by Andrea | May 3, 2016 | CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade
U.S. National Small Business Week 2016 recognizes the contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners in its economy. May is also World Trade Month in the U.S. Events across the country will focus on providing resources to US businesses...
by Andrea | Mar 15, 2016 | international trade rules
Written by Stacy Telfer, Esq. On January 4, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the most far-reaching reforms to U.S. food safety laws since passage of the Food Drug & Cosmetic Act of 1937. The FSMA aims to ensure the...
by Andrea | Feb 23, 2016 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
Apple, the tech giant, is currently engaged in a fight with the US Government (2016). At the request of the Department of Justice, a California court has issued a warrant requiring that Apple help the FBI to unlock the iphone used in a terrorist attack that killed 14...
by Andrea | Feb 9, 2016 | international trade rules, markets in Africa, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers
TPP – the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement was formally signed in New Zealand on February 4, 2016. TPP aims to create one regional market for goods and services from its member countries which all border the Pacific Ocean. It also establishes the rules by which the...
by Andrea | Jan 20, 2016 | international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development, world financial crisis
The Nairobi package adopted at the WTO 10th Ministerial Conference (December 15-19, 2015) contained the Nairobi Ministerial Declaration along with five Ministerial Decisions. The three Ministerial Decisions on Agriculture were discussed in our last post. This post...
by Andrea | Jan 6, 2016 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development, world financial crisis
The World Trade Organization (WTO) 10th Ministerial Conference was held, for the first time in WTO history, in Africa – Nairobi, Kenya. Scheduled for December 15-18, 2015, extending discussions for a fifth day allowed the Ministers to reach consensus on the Nairobi...
