Bipolar World Countries were already divided before Russia’s war on Ukraine, but the conflict has brought it into plain sight. The WTO has been unable to reach any new agreements for decades. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala acknowledged this week that the upcoming 12th ministerial conference would only be a stocktaking session, which is probably all it was going to be anyways. Trade growth is slowing and nations are hell-bent on reshoring and only trading out of necessity. The G20 is a smaller group of countries than the WTO but still disparate enough to limit progress. Nothing gets hurt if the November meeting is just a shouting match between Russia and its opponents. What is new is the split developing in monetary polic...
From WPI Consulting
Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.