by Andrea | Nov 25, 2015 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, small business financing, tools for importers, Trade and Development, world financial crisis
One of the sessions held at the 2015 WTO Public Forum pre-launched the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation. The Alliance is a public-private partnership being established to support successful implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. The WTO Trade...
by Andrea | Oct 28, 2015 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, markets in Africa, Recent Trends in Trade
Starting December 1, coming soon near you – changes to US food label requirements. US food labelling laws require that most foods bear nutrition labeling. Furthermore, the information must be easily read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary terms...
by Andrea | Oct 14, 2015 | access to finance, CSME, tools for importers
New changes in US policy towards Cuba that took effect on September 21, 2015 have expanded the range of business and commercial activities that US persons can undertake in Cuba. At the same time, it is important to move ahead only with a full understanding of the...
by Andrea | Oct 9, 2015 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
Here is Part “J” of my series, “International Trade Alphabet Soup” that will periodically list and provide context for key acronyms and international trade terms: JBIC – Japan Bank for International Cooperation is the world’s largest source of development...
by Andrea | Sep 30, 2015 | access to finance, cap and trade, CSME, international trade rules, markets in Africa, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
This post is being written as I prepare to take a well-needed vacation. Thinking about my upcoming vacation made me think about tourism, which led me to trade in services. Hopefully you followed this train of thought, as it has made me decide to update and share an...
by Andrea | Sep 23, 2015 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, new ways to finance business
Image reprinted with permission of Aotearoa under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License On average, sales of goods and services to government agencies and entities account for 10-15 percent of a country’s GDP. Furthermore, unlike private sector...