The Pacific Alliance has reached a new milestone in its quest to eliminate barriers to the free flow of goods, capital and labor across the borders of the bloc’s four member nations (Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru) and so position itself as a hub for Asian-Latin...
We Will Be at the Esri User Conference
We’re looking forward to the annual Esri User Conference next week in San Diego, where we’ll be presenters and exhibitors (if you’re going, stop by and see us at Booth #913). Our partners at Esri are leaders in the development of GIS software. We teamed with them last...
Trade Data on Iran: Set to Regain Share in Petrochemicals
Iran is readying the ground for resumption of petrochemicals exports as the nuclear deal it’s struck with six world powers, including the US, calls for lifting the sanctions that have throttled the country’s sales abroad and shrunk its economy by 20%. As Platts...
Happy Bastille Day!
More than champagne and perfume ... the leading French imports in the US are turbojets, airplanes and other aircraft. Although, as we've noted before, France is the leading source for US imports of wine and spirits. Here are the top 15 US imports from France: Happy...
US Shrimp Industry Losses due to BP, Not Unfair Trade
BP earlier this month agreed to pay $18.7 billion to settle all federal and state claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico ... and took a giant step toward wrapping up its losses from this disaster. Not so the Gulf’s seafood...
Trade Data on Greece: Impact on US Import-Export Limited
The first hiccups in trade with Greece following that country’s rejection of creditors’ demands for more austerity are being felt. The Wall Street Journal reports that Greece’s capital controls on the outward flow of euros are choking commerce as exporters to Greece...
Trade Data on Greece Shows Fate Lies with Top Trade Partner
The Greek people have voted and now, with Sunday’s referendum resulting in a “No” on bailout terms offered by their country’s creditors, what happens next is in the hands of Greece’s top trading partner. Germany is reportedly staying tough on debt relief (as reported...
Datamyne Celebrates Our First 10 Years
It was 10 years ago that Datamyne officially launched as a US-based business with headquarters in Miami, Fla. Our launch pad was the innovative South American import-export data business started in 1992 by Pablo Milburn (an Endeavor High-Impact Entrepreneur) with...
J.Crew Brought Low by a Cropped Sweater
Tossing aside the Head of Women’s Design for the J.Crew brand and trimming 175 from the payroll, the J.Crew Group last week announced alterations aimed at “critical improvements to our J.Crew women’s assortment including fit, design aesthetic and styling.” As Business...
Bottled up: Chilean Salmon Exports
An eight-day strike by the National Association of Customs Officers in Chile ended yesterday, clearing the way for shipments of Chilean salmon to resume. The strike affected all Chilean exporters, but the exporters of perishables – seafood, fruits and vegetables –...