by Andrea | Mar 8, 2018 | markets in Africa, tools for importers
(In Part I, we explained that while Canada and Mexico seek to “modernize” NAFTA, the U.S. has said it seeks to “restructure” NAFTA.) Even as NAFTA negotiators concluded the 7th round of negotiations (March 5th in Mexico), the threat to “Kill NAFTA” resonates....
by Andrea | Feb 27, 2018 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, markets in Africa, tools for importers
The threat to “Kill NAFTA” was a consistent promise of Trump as a presidential candidate. Instead, while the threat remains, on May 18, 2017 the Trump Administration announced its intention to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). To what end?...
by Andrea | Feb 12, 2018 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
Under the theme – Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World – attendees of the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos recognized that the undeniable gains from the growth in international trade have bypassed some countries and some people in just about every...
by Andrea | Feb 5, 2018 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development, world financial crisis
The Joint Ministerial Statement on Investment Facilitation for Development adopted on the last day of the 11th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (for our discussion on the Ministerial click here), signals an opportunity to advance a development...
by Andrea | Mar 7, 2017 | informal trade, tools for importers
This is a guest post authored by Ashley Evans, a graduate of Loyola College of Law with an interest in international agricultural law related to trade: It’s not easy to be a woman in the agricultural trade business – their key role should be recognized and...
by Andrea | Feb 23, 2016 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
Apple, the tech giant, is currently engaged in a fight with the US Government (2016). At the request of the Department of Justice, a California court has issued a warrant requiring that Apple help the FBI to unlock the iphone used in a terrorist attack that killed 14...
