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Five Lessons Learned in 2020 – and Where to Go from Here

Bristlecone

Nations and business leaders are realizing there must be an avenue for the basics to be sourced and produced within their own geographical reach. . For example, consider sourcing only commoditized items globally, and essential items and critical supplies closer to home.

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New: Global Trade Map 2016

Supply Chain Movement

EU FTAs and PTAs range from the classic FTA, such as between the EU and Mexico (which focuses predominantly on liberation of goods and services), to more enhanced forms of the FTA like the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), between the EU and Ukraine for example. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The.