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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

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. Manufactured products in Brazil include shoes, textiles, chemicals, cement, aircraft, motor vehicles and machinery and equipment.

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NAFTA Countries Remain Bullish on Trade

Material Handling & Logistics

For example, a smaller share of Mexican firms (43%) expected a positive impact from the Pacific Alliance – a trade block comprising Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Chile – than from NAFTA (53%). In fact, the survey found that North American firms were more positive about NAFTA than agreements with trading partners farther from home.

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Shining a Light on the EV Supply Chain: A Poor Environmental and Human Rights Record

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The process produces enormous amount of corrosive chemical tailings — often in the millions of tons for each mine per year — that are extremely challenging to neutralize, store and contain. and China, where some of the world’s biggest manufacturers of electric vehicles are located. billion in 2015. billion in 2015.

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