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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Its primary export partners were Germany, the UK, the UAE, Iraq, the US, Italy, France and Spain. For example, QAD Internationalization enables manufacturers to manage the taxes, regulations, and reporting in Turkey, and QAD offers solutions to help manage a connected global supply chain. Taxes equal 20.3% billion in goods.

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February 7, 2024 Update

Freightos

But With the majority of container carriers already avoiding the Red Sea, these further escalations in geopolitical conflicts are unlikely to have an additional impact on the container market.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. While the Syrian refugee migration has received significant press coverage recently, it’s only one part of a larger, dire picture. Of those 60 million people, 19.5 million were refugees.

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

Already, the US is looking as attractive as Mexico to manufacturers and is likely to match China in attractiveness in the near future, according to the MAPI Foundation , which produces in-depth economic reports widely read by the press, government official and the business community. Drop in the price of crude oil.

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Remembering 9/11

Enterra Insights

Steven Greenhouse ( @greenhousenyt ), a retired New York Times reporter, writes, “It’s hard to fathom that teens now entering college — or serving in the armed forces — were not yet born on that unforgettable Tuesday morning. Our work in Iraq was both interesting and frustrating; however, it’s a story best-told in a separate article.

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Panama Canal Expansion Equals Trade Expansion

APICS

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World include The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Turkey, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Iraq. Its expansion will open June 26, and The Wall Street Journal reports that this improvement is critical to Western trade in the economic long run.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

According to the Global Drought Snapshot report for 2023 published by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), data from the past two years shows that drought is one of the most severe problems we face. F), the report projects 120 million people worldwide will experience extreme drought. F) above preindustrial levels.