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Feb 22, 2017

Five Questions Companies Should Ask Before Entering a New Global Market*

*But Rarely Do Written by Robert Smith There’s a quiet revolution happening in Canada’s business community. Businesses across the… Read more 

Jan 25, 2017

Hold the CETA celebration: There’s a lot in the way to stop us cementing the Canada-EU deal

This article originally appeared in the Financial Post on January 25, 2017. By Candace Sider With little fanfare… Read more 

Jan 3, 2017

Trade Winds: A Four-Part Series on Shifting Attitudes Toward Trade Agreements

This article was originally published on Dec. 19, 2016 in Global Trade Magazine Part Four: Changes in Canada-U.S.… Read more 

Dec 13, 2016

Trade Winds: A Four-Part Series On Shifting Attitudes Toward Trade Agreements

This article was originally published on Dec. 12, 2016 in Global Trade Magazine. Part 3: Rising Protectionism Among… Read more 

Dec 6, 2016

Trade Winds — a Four-Part Series on Shifting Attitudes Toward Trade Agreements

With so much public debate in the United States about the disparate advantages of trade deals, one might… Read more 

Nov 29, 2016

Trade Winds — a Four-Part Series on Shifting Attitudes Toward Trade Agreements

Part 1: Canadian, U.S. Businesses Passive Toward Trade Deals Candace Sider, vice president, regulatory affairs, Livingston International. Article… Read more 

Nov 23, 2016

If past data is any indication, Canadian businesses’ likely won’t leverage CETA to its fullest potential

The recent signing of the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU is being… Read more 

Oct 12, 2016

Brexit Leaves UK Customs Transition in Limbo

Companies involved in importing and/or exporting goods through the United Kingdom will want to keep a close eye… Read more 

Sep 1, 2016

Big Data: Transforming the Business

By Matt Goodman, President-Global Trade Management, Livingston International There’s been much ado about the impact of Big Data… Read more 

Oct 23, 2015

Plan ahead for the 2017 WCO Harmonized System updates

[one_third_first] Philip Sutter, Director – Governance Policy [/one_third_first] [two_thirds_last] Every five years, the World Customs Organization (WCO) makes… Read more