by Andrea | Apr 1, 2015 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
It’s easier to comply than to deal with the consequences of getting caught! PayPal was just given 7.7 million reasons to remember this lesson. The company has agreed to pay $7.7 million in penalties for violating U.S. sanctions against Cuba, Iran, and Sudan, and for...
by Andrea | Mar 25, 2015 | CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
In an earlier post, “Made in the World”: What’s Behind the Label” we discussed the challenges of determining exactly where in the world a product is made. Today’s global supply chains mean that many companies source their inputs from and divide their operations across...
by Andrea | Mar 18, 2015 | CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
Here is Part “G” of my series, “International Trade Alphabet Soup” that will periodically list and provide context for key acronyms and international trade terms: G-5 – Group of Five is an informal grouping comprising France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and...
by Andrea | Mar 11, 2015 | CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
Yes – Your small business is BIG enough to go global. Why is that? Visibility If you have a website, you are a global company! There are over 3 billion (and constantly growing) Internet users. A significant portion of them use the Internet to shop. As of August,...
by Andrea | Mar 4, 2015 | CSME, informal trade, tools for importers
A recent story about Afghanistan’s first female driver held me enthralled. The article shares Sara Bahayi’s path, as she first learnt to drive a car – to the disapproval of just about everyone in this patriarchal society. A widow struggling to survive on a teacher’s...
by Andrea | Feb 25, 2015 | CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
Here is Part “F” of my series, “International Trade Alphabet Soup” that will periodically list and provide context for key acronyms and international trade terms: FAO – Food & Agriculture Organisation is an agency of the United Nations whose work includes helping...
