Public Health Routine Temperature Checks, Social Monitoring Define New Normal Life in China’s mega coastal cities continues to inch back to a normal flow with workers gradually returning to their places of employment and families heading to urban parks. Yet, despite the relief of being able to leave densely populated apartment complexes, local government officials in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and other big cities remain cautious. Temperature checks at grocery stores, apartment complexes, outdoor venues like Chaoyang Park in Beijing are now par for the course. Local minders routinely monitor the use of masks and have reportedly threatened joggers and cyclists with fines for any infractions. With China’s total COVID-1...
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.