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Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital After a year of investigations, China announced fines for eight international shipping companies for violating price fixing laws. The fines represent the most significant attempt by authorities to crack down on colluding in a sudden enforcement of an…
Drew Cohen, Express Trade Capital The nascent, burgeoning big data lending industry shows few signs of abating. For the foreseeable future, it will continue to complement, rather than supplant, traditional lenders. In the next five years, competition, as well as…
Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital After a prolonged malaise, Vietnam’s manufacturing industry has re-emerged as a significant player in the global clothing supply chain. For years, the Vietnamese garment industry has suffered a shortage of local raw materials stymieing opportunities for…
Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital This past weekend marks the highest December temperatures in 142 years, so naturally, consumers are not overly eager to buy winter coats, boots and gloves. As a result, many clothing retailers are suffering massive drops in…
Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital East Africa is slowly becoming a popular location for apparel sourcing. Two years ago, European companies including H&M, Primark, and Tesco began sourcing some of their casual wear from Ethiopia. Others in the industry quickly…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has entered the third phase of its renewed Generalized System of Preference (GSP) Retroactive Refund Processing. The system was enacted on July 29th, 2015 and remains in effect through December 31, 2017. During the third phase, importers…