by Andrea | Jan 17, 2017 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, Russia WTO membership, world financial crisis, world trade month 2016
It should come as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention that several developments of 2016 will bear fruit in 2017. Trade Watch 2017 lists some key issues to watch out for in the trade arena this year: Brexit: Britain must act on its vote to leave the...
by Andrea | Nov 9, 2016 | CSME, Russia WTO membership
Global markets initially reeled in response to Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election. They have since recovered, but a preview of Trump trade policy helps to explain the initial nervousness. Protectionism In his trade platform to “make America great...
by Andrea | Oct 12, 2016 | CSME, Russia WTO membership
With the election about a month away, we use this post to take a look at the U.S. Presidential candidates on trade. Hillary Clinton on Trade Hillary Clinton as President will continue the general course of President Obama’s foreign trade policy. This course has...
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...
