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 | 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...
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 | 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...
