Policy Developments Presidents Xi and Trump Continue High Stakes Game of Chicken Over the weekend, President Trump used Twitter, his favorite communication medium, to uncork a new fusillade of tariff threats against China due to a lack of progress in the trade talks. According to Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, after months of negotiations, their counterparts in Beijing have seemingly relented on accepting several critical provisions that the Trump administration sees as vital to establishing an effective and enforceable agreement. One of those key provisions includes establishing punitive mechanisms that would be applied in the event of any violations of the final deal. Another point...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.