Politicians can make a mess of things, but policymakers typically seek to solve problems. Politicians proclaim a new cold war between China and the U.S.; policymakers see it as a dysfunctional historical period that must be led back to equilibrium. The Chinese are happy with their authoritarian system, the west isn’t going to give up democracy. That means the rules of engagement – meaning trade - must be reflective of those disparate systems. Since all capitalist and democratic societies are impacted the same way by China’s state-run economy, they can decide collectively a different approach than the current one and then implement it. It doesn’t require an unachievable WTO consensus but rather willful j...
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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.