by Andrea | Apr 13, 2016 | world trade month 2016, World Trade Organization
Continued from …US-Cuba Commercial Thaw Progresses While the visit to Cuba of the first sitting US President since Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) and the Rolling Stones free open-air concert were the undoubted highlights of President Obama’s visit to Cuba (March...
by Andrea | Apr 6, 2016 | CSME, world trade month 2016, World Trade Organization
The visit to Cuba of the first sitting US President since Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) and the Rolling Stones free open-air concert were the undoubted highlights of President Obama’s visit to Cuba (March 21-22, 2016). To get a picture of how the US-Cuba commercial thaw...
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 | Dec 23, 2014 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development, World Trade Organization
When can you start trading with Cuba? Not just yet! On December 17, 2014, President Obama announced significant changes to U.S. foreign relations with Cuba. They included: Plans to re-establish US-Cuba diplomatic relations after a 50+-year break; Eased restrictions on...
by Andrea | Aug 4, 2013 | CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development, World Trade Organization
As of August 1st (2013), importers who rely on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) preference program have lost those benefits. As I explained in previous posts the GSP program allows about 5,000 products from about 127 developing countries to enter the United...
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...
