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- In the first federal action against fraud involving the coronavirus outbreak, the DOJ obtained a temporary restraining order against a website selling a bogus vaccine.
  
  The Human Factor of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Corruption
- The countries with the highest levels of chicken meat per capita consumption in 2018 were Libya (39 kg per person), South Africa (36 kg per person) and Congo (23 kg per person).
  
  Africa’s Chicken Meat Market to Reach 11M Tonnes by 2030
- Stakeholders across the cargo and passenger industries look forward to a post-pandemic era where all can return to their respective roles in transporting people and cargo globally.
  
  GLOBAL CARGO IS LEAVING ON A JET PLANE
- In the last decade, fintech companies have improved the tracks on which many accounts receivable (AR) teams function.
  
  How to Create an Enduring Workflow for AR
- The papaya export price in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at $706 per tonne in 2018, picking up by 14% against the previous year.
  
  Papaya Market in Latin America and the Caribbean – Guatemala Emerges as the Fastest Growing Exporter
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Features
- Multiple supply chains have been compromised as the outbreak spreads, and there’s no telling when those links in the various chains will operate at normal capacity.
  
  How Companies can Rethink Supply Chains to Deal with Disruptions
- “Business strategies must include sustainability in their core beliefs and practices."
  
  LEADERS BY EXAMPLE: 10 INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES USHERING IN THE GREEN REVOLUTION
- SKY RIDER: A shipping container moves on an overhead EagleRail system. Credit: EagleRail Container Logistics
  
  THE EAGLERAIL HAS LANDED: CEO MIKE WYCHOCKI PUSHES A “NO BRAINER” WHEN IT COMES TO MOVING SHIPPING CONTAINERS AT CONGESTED PORTS
- Cordero, who became executive director of the Port of Long Beach in May 2017, now leads a Harbor Department staff of more than 500 and oversees a budget that was $982 million for the 2019 fiscal year.
  
  SUPER MARIO: CORDERO HELPED SHAPE PORT OF LONG BEACH’S PIONEERING GREEN PORT POLICY YEARS BEFORE HE BECAME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- "We’ve re-engineered our Artificial Intelligence product to meet customer demands."
  
  Global Trade Magazine Launches COVID C.A.R.E. Business Response Program
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Logistics
- Stakeholders across the cargo and passenger industries look forward to a post-pandemic era where all can return to their respective roles in transporting people and cargo globally.
  
  GLOBAL CARGO IS LEAVING ON A JET PLANE
- We will examine ten steps to consider to ensure you’re being as thoughtful and rigorous as possible in your response to risk.
  
  How to Get a Handle on Risk in Uncertain Times: 10 Important Considerations
- To remain competitive, especially European freight forwarders and shippers are expected to increase their usage of SOC containers in order to avoid demurrage charges.
  
  Container Availability: From Shortage to Congestion?
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Site Selection
- While nationally the median income for entrepreneurs is the same as the median income for all workers, there are big differences at the state and city level.
  
  Metros With the Most Successful Entrepreneurs
- Along with Orlando, Florida, Anaheim is the only place in America where it’s a compliment to hear a visitor remark, “Well, that was a real Mickey Mouse place to stay.”
  
  Anaheim Has Much More to Offer than Just a Magic Kingdom
- Things are moving in Nashville and elsewhere in Tennessee, Global Trade’s top state for site selection incentives.
  
  Our Annual Governor’s Cup Ranks Top 10 Southern States for Site Selection Incentives
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Banking
- “Technology companies have been the dominant deal makers in the AI space. However, with AI making inroads into diverse sectors, the buyer universe in expanding and the space is also attracting investments from non-technology companies."
  
  Report: U.S. Companies Led AI-Tech Acquisitions 2014-18
- "CORE’s solutions also extend beyond mail and parcel shipment tracking, with air cargo tracking solutions that we can add to our Global Logistics Network.”
  
  Descartes Announces Acquisition of CORE Transport Technologies for Air Cargo Support
- “GlobalTranz is clearly executing on its strategy of driving growth both organically and via complementary, accretive acquisitions.”
  
  GlobalTranz Boasts Ninth Acquisition in Two Years
- "This acquisition is an important milestone in the implementation of our solutions strategy and a confirmation of our leading position in airfreight."
  
  Another Airfreight Acquisition for 2018
- BLOCKCHAIN: The technology may allow banks to approach financing and risk management more flexibly.
  
  Banking: Seven questions to ask a prospective banker about their global capabilities
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Departments
- HOW WE REACT TO UNFAIR TRADE, 1773-2018 EDITION
- RIGHT CLIQUE According to Verne Harnish, one of the biggest factors to successful oversea expansions is the leadership getting employees around the globe bought-in to a unified value system and vision for the company.
  
  Corporate Communication When Growing Globally
- TRUMP STYLE The oft-repeated suggestion that Trump properties rely on gaudy decor couldn’t be further from the truth, as witnessed by the stately elegance on display at The Old Post Office.
  
  TRUMP’s OLD POST OFFICE pavillion
- STRENGTH IN NUMBERS The cochineal bugs were the secret to some of the most vibrant dyes in the world—but it took roughly 70,000 dead bugs to make a pound of cochineal.
  
  HOW MILLIONS OF TINY INSECTS COLORED GLOBAL TRADE
- 12 shipping companies that participated in the 2018 Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies program received recognition on March 6.
  
  12 SHIPPING COMPANIES RECOGNIZED FOR PROTECTING BLUE WHALES AND BLUE SKIES
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Report: U.S. Companies Led AI-Tech Acquisitions 2014-18

.Leading data and analytics company, GlobalData, released a report this week highlighting companies that dominated the artificial intelligence-tech space from… Read More

Kellogg's acquisition of Egyptian company is part of strategy of expansion in Africa, with the expected result of higher volumes of export cargo and import cargo in international trade.

Kellogg Acquires Egyptian Breakfast Cereal Maker

Haylle Sok 3:00 AM 10/6/2015

In its latest move to expand its footprint in the African market, Michigan-based breakfast food and snack giant Kellogg has… Read More

Cover Your Assets

Peter Buxbaum 11:04 AM 10/1/2015

Wheeling Truck Center in Wheeling, West Virginia, started exporting almost by accident in 2010 when operations manager Chad Remp checked… Read More

Settling In Asia

Elaine Pofeldt 10:03 AM 10/1/2015

Exporter Fred Crosetto doesn’t mince words when asked what it is like to open a bank account in Asia. “It’s… Read More

‘Substantial Megadeal Growth’ In Second Quarter Transportation and Logistics M&A

Peter Buxbaum 5:00 AM 8/18/2015

Mergers and acquisitions activity in the transportation and logistics sector grew in the second quarter of 2015, according to a… Read More

Settling In Europe

Elaine Pofeldt 4:37 PM 6/10/2015

Your product is selling like gangbusters in the U.S.—and you’re certain it’ll be a sleeper in Europe. Should you open… Read More

Dogged Due Diligence

Elaine Pofeldt 11:35 AM 4/20/2015

While hunting for a supplier to make cute sweaters and shoes for dogs, a U.S. pet food firm asked consultant… Read More

China banks holding low gold reserves but may be misreporting and manipulating international currency markets.

Chinese Banks Low On Gold Reserves. Maybe.

Haylle Sok 3:00 AM 4/9/2015

In a world where money flows more freely over borders—both real and virtual—than in any time in human history, it’s… Read More

FedEx Offers To Acquire European Freight And Parcel Courier

Haylle Sok 9:06 PM 4/8/2015

In a major transatlantic deal, express delivery giant Federal Express has made an offer to acquire Netherlands-based rival TNT Express… Read More

Wells Fargo: U.S. Companies Anticipate Export Decrease In 2015

Haylle Sok 9:07 AM 4/2/2015

Amid concerns of weak global economic conditions, U.S. companies anticipate a decrease in the volume of exports and profits stemming from international business this year, according to the latest Wells Fargo International Business Indicator.

HSBC Study Finds More U.S. Businesses Using Chinese Currency

Haylle Sok 3:14 PM 3/25/2015

Nearly seven in 10 U.S. businesses expect to buy or sell more goods with China in the next 12 months—a… Read More

Panasonic to Acquire ITC Global

Haylle Sok 10:51 AM 3/18/2015

Japan’s Panasonic has said it will acquire ITC Global, the Houston, Texas-based provider of satellite communication services for the energy,… Read More

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