Indian Economic Slowdown Definite According to a report from the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), India "may not yet be heading towards a balance of payment crisis"; however, the country's macroeconomic situation continues to worsen by the day.This statement is based on national and international issues that directly or indirectly affect the Indian economy, primarily the EU crisis, India's policy of retrospective taxes on foreign investments, scams, the government's inability to carry out reforms in land and agriculture, etc. Because of the depreciating rupee, last week the government (GOI) increased the price of gasoline, citing higher crude oil prices even though crude oil prices actually took a plunge...
What You Need to Know Today: Cattle futures extended their sharp selloff Friday as weakening cash cattle prices, deteriorating feedlot profitability, and reduced packer demand continued to weigh on the market. The inability of futures to sustain a rally following last week's bullish Cattle on...
Markets are getting into the Halloween spirit, handing out more tricks than treats. There has been some encouraging news, but it hasn’t been enough to slow the broader slide. Now buyers need to show up with something other than another “Charlie Brown” rock for the bag. Somethi...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.