GSP Leverage If the Trump Administration gets voted out of office next week, it will not be without having reset U.S. trade policy. The latest move is suspending Generalized System of Preference benefits to Thailand for failing to provide adequate access to American goods and services. It follows the model used to leverage policy change in India, which imports even less from the U.S. than Thailand, despite having an economy five times larger than the one managed by Bangkok. Should he be elected on Tuesday, Joe Biden will be challenged to return to the less confrontational trade policy approach of the past. The U.S. economy is challenged, unemployment remains high, the terms of trade are unfair, and Trumpians will be screaming about such in...
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.