Tag: lobby
Former PM accepted £20K trip from US lobby group
Register of interests reveals paid-for conference trip made by Liz Truss to a private US island.
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Pro-Israel Lobby Faces Challenges Amid Gaza War and Shifting Politics
AIPAC, long influential with both parties in Washington, is drawing criticism from Democrats for trying to defeat incumbents while it struggles to mov [...]
Hundreds queue to lobby MPs over Gaza ceasefire vote
People calling for a ceasefire in Gaza have queued outside Parliament to lobby their MPs on the issue.Many in the crowd were carrying Palestinian flag [...]
As Gaza Death Toll Mounts, the Peace Lobby Fights for Influence in Washington
The Friends Committee, a Quaker lobbying group, has been pushing in Washington for a cease-fire, going up against more powerful and better-funded grou [...]
Tata steelworkers lobby MPs on thousands of job losses
Port Talbot steelworkers to press politicians on plans they say spell the end for their community.
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U.S. Crypto Lobby Spent $19M Through Q3 This Year
As in 2022, crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) is the biggest spender, with $2.16 million. Crypto.com owner Foris DAX, Binance and the crypto trade group [...]
Japan business lobby to discuss negative impact of weak yen
Yomiuri (Japanese medi) with the report that Japan's top business lobby, Keidanren, will discuss the potential negative impact of the yen's weakness o [...]
Crypto lobby spending in U.S. set to beat 2022 record: Report
With more than a month left before the end of 2023, the United States crypto industry has already spent $20 million on lobbying efforts. In the last y [...]
Leonard Leo tied group registers to lobby
According to the registration, OnMessage began lobbying for the Concord Fund in early September.
OnMessage Inc., the campaign arm of the firm, has a [...]
Bitcoin (BTC) Miners Lobby U.S. Congress to Counter Environmental ‘Misunderstanding’
When crypto mining is discussed in the U.S. Congress, it's often tied to claims that mining operations are environmental parasites, sapping finite ene [...]
Retailers lobby Congress to pass Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
Representatives from more than 30 retailers joined a major industry lobbying group on Capitol Hill on Thursday, as they ramped up pressure to pass a l [...]
Lobby group to dispel crypto mining misconceptions in DC, says founder
The United States crypto mining industry is getting a new lobbying group, with one of its biggest goals to dispel misconceptions about its sustainabil [...]
Companies Fuel Dealers Lobby to Transfer Forex Losses to Customers
Oil marketers in Kenya are advocating for a deal that would allow them to pass foreign exchange losses on to customers, potentially leading to increa [...]
Blockchain arms race risks being won by ‘adversarial nations’ — US crypto lobby group
A blockchain lobbying group backed by the likes of Goldman Sachs, Citi Group, Circle, and Fidelity has urged the United States Congress to pass a lega [...]
Distributed ledger tech could save TradFi $100B a year: Lobby group
Around $100 billion a year or more could be saved if distributed ledger technology (DLT) was used in traditional markets, claims a new report from the [...]