“Commercial Awareness Is Global.”
In today’s intricate web of global trade, understanding the nuances of trade agreements is not just a bureaucratic necessity but a strategic asset. At the core of this lies the concept of rules of origin (ROO) – a critical component that determines the economic nationality of a product. For businesses engaged in cross-border trade, mastering the complexities of ROO can
Government Procurement contracts is a very powerful, and yet often untapped, policy leaver to drive economic growth and development.
Countries enter agreements between each other all the time for a variety of things. A burning question businesses frequently ask is how do they impact (positive or negative) me? For an Economic Engagement Network: the value is in the connections. In order to leverage this network and create value or mitigate any negatives for your business requires a total mindset change. Rather than viewing these agreements in isolation and disconnected I invite you to start viewing these agreements as networks and platforms that support global value chains.
An Economic Engagement Network is about how nations can improve their competitiveness by finding and creating value through the complex interplay between the various agreements (e.g. trade, investment treaties, double taxation agreements, air service agreements, standards mutual recognition, etc.) that they enter between each other.
The global economic governance system not only limits but at times directs policy choice/options of policy makers especially in the developing world. It will come as no surprise then that policy makers ands investors alike take a keen interest in this system.
As a small island developing state (SID), for Jamaica, the matter of moving, transforming and adding value to goods, services, people, data and money — logistics — most definitely matter.
The link between trade and health policies has become all the more important given #covid-19 pandemic. All 17 UN SDGs provide great policy guidance to policymakers at all levels on how to effectively deal with the Covid-19 crisis.
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) plays a crucial role in the regulation and monitoring of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Jamaica.
In a globalized world for Jamaica it is now facilitate or die. Trade facilitation is a must. And the SEZs have their role to play. For Jamaica’s Special Economic Zone Authority trade facilitation is investment facilitation.
It goes without saying but I will say it anyway, trade facilitation is important to the effective functioning of special economic zones (SEZ) in Jamaica or anywhere else in the world for that matter.