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Editorial: Setting New Rules for World Trade
The current trade policy of the current U.S. administration is inflating U.S. costs and driving away longstanding trading partners while not changing the fundamental economics of trade or the Chinese government's protectionist approach to intellectual property. Trade...
Editorial: Focus on the Services Surplus, Not the Trade Deficit
Blaming the world for the US trade deficit misses a major opportunity: the US is already a global leader in services exports, and that leadership can provide an avenue for the country to develop a sustainable competitive advantage in knowledge-based high-tech...
BSI expands to include Capital Project Management
BSI offers end-to-end capital budgeting and capital project management, encompassing Cost Benchmarking and Estimating, Value Chain Engineering, Tender Design and Management, Contract Negotiation, Ongoing Capital Project Market Analysis & Monitoring, and Project...
Landmark New Book on Global Trade Policy
BSI President David Jacoby has written another thought-provoking book: Trump, Trade, and the End of Globalization. The book, which provides a roadmap for mature industrialized countries to participate in balanced growth. The book: Explains the reasons behind...
BSI Expands to Include Compliance Solutions
BSI is pleased to announce that we have expanded our offering to include software solutions for ensuring compliance to regulatory requirements, including REACH, RoHS, Chemicals Reporting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights, Conflict Minerals, Anti-Bribery...
Opinion: Stop Blaming China for America’s Problems
The United States has not lost international economic power because of China. Or Germany, or Mexico, or Turkey, or any other country. It’s losing because it’s bloated and rigid, which inflate US companies’ costs and make them lose business to lower-cost competitors...
BSI Expands Regulatory Impact Analysis Consulting to Include Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
BSI is pleased to announce that we have expanded our Regulatory Impact Analysis service line to include reliable environmental and social impact assessments that improve the effectiveness of stakeholder Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) analysis and...
BSI Expands to Include Equity and Debt Financing Services
BSI has recently expanded its offering to include services related to Private Equity, Debt & Project Financing, and Venture Capital. BSI’s new Portfolio Management and Financing services now include: M&A Advisory & Due Diligence Private Equity Services...
How to Ensure Your Suppliers’ Compliance to Corporate Social Responsibility Laws
As I point out via personal anecdotes in my book From Bogota to Beijing: Development and Life After Globalization, slavery, corruption, and double (and triple) labor standards are commonplace around the world today. However, there are standards and regulations in...
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