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Doing Business in Brazil

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Brazil is located in Eastern South America and borders the Atlantic Ocean as well as the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. percent in 2017. Brazil is the eighth largest economy in the world, with a GDP approaching $2.055 trillion in 2017.

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Cyber Attacks Are Major Risk in New Global Resilience Ranking

Material Handling & Logistics

Haiti is the bottom-ranked country followed by Venezuela and Nepal—also the same order as last year. Natural hazards are another concern for business executives as demonstrated by 2017’s Atlantic hurricane season, the most expensive on record. Natural Hazards a Wild Card.

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Blockchain Points Way to `Massive Change' for Commodity Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

The most-prominent use was in bitcoin, which became a global sensation in 2017. Blockchain is an online ledger that records transactions using encryption to ensure security while allowing a network of users to verify them. Vemanti Group Inc. 12 it will invest in a Singapore-based company developing a blockchain-based platform energy trading.

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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

Emerging markets enjoyed favorable market conditions in 2017 with trade growth the healthiest in years,” said John Manners-Bell, Chief Executive of Ti, which compiled the index. Venezuela slumps four spots to No. GDP gain in 2010. 3 UAE in the Index, a broad gauge of emerging markets’ competitiveness. Russia climbs three spots to No.

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The History of the Shipping Container

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Grace Line had instituted the first international service, US to Venezuela, in 1962. McLean convinces the US Army that shipping containers provide a more reliable service (also eliminating dockside pilfering by Viet Cong sympathisers). Nascent Asian-US trade drives the return service. The beginning of the Asia-Advanced Economies trade boom.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

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Grace Line had instituted the first international service, US to Venezuela, in 1962. McLean convinces the US Army that shipping containers provide a more reliable service (also eliminating dockside pilfering by Viet Cong sympathisers). Nascent Asian-US trade drives the return service. The beginning of the Asia-Advanced Economies trade boom.

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Rethinking your optimum

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Rethink your optimum: Prepare your supply chain for the challenges of 2017 and beyond. Advanced analytics and optimization technology is the game-changing advantage that will push you past the competition – giving your business more agility, higher accuracy and sharper insights to maximize your revenue. Turks and Caicos Islands. Uzbekistan.