Trade on the Campaign Trail The two leading candidates for the U.S. presidency are making it clear that trade will be a central campaign topic, and it will be interesting to see which side wins. Campaigning in the key manufacturing state of Ohio yesterday, President Trump made clear that he will be blaming the Obama-Biden Administration for the loss of factory jobs by pursuing globalization that was overly generous to other countries. He reemphasized his goal of reshoring those jobs and hinted he would be signing something related this weekend. Vice President Biden has a more complex message: he will be canceling the incumbent president’s “misguided” tariffs while pursuing a large “Buy America” initiative. Wh...
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.