#foreign trade

[electronicsquid]

Promoting British fashions in Argentina

(Hart Preston. 1941)

[oldtvlover]

Hey E! Gang,

so last one for today when the ‘gang’ discusses Dixie’s job offer. She’s torn, even though her friends encourage her to take it. Hard decision to make. *sighs*

[adolfosuarez-consejerias]

Los Ángeles y todas las ciudades que están en la costa oeste de los Estados Unidos de América han sido lugares excelentes para las exportaciones panameñas.

Con el Tratado de Promoción Comercial, la segunda ciudad más grande de este país está a tu alcance y con una consultoría en materia de exportaciones lograrás que tu producto llegue.

Adolfo L. Suárez A. - Consejerías de Comercio Exterior.

[history-nerd]

So it's the beginning of a new semester (aka the moment when I still try to make my class notes look nice)

[npr]

Big Chill With China Takes Its Toll On Flow Of Money, People And Ideas

As tensions deepen, the flow of tourists, students, researchers and entrepreneurs has slowed between the U.S. and China.

[resistancecoefficient]

[intelligentchristianlady]

There is something going on. It may involve mental stability. It may involve a form of blackmail. But there is something going on.

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Will ‘Tropical Trump’ Bolsonaro’s Anti-China Front Crack?

Far-right President Bolsonaro has angered Beijing with a visit to Taiwan and Trump-style anti-Chinese rhetoric, but Brazil’s economy is sorely reliant on China

Far-right nationalist candidate Jair Bolsonaro was elected Brazil’s new president on Sunday, prompting thousands to take to the streets in protest against the intolerance and violence they fear will prevail under his administration. But it’s not only human-rights defenders who are nervous about Bolsonaro’s leadership, as observers have also cast doubt on Brazil’s future relationship with China – its largest trading partner.

On the campaign trail, Bolsonaro described China as a predator – saying the country should not be allowed to control key industries – while showing friendly leanings towards Taiwan. But analysts and businessmen warn that Brazil won’t be able to succeed and boost its economy if it turns its back on Chinese investment.

“Many people have called Bolsonaro the Brazilian Trump and some statements concerning China are very similar. However, Bolsonaro also promised in his campaign to increase and speed up Brazil’s economic development. He cannot do that without China. It’s impossible,” said Joana Alves, an assistant manager at CW CPA, an advisory firm based in Hong Kong that works with Chinese and Latin American businesses.

China, which is Brazil’s biggest foreign buyer of commodities such as soybeans and iron, is an essential customer for its powerful farm and mining industries. According to Brazilian government statistics, two-way trade between China and Brazil reached US$75 billion last year, and China has been the country’s main trading partner since 2009.

Continue reading.