The Biden Administration has thus far resisted demands by industry and agriculture to include market access in its trade policy vehicles such as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. The White House views cutting tariffs akin to picking a war with its key constituency, labor unions. Meanwhile, Brussels has viewed pursuing a trade agreement with the U.S. as a waste of time after the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership effort fizzled out after 2016. Now German lawmakers in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ government want to use the transatlantic Trade and Technology Council as a platform to negotiate lower tariffs. The idea is unlikely to be embraced in either Brussels or Washington, but it does present a rallying cry for businesses an...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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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.