This Week in World News - January 17, 2020
THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES











St. Louis Regional Freightway recaps 2019 highlights for the region




What's in the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal











Sales of flowers, pork push Dutch farm exports to new record









Note from World Trade Center

Benefits of Foreign Trade Zones 


World Trade Center St. Louis had the honor of hosting  Mr. Scott Taylor of Miller & Company on Wednesday, January 15. 

Mr. Taylor presented on the Benefits of Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) and shared his perspective on the activation process, primary financial savings and the advantages of the Alternative Site Framework (ASF) including FTZ#102 here in St. Louis. 

Mr. Steve Wortman of The Delivery Network provided an overview from the user/operator perspective. 

For further information on FTZs locally, including FTZ#102, contact Sean Mullins, Director FDI at WTC. 
 

International Currency Exchange 

Join World Trade Center St. Louis for the first Engage in Trade of 2020 - a monthly speaker series, open to members and potential members. International Currency - Making Sense of the Dollar explores the many factors - trade deficits, the dollar's role in the world, globalization, capitalism, and more - that affect the dollar and U.S. economy.

Speakers: 
Chief Market Strategist
Bannockburn Global Forex

Managing Partner
Bannockburn Global Forex

Time, date and place: 
11:30 am - registration
12:00-1:00 pm - program  
Friday, January 24, 2020
120 South Central Ave., Suite 1200
St. Louis, MO  63105

    REGISTER HERE