by Andrea | Jul 1, 2015 | CSME, Haiti recovery, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
With President Obama’s signature of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, GSP has been renewed and AGOA extended. The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program allows about 5,000 products from about 127 developing countries to enter the United States on a...
by Andrea | Jun 3, 2015 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program allows about 5,000 products from about 127 developing countries to enter the United States on a duty-free basis. The African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA) program provides duty-free access for products of...
by Andrea | May 27, 2015 | CSME, markets in Africa, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
Africa is the world’s second-largest and most-populous continent, accounting for about 15% of the world’s population. Africa has experienced remarkable economic growth since 2000, due to its abundant natural resources and robust demand for consumer goods...
by Andrea | May 20, 2015 | CSME, markets in Africa, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
Asia is the largest and most populated continent on Earth. It currently holds 60% of the world’s population. Today, there are 525 million middle class consumers; by 2030 that number is expected to rise to 3.2 billion, more than 8 times the expected size of the U.S....
by Andrea | May 13, 2015 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development, US-Caribbean trade, World Trade Organization
With the population of the Latin American & Caribbean region comprising 9% of the world’s population and containing three of the world’s fastest growing emerging economies, it is time to discover your market in the Americas. The large and consumer-driven U.S....
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...