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News and Resources to Help Your Business Manage Trade Agreements

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The below presentation shares some facts and challenges of trade agreements and solutions available, plus links to some webinars, videos, & white papers!

I have pulled together some recent articles on trade agreements and global trade management below. Enjoy!

According to ICTSD, the EU and Vietnam announced this week that the two nations will be starting negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement. Vietnam wishes to increase its exports to help its economy, hit especially hard by the recent economic downturn. Prior to joining the WTO in 2007, Vietnam worked to modernize [...]

New On-Demand Solution Enables Cross-functional Teams to Create and Manage End-Use Statements for Customers, Vendors and Employees EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, January 20, 2010 — Management Dynamics, a leading provider of Global Trade Management solutions, today announced the release of End-Use Manager, an on-demand solution that generates end-use surveys for parties involved in any cross-border transaction. [...]

On December 3rd, the US and Singapore got together to hold their 5th annual free trade agreement review, covering activities, progress, & new issues.

Happy Holidays from Trade Agreements Blog! I will be out on vacation for the rest of the year. To keep you entertained, check out this Supply Chain parody of a popular holiday poem: “Twas the Night Before 2010 and all through the Supply Chain…” See you in 2010!

The Panjiva Blog has a 2010 outlook article on global sourcing. Among their predictions for the coming year: You’ll have to do more with less. Risk management will continue to top your agenda. Product safety will be back in the headlines. Socially responsible sourcing will regain momentum. Sourcing outside of China will again be en [...]

Management Dynamics Releases New Trade Portals Product Line to Better Integrate Suppliers and Logistics Providers in Global Trade Management Processes New Modules for Supplier PO and Origin Management Improve Control Over Execution Processes and Facilitate Advanced Notification Requirements EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, December 8, 2009 — Management Dynamics, Inc., a leading provider of Global Trade Management [...]

On this day in 1993, the North American Free Trade Agreement signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Happy 16th birthday, NAFTA- you can drive now!