by Andrea | Jul 12, 2021 | International Trade, international trade rules, US-Caribbean trade
Bruce Zagaris is a partner at the Washington, DC Law Firm of Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe and because of his expertise on international taxation controversies, we turned to him to explain to our readers the emerging issue of the global corporate minimum tax. This is...
by Andrea | Jun 24, 2021 | Biden on Trade, G7 Summit, International Trade, US-EU Summit
In addition to sending the visual message of a United States resurging from the global pandemic, the fruits of President Biden’s first overseas trip included several key commitments made with US allies – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the G-7 heads of state, and the...
by Andrea | May 26, 2021 | Business, Trade and Society, International Trade, international trade rules, Trade and Development, Trade and Small Business, World Trade Month, World Trade Organization
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...
by Andrea | Mar 24, 2021 | Business, Trade and Society, COVID-19, International Trade, Trade and Development, US-China Trade Relations, World Trade Organization
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...
by Andrea | Mar 8, 2021 | Business, Trade and Society, International Trade, World Trade Organization
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...
by Andrea | Feb 1, 2021 | Business, Trade and Society, International Trade, international trade rules, US-Caribbean trade
As of December 31, 2020, importers who rely on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program have lost those benefits. GSP has expired – again! The GSP is the largest US trade preference program, allowing over 5000 products from over 100 developing countries to...
