Miami Herald scores Latin American economies on key indicators Here’s a handy reference: the figures on population, GDP, unemployment, trade, remittances, inflation, foreign direct investment, and foreign debt for each of Latin America’s national economies, courtesy...
Datamyne Top 5: Chile’s Trade Partners
Here are the top markets for Chile’s exports and its top sources for imports See Bill Armbruster’s column, A Model Trade Partner, on how US exports to Chile have grown since the 2004 free trade agreement.
A Model Trade Partner
US exports to Chile have soared since FTA took effect in 2004 by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor I caught Barbara Kotschwar, a Latin America specialist with the Washington-based Petersen Institute for International Economics, by surprise when I said I wanted to talk...
US Solar Companies Seek Relief
Coalition petitions US government for countervailing duties on Chinese imports SolarWorld Industries America, which lays claim to being the largest US domestic producer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products, is at the head of a seven-member Coalition for...
“From Tierra del Fuego to Tijuana”
FTAs open markets to US exporters From the Washington Post: The long delayed free trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama “give US an economic boost.” Since US markets were already open to Colombia, the big change under the new FTA is that Colombian markets...
Peru Ramps up Ag Exports
Cultivating what the world wants to eat pays off If you follow FreshPlaza, the portal for global produce news, (and we do) you may have noticed the news on Peruvian agricultural exports is all good. Peru’s export sales of table grapes to newly opened Asian markets are...
Charts & Graphs: Peruvian Mango, Quinoa Exports
Two of Peru’s top ag products find markets in the US See Peru Ramps up Ag Exports.
Pepper Spray Irritates TSA
And a passenger draws a penalty for an ill-timed disclosure by Peter Quinter, guest columnist Our beloved Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has the responsibility of screening passengers to “ensure that certain items and persons prohibited from flying don’t...
Datamyne Top 5: Chinese Solar Module Shippers
Here are the top shippers to the US by volume so far this year As we’ve noted[Chinese Solar Imports Draw Fire], there’s been a surge in solar imports from China that has alarmed advocates for the US domestic industry. Now US solar manufacturers are reported to be...
Brazil-US Trade: Trouble Brewing?
House bill challenges 2010 agreement that settled cotton dispute by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor In my last column, about Brazil’s surprising spike in demand for US ethanol and cotton, I noted that the way had been cleared for shipments of $328 million worth of US...