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...
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...
In our blog posts and seminars, I caution traders against doing business with the ‘wrong’ country. The United States maintains several embargoes or trade sanctions programs. An embargo or sanction program is a total or partial prohibition against trading...
“Why Haiti?” The question on the minds and lips of anyone following this country’s trajectory – why is Haiti suffering so? Since wrestling its independence from France in 1804, the country has veered between political dictatorship and political upheaval. Over 50% of...
The Trump trade policy has been characterized by a protectionist America-first agenda. Featuring unilateralism and isolationism, its hallmarks have included a repudiation of multilateral trade agreements and negotiations, a unilateral trade war with China, and a...