The Biden Administration’s “trade lite” agenda will pick up steam in 2023 as it seeks to bring to fruition rules-based changes via its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity. Pro-trade Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) proposed a six-point trade agenda for Congress that would focus on clawing back Congressional control over trade, including a revised Trade Promotion Authority and pursuit of market access agreements. Some trade lobbyists in Washington are expressing more wishful thinking than pragmatism when they say Republican control of the House will rejuvenate interest in conventional trade agreements. Right now, the Republicans cannot e...
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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.