Despite long-standing challenges to economic growth, the nations of Africa continue to experience incremental progress. With a new Acting Director and Chief Executive Officer at Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa...more
8/12/2021
/ Africa ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
COMESA ,
Competition ,
Corruption ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Growth ,
Natural Resources ,
Price Gouging ,
Trade Relations ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Joining Michael this week for the podcast quarterly check in with Europe is International Competition specialist Oliver Heinisch from London. We discuss the “New Europe,” tracking immediate impacts of Brexit on the United...more
3/23/2021
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Digital Marketplace ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
G7 ,
Multinationals ,
Trade Relations ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
Welcome back to a new year and a new Nota Bene episode. In this Episode, we’re joined by two U.S. political experts and lobbyists to explore several of the potential issues facing the 117th Congress under President-Elect...more
The relationship between the U.S. and China has deteriorated over the last four years. Barely missing a beat from the coronavirus pandemic, China is the only major world economy to post positive growth during the pandemic...more
1/21/2021
/ Asia Pacific ,
Biden Administration ,
Business Opportunities ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Development ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Relations ,
Japan ,
Korea ,
Multinationals ,
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Relations ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Our Asian markets expert, Paul Kim, joins the conversation with updates on the recovery efforts post-pandemic in Asia. We further explore China’s rise as a dominant figure in the world economy, the impact of the U.S.-China...more
12/8/2020
/ Asia ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Development ,
Health and Safety ,
Multinationals ,
Presidential Elections ,
Public Health ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
US Trade Policies
We are celebrating our 100th episode of the Nota Bene podcast by welcoming back our very first guest on the show, Scott Maberry, to examine the shifts over the past three years away from the world economic order that has...more
Nota Bene Episode 91: China Q3 Check In - Trade Wars, GDP Growth, Pandemic Comparatives, and Hong Kong with Michael Zhang
With tensions between the U.S. and China not likely to de-escalate any time soon, what is likely to...more
8/7/2020
/ C-Suite Executives ,
China ,
Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Downturn ,
Educational Institutions ,
Foreign Relations ,
Foreign Students ,
Hong Kong ,
Internet ,
Multinationals ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Retaliation ,
Trade Wars ,
Universities
What is the next move in the China-U.S. trade war? Where does the U.S. currently stand, what changes in exports have been implemented since the beginning of the trade war, and how might the war impact the growth of the...more
As countries across the globe grapple with the devastating impact of the coronavirus, we’re specifically examining the effect on the global economy, chatting with Easy China Warehouse CEO Brian Miller, an American living in...more
As trade with our North American neighbors continues to evolve and grow, we’re taking a closer look at the newly ratified United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and examining how the new Agreement will impact trade...more
2/21/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Canada ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Exports ,
Foreign Relations ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies