USMCA Deal Indications are that the needle has been threaded in terms of changes demanded to USMCA by Congressional Democrats and found acceptable by Mexico. Perhaps key is a quote from American organized labor leader Richard Trumka who boasted, “We have pushed them hard and have done quite well.” It will be a tight schedule to obtain U.S. Congressional approval before the Christmas holiday. WTO AB Expiration The U.S. has waited patiently for two and half years to reach the point tomorrow when the WTO’s Appellate Body (AB) ceases to function due to a lack of approved jurists, and thus is unlikely to now cave easily on its ultimate objective. The U.S. is described as “isolated” on its demands for define...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.