by Andrea | Nov 9, 2012 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
“Second Opportunity” reads this headline from La Vanguardia, one of Spain’s leading daily newspapers, the morning after President Obama was re-elected to a second term. This theme was repeated in the coverage of U.S. election results which received front page...
by Andrea | Oct 21, 2012 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers
I recently followed a LinkedIn conversation among customs specialists. The posted question: In the USA, what is the number one problem for Customs Compliance Managers? The number one answer among these very experienced individuals was getting upper management/company...
by Andrea | Oct 5, 2012 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, Russia WTO membership
Our last post began a two-part examination of President Obama’s trade policy which highlights three areas: Expanding market access through trade agreements Enforcing trade rules in favor of US businesses Expanding exports through an SME Initiative and the National...
by Andrea | Sep 23, 2012 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, Russia WTO membership, world financial crisis
As President for the past 3 years and 9 months (as of September, 2012), President Obama leaves a track record that allows interested observers to assess his accomplishments on trade and what his trade policy will be if he is re-elected. As required by law and...
by Andrea | Aug 30, 2012 | CSME, Russia WTO membership, small business financing, tools for importers, world financial crisis
With Mitt Romney about to accept the nomination to be the 2012 Presidential candidate for the Republican Party, this seems an appropriate time to revisit the issue raised in a previous post about the trade platforms, or lack thereof, of the four main candidates in the...
by Andrea | Jun 11, 2012 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, small business financing, tools for importers, Trade and Development
In another example of how our globalized economy makes the concept of U.S. vs. “them” obsolete, recent news broadcasts have announced that it may soon become more expensive to get our clothes dry-cleaned. Why? The cost of steel wire hangers may soon go up. Why? The...
