Author Archives: Kati Suominen

By Kati Suominen, Founder and CEO ​The Internet roared to the scene in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and it is transforming the way Latin Americans interact, shop, bank, and spend their time. The Internet is changing regional consumption … Continue reading →

By Kati Suominen For governments seeking to harness the promise of ecommerce to catalyze entrepreneurship, small business exports, and job-creation in their economies, unburdening small online sellers from arcane customs procedures and duties should be a top priority. The quick-fix … Continue reading →

This article first appeared at: http://www.gereports.com/kati-suominen-how-to-help-entrepreneurs-in-developing-countries-enter-the-ecommerce-era/ Ecommerce has emerged as a powerful driver of economic growth, inclusive trade and job-creation worldwide. Yet while research shows ecommerce dramatically increases the odds for small businesses to stay in business, export and grow, most … Continue reading →

This article first appeared at: http://www.gereports.com/kati-suominen-next-big-roadblock-to-trade-congested-cities/ As corporations have built giant global supply chains around the world, governments have done their share, reducing tariffs and other trade barriers impeding market access of goods and services. Although the implementation of the WTO’s … Continue reading →

This article first appeared at: http://www.brinknews.com/growth-capital-gap-vital-to-debate-on-trade-finance-gap/ As governments around the world look to small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) as engines of growth, trade and job creation, a thorny challenge stands in the way: hundreds of billions of dollars of pent-up … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in: http://www.gereports.com/kati-suominen-3-ways-to-navigate-the-ambiguity-of-growth/ Amid global economic uncertainty, here are three levers for topline growth. Not a day goes by without news about a slowdown in the world economy. Yet paradoxically, a recent Pricewaterhouse survey revealed that while 70 … Continue reading →

This article first appeared at: http://e15initiative.org/blogs/silver-bullet-for-helping-small-businesses-trade-plurilateral-agreement-on-de-minimis/ On February 11, 2016, the US Senate passed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, which, among other things, raises the threshold for de minimis – the maximum value of an import that is exempt … Continue reading →