Dour Trade Prognosis Respondents to WPI’s last survey favored a resolution to the U.S.-China trade war in 2019 (see Hope versus Expectation below), but what are the prospects for an agreement? Expert observers are widely split, although they lean toward skepticism. A new Nikkei survey of economists indicates that China’s economy will slow to 6.2 percent in 2019, the slowest growth in three decades. However, President Xi Jinping and his acolytes are determined to outlast Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has hardliners driving his campaign; U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is noted for being very difficult. Notably, the Democratic Party in the U.S. is trying to reclaim the labor union/blue collar base that it los...
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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.