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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Its borders consist of Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Syria, and the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. Primary manufacturing industries include textiles, food, automobiles, electronics, mining, steel, petroleum, construction, lumber and paper. The entire country is slightly larger than the US state of Texas. Manufacturing in Turkey.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Terrorism : The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, coupled with the ongoing instability in Syria and Iraq and the spread of ISIS, have raised the risk for terrorism-related supply chain disruptions in 2016. Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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Turkey Earthquake: Key Industries, Exports, and Sites Impacted

Resilinc

In total 15 countries were affected including Syria (which also declared a state of emergency), Cyprus, Lebanon, Jourdan, Palestine, Egypt, Southern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Turkey wasn’t the only country impacted by this severe disaster, either.

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Export Compliance 101

Arena Solutions

These can be done as physical shipments; intangible shipments—meaning over the internet or by a fax machine, or some other electronic means. person, if I’m driving through Switzerland and my rental car is running out of gas, I have to drive past the gas stations that are owned by Syria. Syria, Iran, North Korea, or Cuba?

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Which Industries Could Be Impacted by the Israel-Hamas Crisis?

Resilinc

Bordered by Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt, the State of Israel is connected to even more countries through the global supply chain. billion in integrated circuits commonly found in electronic devices, such as audio equipment, radio transceivers, communications, sensors, and medical equipment. Israel imports about $2.08

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

All of these entities could have a destabilizing effect on world peace and prosperity, whether it’s Russia and its military actions in Syria and elsewhere (not to mention its fighter jets buzzing U.S. As the noise dies down around Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), what will the trucking industry talk about most in 2017?