by Andrea | Oct 17, 2014 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, small business financing, tools for importers
It pays to develop a corporate culture of compliance. What do the following and scores of other companies have in common? Wal-Mart the world’s largest retailer French oil giant TOTAL a Wall Street broker Hewlett-Packard gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson They have...
by Andrea | Oct 8, 2014 | CSME, new ways to finance business, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers
In several previous posts, we have discussed this reality – In today’s globalized economy your next business opportunity could be located anywhere in the world. Trade Agreements, Trade Financing, and Technology provide the doors for small businesses to take advantage...
by Andrea | Sep 30, 2014 | cap and trade, CSME, tools for importers, world financial crisis
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum 2014 is being held October 1 – 3 under the theme — Why Trade Matters to Everyone. The WTO Public Forum is an annual event that convenes in Geneva, providing a platform for interested persons to discuss the latest...
by Andrea | Sep 16, 2014 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
On Friday, September 12th (2014), a new round of sanctions against Russia imposed by the European Union and the United States took effect. These sanctions are intended to pressure Russia into complying with the 12-point peace plan to end the conflict in Ukraine. The...
by Andrea | Sep 9, 2014 | access to finance, CSME, small business financing, tools for importers
August 1st2014) marked the one-year “anniversary” of the loss by U.S. importers of GSP duty-free access to the US market. The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program allows about 5,000 products from about 127 developing countries to enter the United States on...
