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)...
As if the pandemic and its fallout on global trade were not enough, UK businesses and consumers are also dealing with their special brand of Brexit-related headaches. The reappearance of borders – absent when the UK was a member of the European Union (EU) – has...
The supply chain disruptions that we first saw in 2020 because of the COVID-19 global pandemic continue, unabated and even exacerbated by labor shortages and shipping delays. In just one incident, the positive Covid test result of a ship’s crew member upon arrival in...
As we close out the month of May – widely celebrated across the United States as “World Trade Month” – this seems an appropriate time to highlight some of the resources that are available to support companies to do business internationally. Knowing Your...
The Trade Policy Agenda of the Biden Administration, released in March (2021), very clearly reflects U.S. domestic concerns. Unlike the Trump Administration, however, which kept narrowly defined U.S. interests at the heart of its policy, the Biden Administration trade...
As we celebrate the achievements of women this month (March) we also welcome Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). By her very appointment, “Dr. Ngozi”, as she is called, has overcome a six-month period when the...
