Atlanta-based Renewvia Energy Corp. has taken new steps toward its dream of bringing solar energy to off-grid communities in Africa, building a scalable business in the process. In separate projects, Renewvia has netted $1.8 million in funding to enable more of its “mini-grid” projects in Kenya, where it has piloted the concept and built out its […]
Brazil’s Top Diplomat: Pandemic to Accelerate Reform, Deepen Trade and Investment Ties With U.S.
Brazil and the United States share many things: democracy, a commitment to the rule of law, respect for human rights and complex, continental countries with huge agricultural sectors and innovative technology. Unfortunately, more recently they’ve also garnered the distinction as the top two countries in the world for COVID-19 cases, with presidents who downplayed the […]
Where’s the Chicken? Atlanta CEO Unpacks COVID-19 Meat Shortages, Risk Strategy
Selling into 139 countries via 26 global offices, Atlanta-based AJC International is no stranger to standard business risks like currency fluctuation, customs regulations and cross-border payments. But, as the U.S. exporter of frozen meat found out in February, an unprecedented pandemic requires an even more strategic approach to managing uncertainty. AJC (no connection to the Atlanta newspaper) […]
Georgia Ports: Clay Exports Continue to Grow
While trade is depressed in many sectors, shipments of Georgia’s prized kaolin, used in applications from ink to paint but mostly in coatings for paper and packaging, were up in February as processors of the fine white clay continued operating as essential businesses. That’s according to the Georgia Ports Authority, which posted an update about the sector […]
Former Ex-Im Chair: Fixing Trade’s Image Problem
Fred Hochberg admits that the acknowledgements in his new book, “Trade Is Not a Four-Letter Word,” are unconventional. In addition to being a bit long, the former Obama administration chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States said the section includes a note of thanks to an unlikely character for a book that praises […]
Ambassador at Southern Town Hall: Ireland Integral to U.S. Drug Supply Chain
As the U.S. seeks to reorient medical supply chains to remedy dependencies revealed by the pandemic, treating Ireland as just another foreign player would be a mistake, the country’s ambassador in Washington said last week. On a video conference call with members of the Irish diaspora in the South organized by the Consulate General of […]
Georgia Exports to China Dive on Trade War, Brace for COVID-19 Shock
Georgia was among the many states that suffered declines in Chinese exports in 2019, with the worst yet to come as the impacts of COVID-19 have yet to be factored into the data. According to an April report from the U.S. China Business Council, a metric that was once a bright spot in the bilateral relationship — sales by American companies […]
European Investors Struggle to Access Pandemic Relief in U.S.
As European firms operating in the United States face disruptions to their supply chains from home, they also seem to be less able to benefit from resources that could help their American competitors more quickly recover from a pandemic-induced recession. European subsidiaries are huge employers in the U.S., with a substantial multiplier effect for the […]
Invoice Insights: PrimeRevenue Sees Early Indications of Recovery Among Chinese Suppliers
Editor’s note: The following commentary by PrimeRevenue CEO P.J. Bain first appeared on PrimeRevenue.com but has been adapted for this publication with permission. PrimeRevenue has closely monitored COVID-19 and its impact on global supply chains since the beginning of the year both by speaking to our customers as well as leveraging the data we have. […]
How Japanese Firms Are Managing Covid-19 and the Rapid Shift to Remote Work
Japanese companies in the United States face myriad challenges as the coronavirus outbreak forces an abrupt shift to remote work, throwing a wrench into operations heavy on manufacturing and deeply reliant on in-person communication. Nearly 70 percent of Japanese subsidiaries here have seen their sales slip, while 90 percent have at least some staff working […]
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