by Andrea Ewart | Sep 9, 2024 | Business, Trade and Society, International Trade, Trade and Development, World Trade Organization
In this post, we will examine two critical elements of current US trade policy and how they could be affected under the Harris Administration. Despite some changes around the edges, in ways that matter to the US economy and to US consumers there was not a significant...
by Andrea Ewart | Aug 12, 2024 | Business, Trade and Society, International Trade, Trade and Development
Hopes that Venezuela’s oil industry could resurge to meet the constant demand for this key resource have faded with the contested results of Venezuela’s Presidential elections held on July 28, 2024. The current President, Nicolás Maduro, and the opposition candidate,...
by Andrea Ewart | Feb 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
UPDATE: A U.S. District Court has struck down the Corporate Transparency Act which mandates this registration requirement. The U.S. Government clearly intends to appeal the decision as the BOI filing requirements remain on the FinCEN website. Companies should...
by Andrea Ewart | Nov 2, 2023 | Business, Trade and Society, international trade rules, Rules of doing business internationally, tools for exporters, US-China Trade Relations
With the U.S. waging “wars of containment” on two fronts, companies are having to navigate an increasingly complex landscape of US trade enforcement measures in 2023 and beyond. Containing Russia Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March 2022 provided a turning point in...
by Andrea Ewart | Oct 4, 2023 | Business, Trade and Society, International Trade, World Trade Organization
The moratorium on the imposition of customs duties on e-commerce transactions put in place by the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a necessary, but insufficient step for women traders to benefit from the worldwide growth of digital trade. The WTO E-Commerce...
