Trade Without Industry If the Biden Administration were doing industry’s bidding, it would be negotiating trade agreements with real increases in market access. However, the lack of market access talks did not prevent Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) from repeating the usual complaint from progressives that trade talks are tilted in favor of industry. Jayapal is Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, so she is among the most anti-capitalist of politicians. With a lean toward Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and other controversial concepts, someone needs to ask her if trade talks were not about industry, what would they be about? Content Moderation Until a federal judge ordered the Biden Administration to stop, its officials...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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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.