Corona News Topics of note for today: Trade Agreements: The African Continental Free Trade Area originally scheduled to be implemented on 1 July has been delayed due to the coronavirus. The U.S., Canada and Mexico are sticking with their implementation of the USMCA agreement on 1 July. Environmental Policy: While bailing out her nation’s fossil fuel industry, German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to raise the EU’s 2030 emissions reduction target to between 50-55 percent. Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom has suspended his state’s bottle recycling and ban on single-use bags. Gauging the Recovery: IHS Markets says the U.S. economy will return to its pre-crisis GDP level in 6-7 quarters, versus the 14 quarters i...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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.