2020-01-27
by Michael
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Update: the deadline for the second round of applications is June 15, 2020 — but hurry, funding is limited! Applications are now being accepted for the first round of State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grants in 2020. The STEP program … Continue reading
2019-10-08
by Michael
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The 21st century has seen a renaissance of craft distilleries throughout the United States as well as other countries, producing distinctive vodkas, whiskeys and bourbons as well as a wide range of specialty spirits. In the US, many have found … Continue reading
2019-09-23
by Michael
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I was invited to give an informal lunch talk at the Norrbotten Chamber of Commerce in Luleå during an all-too-brief visit to Sweden last week. Below are my notes for the talk (I’m sure there were some minor differences in … Continue reading
2015-08-07
by Eurobubba
Comments Off on Singapore, gateway to Southeast Asia, celebrates 50 years of independence
This Sunday, August 9, marks the 50th anniversary of independence for Singapore. The island city-state is celebrating the occasion with an elaborate series of events under the tag SG50. Singapore became independent in 1965 after a short-lived merger with Malaysia, … Continue reading
2015-02-07
by Eurobubba
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As American and European Union negotiators returned to the bargaining table this week for the eighth round of talks on a proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, political headwinds in Europe were approaching gale force. While protesters descended on the … Continue reading
2013-09-27
by Eurobubba
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The second round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the United States and the European Union — what US Trade Representative Michael Froman has called the start of “real negotiations” — is scheduled to commence on October … Continue reading
2013-09-06
by Eurobubba
Comments Off on TTIP a threat to Turkish economy?
Turkey stands to be a big loser from the pending US-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), according to a Brookings Institute study reviewed in Hürriyet Daily News. Under the terms of Turkey’s existing customs union agreement with the European … Continue reading
2013-07-09
by Eurobubba
Comments Off on Medtech industry hopes for “easy win” in TTIP talks
With US and EU negotiators facing gusty political headwinds from privacy activists, consumer advocates and entrenched industry lobbies, the medical device sector is hoping for a "relatively easy win" in the transatlantic trade talks.
2012-02-06
by Eurobubba
Comments Off on Microglobalization
I want to begin writing here on "microglobalization", by which I mean the developments in technology and international trade that have put "global" opportunities within reach of independent businesses and even individuals. Once largely the province of well-heeled multinational/transnational corporations, … Continue reading
2009-09-03
by Eurobubba
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For the German-enabled: Austrian business leaders and economists take a close look at the triumphs and failures of the European economic model