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Focus on the Big Five

Focus on the Big Five

Focus on the Big Five For safari goers in Africa, the Big Five are of course the elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard. But here we put the Big Five of Latin America under the microscope. These are the five countries that last year were the region’s biggest...
A partnership put to the test

A partnership put to the test

A partnership put to the test Change is afoot in the US – including in the economy. The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), came into force in North America on 1 July. USMCA replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1994. Under the new...
Balancing act with view to the west

Balancing act with view to the west

Seldom has the US been as intensively scrutinised as at present. But despite its problems, the land of opportunity remains a trading partner that Germany can’t afford to ignore. Photo Montage: Heike May; Shutterstock/Aun Photographer, Georgia Port Authority,...
Happy face and sandwich method – the key to stateside success

Happy face and sandwich method – the key to stateside success

True to the motto Time is Money, and in contrast to Europeans, Americans focus on the quick win. Hence the “elevator pitch” and short, succinct presentations. If you’re heading West to do business, don’t imagine that American business culture is anything like...
“Time passes differently here“

“Time passes differently here“

Only in Baltimore is there more RoRo cargo handled than here at the Colonel’s Island terminal in Brunswick. The Georgia Port Authority (GPA) is aiming to improve supply chains around Savannah and Brunswick with a range of construction and development projects so that...