by Andrea | May 29, 2013 | CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, small business financing, tools for importers
The month of May is widely celebrated across the United States as World Trade Month. And by Presidential Proclamation, the United States celebrated World Trade Week, May 19th – 25th, 2013. In honor of World Trade Month, we highlight some of the resources that are...
by Andrea | May 10, 2013 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
In my last posts, I wrote about the “GSP” – Generalized System of Preferences — program. That is just one of the many acronyms that we use in the international trade arena. I’m starting a series, “International Trade Alphabet Soup” that will periodically...
by Andrea | Mar 22, 2013 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development, World Trade Organization
The letters “GSP” can refer to a surprising number of things, most famously to the device that we increasingly rely on for directions to new destinations. This post provides directions for those new to importing or who rely on the Generalized System of Preferences...
by Andrea | Mar 8, 2013 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, Trade and Development
The IntlawGrrls blog which was on hiatus for some months has been relaunched on March 8, 2013, International Women’s Day. In honor of International Women’s Day, I invite you to visit IntLawGrrls and read my article, The Gender Agenda in Trade. This title...
by Andrea | Feb 21, 2013 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, small business financing, tools for importers
Having spent a chunk of December and a good part of January recovering from the flu and its lingering symptoms, this just seemed a relevant topic on which to return to my blog posts. Flu epidemics can reach global proportions and have a negative effect on trade. This...
by Andrea | Dec 10, 2012 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers
For decades, it would have been almost impossible for a US company to sell anything to Cuba. Today, a slight easing of the embargo allows the sale of agricultural, food, and medical products to the island. However, even trade with Cuba in these areas remains...
