foreign Information Manipulation U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen on April 4 signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation between the United States and Finland on countering foreign state information manipulation. Read
  11. NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions NASA has selected Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will use to travel around the lunar surface, conducting scientific research during the agency’s Artemis campaign at the Moon and preparing for human missions to Mars. Read
  12. Five New Federal Agencies Join Justice Department in Pledge to Enforce Civil Rights Laws in Artificial Intelligence The Justice Department announced on April 5 that five new cabinet-level federal agencies have joined a pledge to uphold America’s commitment to core principles of fairness, equality and justice as new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) become more common in daily life. Read
  13. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on April 04, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on April 04, 2024 Read
  14. UK & United States Announce Partnership On Science Of AI Safety The UK and US have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will see them work together to develop tests for the most advanced AI models. Read
  15. Underwriting Losses Persist in U.S. Property/Casualty Industry, Total $21.2B in 2023 The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry recorded a $21.2 billion net underwriting loss in 2023, slightly improving upon the $24.9 billion loss recorded in the prior year, according to a new AM Best report. Read
  16. Joint World Bank, UN Report Assesses Damage To Gaza’s Infrastructure The cost of damage to critical infrastructure in Gaza is estimated at around $18.5 billion according to a new report released recently by the World Bank and the United Nations, with financial support of the European Union. That is equivalent to 97% of the combined GDP of the West Bank and Gaza in 2022. Read
  17. U.S. and Japan to Announce “Historic” New Military Agreement As China-U.S. relations grow more combative, a senior official with the U.S. State Department hinted yesterday Japan could be the cornerstone to a very different means of ensuring Asia-Pacific security. Read
  18. Five New Hydrothermal Vents Discovered In The Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean The pace of discovery in the oceans leaped forward thanks to teamwork between a deep-sea robot and a human occupied submarine leading to the discovery of five new hydrothermal vents in the eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. Read
  19. Egypt Must Halt Executions, Warn UN Experts UN experts on April 23 expressed grave concern about the confirmation of the death sentences against seven individuals by Egypt’s highest court on 24 January 2024, in the so-called "Helwan Brigade” counter-terrorism case. Their executions would constitute arbitrary killings in violation of the right to life as a result of unfair trials and other human rights violations, they said. Read
  20. USDA Makes $1.5 Billion Available to Help Farmers Advance Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on April 3 announced the availability of an historic $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2024 to invest in partner-driven conservation and climate solutions through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) . Read
  21. Better Nutrition Can Lead To Better Brain Health, GSA Publication Shows “Insights & Implications in Gerontology: The Vital Role of Nutrition in Brain Health,” a new publication from the Gerontological Society of America, explores nutritional choices that have been shown to improve cognition and decrease the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults. Read
  22. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on April 03, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on April 03, 2024 Read
  23. GSA Announces New EV Charging Product Achieves FedRAMP Authorization The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that a new electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) product, provided by Atom Power, has achieved FedRAMP authorization. This assures federal agency partners that Atom Power’s EV charging infrastructure platform has had its security capabilities reviewed and assessed through the FedRAMP process. Read
  24. FAA Opens Application Process For Enhanced Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened the application process for the Enhanced Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI). The Enhanced AT-CTI will help the FAA accelerate air traffic controller hiring and training. Read
  25. HHS Finalizes Policies To Make Marketplace Coverage More Accessible And Expand Essential Health Benefits The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced policies for the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces that make it easier for low-income people to enroll in coverage, provides states the ability to increase access to routine adult dental services, and sets network adequacy standards for the time and distance people travel for appointments with in-network providers. Read