Author Archives: GB Robins
Economic Digest – September 2018
PILOTS Boeing’s recently released 2018 Pilot & Technical Outlook is projecting demand for 790,000 pilots over the next 20 years. This represents double the current...
Economic Digest – August 2018
The latest world economic news: TRADE The European Union and Japan has signed the world’s largest bilateral trade pact. The Economic Partnership Agreement is the...
Economic Digest – July 2018
COAL The world’s coal market experienced an unexpected revival in 2017. The surge was driven partly by a resurgence of demand for coal in China...
US Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum, and Retaliatory Canadian Tariffs on US Imports: What They Mean for Business on Both Sides of the Border (Now with Self-Serve Tariff Finder)
Skip to Self-Serve Tariff Finder Skip to Latest News Skip to Q&A With the flurry of tariff and retaliatory tariff news flying out of Washington...
Economic Digest – June 2018
REMITTANCES Migrants from low-and-middle-income countries sent home US$466-billion in 2017 an increase of 8.5% on the year earlier. That followed two consecutive years of decline....
Tariffs on steel, aluminum, and other products
May 31, 2018 – From the Department of Finance Website: Notice of intent to impose countermeasures action against the United States in response to tariffs...
Economic Digest – May 2018
THERMAL A tiny North Atlantic island known best for icebergs, geysers and volcanoes is helping China fight pollution. Iceland has just signed the biggest deal...
Economic Digest – April 2018
BRICKS Sales and profits of Lego fell for the first time in 13 years because of too much stock in warehouses and shops. 75-billion bricks...