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28/09/2015
Africa is open for business and ripe with opportunities, but they go largely untapped by North American firms, which have been hesitant to enter markets where their European and Asian competitors are already doing business – and profiting from it.
24/09/2015
Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly announced an enforcement action for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) against a former executive of the SAP International Inc. for bribery and corruption to procure government contracts in Panama. Even at this point, with no DOJ or SEC action against SAP, there are several lessons for compliance practitioners.
22/09/2015
Getting it wrong can be extremely expensive, in terms of fines, sanctions and reputation. It can also have long term consequences for opportunities, not just in that country, but in the economic region in general. It’s therefore crucial to do your proper research and navigate these 3 assumptions to avoid in emerging markets.
21/09/2015
While we have placed international trade in a position of national importance, making every effort to expand and grow our trading relationships globally, our domestic trade remains limited, blocked by interprovincial barriers that cost our industries billions of dollars through their inefficiencies.
17/09/2015
Increasing demand and improving technological capabilities are helping to boost trade in goods such as pharmaceuticals, foods and other items that require global cold chain transport.
15/09/2015
Your contract, whether national or international, is always the first point of reference when a dispute arises between two commercial parties, and will guide an arbitrator or judge in determining your respective rights, obligations and remedies.
14/09/2015
hinese growth has been slowing down for some time, and with that, demand for U.S. exports to the country. In August alone, both imports and exports fell sharply in the month of August. Chinese exports dropped 6.1%, while imports dropped by 14.3%.
08/09/2015
Too often, companies train employees on trade compliance as if it is an annoying bundle of red tape that will inevitably hold up operations. Employees are taught that trade compliance is a hurdle they are forced to jump through once they are ready to get a job done. These 5 practical trade compliance steps could save your company some serious time and money.
03/09/2015
From the tale of the tortoise and the hare, to the African proverb which counsels eating the elephant one bite at a time, we’re conditioned to tackle challenges with consistent and deliberate effort. That conditioning and mindset, though, has both positive and negative implications to companies’ global growth plans. For some SMB’s considering inorganic growth strategies is the only way forward.
01/09/2015
This article is for you, CEO…it’s a wake-up call. It’s for CFOs and COOs too, and anyone on an executive team of a business with global growth potential. Today we’re talking about mistakes CEOs make in global business, to hopefully avoid them in yours.
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