Wednesday, Feburary 01, 2017 11:00 a.m. Central (12:00 noon Eastern) time
How can we make trade safer, cheaper, simpler, and faster for American businesses? Easy. The newly minted Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) is a game-changer for the way goods cross borders and move around the world. What is the TFA?
TFA creates mechanisms that bring all 164 WTO member countries to a higher standard for how goods cross borders.
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Note: Don’t miss our next WEGG webinar 3/8/17 on “Regulations, Conventions, and Battles of the Spirit: The International Trade of Craft Spirits,” and presented by Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart, President and Co-founder of KOVAL Distillery. Register here:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1699936616236520962.
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In case you missed our 2/1 WEGG webinar, “5 Basic Elements of a Global Social Media Plan,” you can still register and listen to it here. A big thank you to Melisa Hinojosa (pictured),
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According to the latest report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), women may have to wait as long as 170 years to establish parity with men when it comes to pay and employment opportunities. Who needs that?
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According to Bruce Billson, former Minister for Small Business and brand ambassador for Efic, the Australian Government’s export credit agency, female exporters have three key traits:
- They have big ambitions
- They draw on life experience to navigate new markets
- They persevere to overcome barriers
He goes on to say:
Many of the female exporters I encountered set out in business with a vision to take on the world.
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The Women’s March on Washington has sparked rallies worldwide. The event had been organized to express solidarity with the aims of the original march: opposition to USA President Trump’s agenda (think of it as a counter inauguration after Trump took office),
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A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between SMEs and foreign companies was signed in September last year (2016) in Sungai Petani. The five-year agreement will see about US$1 million worth of products (such as instant coffee, Stevia-based sweeteners and flavored carbonated drinks) exported abroad annually from Sungai Petani (a town in Kuala Muda District,
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Happy 2017. For those who missed Laurel Delaney’s webinar, “Laurel Delaney’s Global Trade Trends Report 2017,” you can access it here. And find her presentation deck here. Now, to other important business matters.
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WEGG wishes you a joyful, healthy and prosperous 2017. Let’s kick off the new year together by discovering what’s in store for 2017. join us for a webinar on Wednesday, January 4, 2017.
KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR WITH GOING GLOBAL
BY JOINING US FOR A WEBINAR ON 1/4/17!
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