39th Annual Conference on the Caribbean & Central America

Mark your Calendar for CCAA’s 39th Annual Conference on the Caribbean & Central America A New Era in Regional Integration November 15-17, 2015 Hyatt Regency Miami, Florida Caribbean-Central American Action (CCAA) is pleased to announce that it’s 39th Annual Conference on the Caribbean and Central America will be held from November 15-17, 2014 at the… Continue reading 39th Annual Conference on the Caribbean & Central America

APEC Trade Ministers Opening New Market Frontiers for Small Firms

Issued by the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting Boracay Island, Aklan Province The Philippines, 23 May 2015 – Trade Ministers from the 21 APEC members have convened in Boracay intent on unlocking new and under-represented sources of trade and economic growth. Emphasis is on opening up cross-border business opportunities for small firms vital to boosting job creation, innovation… Continue reading APEC Trade Ministers Opening New Market Frontiers for Small Firms

EBRD Annual Meeting 2015: Changing Capital Markets

(FILES)The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building is seen 19 September 2006 in Washington, DC. US Federal Trade Commission announced December 16, 2009 that it had filed suit the world's biggest computer chipmaker Intel, accusing them of illegally using its dominant market position to stifle competition. AFP PHOTO/PAUL J. RICHARDS/FILES (Newscom TagID: afpphotosthree463425) [Photo via Newscom]

The Impact of Changing Capital Markets on Developing Economies Creating deeper and more integrated capital markets within the European Union is a central plank of the European Commission’s plans to boost investment, employment and growth for its 28 members. The Commission’s planned Capital Markets Union has even been proclaimed ‘a new frontier of Europe’s single… Continue reading EBRD Annual Meeting 2015: Changing Capital Markets

FTC Returns $3 Million Consumers Cactus Juice Scam

(FILES)The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building is seen 19 September 2006 in Washington, DC. US Federal Trade Commission announced December 16, 2009 that it had filed suit the world's biggest computer chipmaker Intel, accusing them of illegally using its dominant market position to stifle competition. AFP PHOTO/PAUL J. RICHARDS/FILES (Newscom TagID: afpphotosthree463425) [Photo via Newscom]

FTC Returns $3 Million Consumers Cactus Juice Scam The Federal Trade Commission is mailing almost 500,000 checks totaling approximately $3 million to consumers who lost money to diet supplement marketers who made unsupported claims that their cactus-based fruit drink, Nopalea, would treat a variety of health problems. In July 2014, the FTC settled charges against… Continue reading FTC Returns $3 Million Consumers Cactus Juice Scam