International Trade

Feature Writer: Daniel Workman
Our professionally researched articles present a top-down analysis of world trade trends, deals and news.
After contrasting the world’s poorest trade zones with the richest, we focus on the exports of thriving individual economies such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, Germany and Singapore. We also look at how multinationals like Wal-Mart, Starbucks, McDonalds, Coca-Cola and Microsoft strategically grow their global trade footprints.
Turning to international trade commodities, our most popular articles answer your questions on crude oil, wheat, sugar, soybeans and rice.
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Daniel Workman
Dec 1, 2008
Barack Obama Free Trade Watch List
In: Global Economy
Many analysts hope that the new U.S. president will stimulate global jobs and spending by tearing down both tariff and non-tariff trade barriers.
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Nov 28, 2008
Pirates Plunder International Trade Ransoms
In: International Business Regulations
In the Gulf of Aden en route to the Suez Canal, sea-savvy pirates are waiting to attack merchant ships transporting cargo valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Nov 17, 2008
How to Calculate Canadian Tariffs
In: International Tariffs
Using these seven steps, entrepreneurs can determine the duty rate payable on commercial shipments delivered to Canada.
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Nov 7, 2008
How to Save Money by Indirect Exporting
In: International Outsourcing
Commissioned agents, export management houses, piggyback marketing & foreign government buying agents afford opportunities to save costs of traditional direct exporting.
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Oct 30, 2008
Proper Freight Packaging Saves Money
In: Import/Export
Ocean & air shipment packaging demands masterful packing for the toughest leg of the journey, tasks that many entrepreneurs delegate to transportation logistics firms.
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Oct 29, 2008
Canada's Recession-proof Shipping Conferences
In: International Business Regulations
With many worldwide shippers stressed financially, Canada's Shippers Conference Exemption Act (SCEA) allows members to set shipping prices independent of market demand.
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Oct 23, 2008
Calculating Shipping Costs
In: Import/Export
This analysis explains how shipping charges are calculated differently depending on whether products are transported by railway, truck, boat or airplane.
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Oct 22, 2008
Trade Entrepreneurs Face Strategic Risks
In: Global Economy
Even during a prolonged recession, savvy trade entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to carefully analyze market risks to find where optimal global trade ventures are.
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