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Don’t Fret: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will not play havoc with the economic development of developing countries

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

TPP is a unprecedented trade deal in history because it involves 12 countries (United States, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam), which accounts for 40% of global trade. (The The global trade amounts to US$ 38 trillion in 2014, where China took the lead with US$ 4.2

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Using Data on Worker Sense of Value to Guide Improvements in Social Performance in the Supply Chain

EcoVadis

The initial Verité survey assessments were conducted in five countries (China, Bangladesh, India, Guatemala and Vietnam) covering 78 facilities with a total worker population of 187,036. Based on Verité’s findings, Gap Inc. partnered with its suppliers to make investments in response to worker feedback.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

Mercado Libre is the largest marketplace in Latin America that operates in 18 countries – Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominicana, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Salvador, Uruguay and Venezuela. The marketplace has over 160 million monthly visitors.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

Parcel and freight exports from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam to Europe, MEISA, LAC 3 , and some APAC countries and territories 6 – Increasing $0.10 Parcel and freight exports from South Korea, Taiwan to Europe, MEISA, LAC 3 , and some APAC countries and territories 5 – Increasing $0.10 per pound or $1.20