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11/08/2014
Many Asian jurisdictions understand the strategic roles that trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) play in their economic development and economic well-being.
08/08/2014
Ted Benson has over forty years of experience in international trade. He has learned through trial and error, time and again, that skills development is essential to be successful in the industry.
06/08/2014
New media technologies have transformed the way we communicate, network, and share information. They can also play a key role in the identification and validation of trade and investment opportunities. Furthermore, these technologies can enable you to keep abreast of on-the-ground developments in your market of interest.
29/07/2014
In 2013, Samar decided to get involved in the FITTskills training program that was being offered in Baghdad through USAID and the Central Bank of Iraq’s Banking Studies Center to help develop her global trade career.
28/07/2014
Many Far East Asian countries are still developing their economies, expanding their supply chains, diversifying their sectors, and building their capabilities and core competencies.
21/07/2014
Break down the market characteristics of your target country to identify opportunities: market research is the first step in the internationalization process. Expanding into foreign markets, especially Asia is a complex and resource intensive activity.
15/07/2014
We recently had a chat with Scott Forbes, Director of Human Resources at Emerson Process Management’s Canada Engineering Center in Calgary, AB, who has volunteered…
14/07/2014
Given the complexities involved in expanding and doing business in foreign markets, it is very important for companies to conduct sufficient market research as part…
11/07/2014
My interest in international trade began as early as in elementary school when my imagination was captured by the evolution of Canada as a trading nation.
10/06/2014
Like many before him—and some after as well—Dieter Hollweck learned how to do international trade from the ground up; through the school of hard knocks.
“Learning that way is very expensive, and can sometimes be deadly for your business,” says Dieter, the Forum for International Trade Training’s (FITT) founding father. “But everybody had an international trade horror story back then!”
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