International Franchising News from Global Trade Expert Bill Edwards – March 2022

We’ve selected some highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#51, Mar. 8, 2022). The newsletter covers international franchise development, global employment issues, international travel, and updates on pandemic rules in many countries. For the complete newsletter, including in-depth country reports, charts, graphs, international company news, and economic trends and statistics, go here.

• Businesses worldwide are cutting off Russian trade
• Our latest GlobalVue 40 country ranking
• How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is changing air travel
• Charting the Global Economy: Commodities Fuel Yet More Inflation
• Mexico’s “magnet cities” are attracting renewed U.S. investment as an alternative to Asian sourcing
• ASEAN’s growing economic importance – The bloc has one of the largest economies in the world.

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Edwards Global Services (EGS) monitors 30+ countries, 40+ international information sources, and 6 business sectors daily to keep up with international franchise news. The company’s GlobalTeam on the ground covers 43 countries and provides updates about what is happening in their specific countries.