Reports of Large Fuel Price Decreases are a Welcome Breath of Good News

Data indicates estimated decreases in the fuel price in the coming week as follows: R2.35 per liter for ULP95, R2.18… Read More

Venezuela’s Growing Risk to the Oil Market

Luisa Palacios 6:36 AM  8/19/2016

Losses in oil production have yet to translate into a commensurate fall in oil exports, due to the heavy toll… Read More

Debunking The Top Ten Myths About International Distribution Agreements

Doris Nagel 3:10 AM  8/19/2016

Virtually every international distributor will ask for (or insist on) exclusivity. A frequent question in contract negotiations is whether you… Read More

Walmart Acquires Jet: Which Company Will Benefit More?

Haylle Sok 6:34 AM  8/18/2016

If you have ever used their website, it’s easy to conclude that Amazon has everything. That’s what people used to… Read More

TPP: The Nitty Gritty

Haylle Sok 4:01 AM  8/18/2016

Despite all of the negative rhetoric on trade and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) being heard in the U.S. presidential campaign,… Read More

The Cuba Embargo: When Will it Be Lifted?

Haylle Sok 10:08 AM  8/17/2016

In December of 2014, President Obama announced that it was time to “cut loose the shackles of the past,” inaugurating… Read More

Ten Things You Need to Know About Domestic Intermodal Services

Rick LaGore 5:33 AM  8/16/2016

Intermodal continues to be the fastest growing segment of domestic transportation and industry experts do not see the trend changing… Read More

Crossborder Weapons Sales: Who’s Minding the Store?

J. Anthony Hardenburgh 3:10 AM  8/16/2016

The headlines seem at times like a James Bond, international spy-versus-spy action thriller movie description, but they are real. Russian-born… Read More

The Multinational Branding Tug-of-War

Jacob Andra 3:03 AM  8/15/2016

When a US exporter enters a distribution partnership in an overseas market, localization (commonly abbreviated L10N) decisions must be made…. Read More

Going Paperless for Better Customer Service

Peter Buxbaum 4:18 AM  8/14/2016

A decade or even two decades ago predictions were rife that businesses would be enjoying the benefits of paperless offices…. Read More

Economic Inclusion Requires a Robust Advanced Sector

Mark Muro 5:38 AM  8/12/2016

City, metropolitan area, and state leaders across the country continue to look for ways to re-energize the American economy and… Read More

TPP: Do We Need a Plan B?

Haylle Sok 3:13 AM  8/12/2016

The 2016 U.S. presidential campaign may be thought of as the funeral for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The presidential candidates both… Read More