The Consulting Report named Kent Edgerton among the Top 25 Transportation Consultants and Leaders of 2025 for his work transforming transportation systems. Drawing on expertise in risk, data architecture, and regulation, he shapes supply chains, policy, and infrastructure to build long-term resilience.

We are delighted to present the Summer Edition of our A&M Tax & Customs Newsletter. This edition offers timely insights and key analyses of the most significant tax and customs regulatory developments from the past quarter across the Gulf region.

Learn how Presidential Regulation 68 (2025) ensures VAT is collected on digital goods and services supplied by overseas vendors to Indonesian consumers.

The White House’s AI Action Plan shifts federal focus from regulation to accelerating innovation, expanding infrastructure, and advancing U.S. AI leadership, while states and global regulators pursue stricter transparency and accountability measures.

As Generative AI accelerates across industries, life sciences firms must seek to adopt strategic patience, prioritizing long-term enterprise value over generating short-term media headlines.

The industrial sector faces increasing pressure to optimize cost management amidst volatile commodity prices and global trade challenges. Alvarez & Marsal's latest report, "Optimizing Cost Control in the Industrial Sector," outlines actionable strategies to enhance financial performance and operational efficiency.

Chinese investment in Brazil reached new strategic heights in 2025, with first-half M&A deals totalling $1.7 billion—hitting an eight-year high.

The "Top 10 Strategic Priorities for Software Enterprises" playbook was created as a practical guide informed by decades of hands-on leadership experience.

In this series, Alvarez & Marsal brings together experts from its Investigations and Compliance, AI and Analytics, and National Security, Trade, and Technology practices to examine the implications of this evolving framework.

In this article from A&M’s Financial Services Industry Group, we explore the shift toward continuous trading as U.S. markets prepare for extended hours—a move that could fundamentally reshape how institutions operate.

This edition brings fresh insights and key analyses of the most significant tax and customs regulatory developments from the past quarter across the Gulf region.

On 17 June, the European Commission announced draft amendments to the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and the Securitisation Regulation—marking a significant step toward revitalising the EU securitisation framework.

These proposed changes form part of the Commission’s broader efforts to refine the EU’s financial regulatory architecture, with the goal of fostering a more robust and liquid securitisation market that can better support economic recovery and growth.

Managing Director Elizabeth Shortino recently joined host Emily Slater to discuss the current state of the IMF’s role in the global economy and recent reform proposals.

A&M Public Sector Services explain how strategic coordination and innovative solutions can help governments do more with less to tackle today’s housing and homelessness crisis.