If you had trouble finding the roses or chocolates for your Valentine’s Day shoppers this year – blame the continuing supply chain disruptions. These disruptions that we first saw in 2019 because of the COVID-19 global pandemic continue, unabated and even exacerbated...
What is Trade Facilitation? The past two traumatic years of the pandemic have reminded us of just how trade-dependent our economies are for daily essentials and the luxuries that improve the quality of our lives. Closed borders to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus...
Just as we did last year, our discussion of the trade landscape in 2022 will take a look at Brexit and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). How are they doing? Before getting to that, however, we must acknowledge the trade-related aspects of the double...
Conclusion of the negotiation on services domestic regulation at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 2nd (2021) shows that, despite the postponement of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) work on advancing its agenda continues. But can the WTO MC12...
With the approach of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in two weeks, conversations and actions aimed at shaping the agenda of WTO MC12 are underway. Originally scheduled for June of 2020 in Kazakhstan, this 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12)...
