THIS WEEK

– International Conference on Chemical Management

– UN 2023 Water Conference

– European Parliament

– Global Phase Out of Gasoline Cars

– Germany’s New ESG Law

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HAPPENING THIS WEEK

MONDAY

Many United Nations International Earth Day (Saturday, April 22) events continue throughout this week. Companies, nonprofits and governments launch programs and reports.

Today, the World Immunization Week starts.

In Hangzhou, China, the 4th UN World Data Forum will be held. The Forum will be organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and will continue until 27 April.

International Conference on Intelligent Transport Systems and Smart Mobility, 24-25 April 2023, Istanbul, Turkey

2023 Preparedness Summit, 24-27 April 2023, Atlanta, GA

TUESDAY

U.S. House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization will have a hearing on Electronic Health Record Modernization Deep Dive: Pharmacy

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will have a hearing on Healthcare Workforce Shortages

The European Parliament, Legal Affairs Committee will adopt its position on the proposal for so-called corporate sustainability due diligence. The draft bill aims at minimizing the adverse impact that companies’ activities can have on people and the planet. The new rules would require firms to identify and end or mitigate their negative impact on human rights and the environment.

Mobility Summit 2023, 25-26 April 2023, Hannover, Germany

WEDNESDAY

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol visits US.

Conference on Smart Grids and Green IT Systems, 26-28 April 2023, Prague, Czech Republic

THURSDAY

Santiago, Chile, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is organizing the DESA’s Global Policy Dialogue: Financing a Sustainable and Inclusive Industrial Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean.

FRIDAY

Today is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

Informal Meeting of EU Economy and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meet in Stockholm, Sweden. Working session I: Financing Europe’s future growth – During the first working session, the ministers and Central Bank Governors will be invited to exchange views on European financial markets’ role in financing the next generation of companies that will provide jobs and promote future economic growth. Working session II: A long-term perspective on stabilization policies and sustainable public finances – The second working session will take a longer-term perspective on the role of fiscal policy in overall stabilization policies. Issues for discussion will include the appropriateness of fiscal policy for stabilization in different situations, the trade-off between discretionary policies and automatic stabilizers, and how different conditions in member states affect the room for maneuver.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Paraguay presidential, chamber of deputies and chamber of senators elections. Bhutan National Council elections.

GLOBAL ECONOMIC PULSE

U.S. and Eurozone as well as South Korea report their GDPs. Markets are expected to be volatile. U.S. business-reported Personal Consumption Expenditures will be reported by the end of the week. Data and volatility will likely point to a quarter point U.S. interest rise in early May. In emerging markets, interest rate decisions are expected by Colombia (currently at 13.25%), Hungary (currently at 13.0%) and Turkey (currently at 8.5%). Poland’s inflation through March rose to 16.1%. Polish retail sales are also expected to shrink by 6.2%. Mexico’s and Brazil show similar trends. China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data will be released.

Earnings Reports This Week: Coca-Cola Company (KO), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Ameriprise Financial Services (AMP), Brown & Brown Inc. (BRO), Crown Holdings Inc. (CCK), and Whirlpool Corporation (WHR), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Visa (V), PepsiCo. (PEP), McDonald’s (MCD), Novartis (NVS), Danaher Corporation (DHR), United Parcel Service (UPS), Verizon Communications (VZ), Texas Instruments (TXN), NextEra Energy (NEE), Raytheon (RTX), HSBC Holdings (HSBC), General Electric (GE), Chubb Limited (CB), Fiserv (FISV), UBS (UBS), Banco Santander (SAN), Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW), 3M (MMM), Moody’s (MCO), General Motors (GM), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), and Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB), Meta Platforms (META), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Boeing (BA), American Tower Corporation (AMT), ServiceNow (NOW), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CP), CME Group (CME), General Dynamics (GD), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC), Hess Corporation (HES), and Aflac (AFL), Amazon (AMZN), Mastercard (MA), Eli Lilly (LLY), Merck (MRK), AbbVie (ABBV), AstraZeneca (AZN), T-Mobile (TMUS), Linde (LIN), Comcast Corporation (CMCSA), TotalEnergies (TTE), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Sanofi (SNY), Intel (INTC), Amgen (AMGN), Honeywell International (HON), Caterpillar (CAT), S&P Global (SPGI), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Mondelez International (MDLZ), Altria Group (MO), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), The Hershey Company (HSY), and Keurig Dr. Pepper (KDP), ExxonMobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Sony (SONY), Charter Communications (CHTR), Aon (AON), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), and TC Energy Corporation (TRP)

NOTEWORTHY REGULATIONS, LEGISLATION, DECISIONS & REPORTS

• UK House of Commons published a packet of material on UK International Trade and Geopolitics.
• proposed rule would implement the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program provision of the 21st Century Cures Act by establishing new Conditions and Maintenance of Certification requirements for health information technology (health IT) developers under the ONC Health IT Certification Program (Program).
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services published proposed rule would implement the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program provision of the 21st Century Cures Act by establishing new Conditions and Maintenance of Certification requirements for health information technology (health IT) developers under the ONC Health IT Certification Program (Program).
• A report on India Medical Device Industry’s Regulatory, Legal and Tax Issues was published.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published Listing of Substitutes Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program in Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Fire Suppression
• World Bank published SCALING UP TO PHASE DOWN: Financing Energy Transitions in the Power Sector
• Clean Energy public announcements from the private sector since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act are summarized in a recent report.
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development organization published 2023 Global Trade Trends and Prospects
• World Bank published Connecting to Compete: Logistics in the Global Economy
• The Whitehouse published National Innovation Pathways of United States

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