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Congress Passes Major Fiscal Package

The House followed the Senate in passing a bill that funded the government, provided hurricane relief and addressed the debt limit. However, this is only a temporary solution until December.Today the House of Representatives passed an amended Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act (READ) by a vote of 316-90 after passing an earlier version in January. It pertains to enhancing the transparency and accelerating the impact of foreign aid intended to promote quality basic education in developing countries. The bill was passed in the Senate yesterday (80-17) after being amended to address the following three critical items: Hurricane Harvey disaster relief Suspension of the debt ceiling Continuing resolution to fund the gov...

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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.

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