Over Memorial Day weekend, Congressional leaders and the White House announced an agreement on the debt limit and a budget plan that puts caps on discretionary spending and rescinds some unspent COVID relief payments. The legislation known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) is expected to be voted on in the House of Representatives tomorrow, and then move to the Senate. The Treasury Department has updated its “Date X” forecast of when the federal government will exhaust its extraordinary measures to 5 June (next Monday) from the previous estimate of 1 June (this Thursday). Since it was announced on Saturday, the deal has shown all the qualities of a major compromise, as it has drawn critics from both sides. So, what is in i...
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) enters its mandated six-year review on 1 July. The original intent of the review is outlined in Article 34.7, which obligates members to: Provide recommendations and decide on appropriate actions. Extend the USMCA for another 16 years and meet aga...
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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.