The Smoke around Legal Cannabis
Till date, 31 countries and 41 states in the USA either legalized cannabis in various forms, including making it legal for medical or recreational use, or decriminalized it while still...
A Ripple Effect of Healthcare Fraud in the USA
In June 2018, the US Department of Justice held nearly 600 individuals, including doctors, responsible for the largest healthcare fraud in the US history resulting in losses of over US$2...
Commentary: How USA Can Deal with Its Waste Crisis
It is not often that one can hear that a US$100 billion industry is in tatters, however, this is currently the reality in case of the US recycling industry. For...
Sino-US Trade War to Cause Ripple Effect of Implications in Auto Industry
The whole world has its eyes on China and the USA as both nations are threatening to impose massive tariffs on each other in a ‘tit for tat’ trade skirmish....
Commentary: USA to Re-Enter TPP but Only If It Calls the Shots
When Donald Trump decided to pull the USA out of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in January 2017, it was a huge setback for the remaining 11 countries – we wrote about...
NAFTA 2.0 – Mexico Left with Little Choice but to Renegotiate, and Fast
Over the years, NAFTA has been one of the most contentious FTAs that have ever been inked, especially for the USA. While the treaty and its merits (or mostly alleged...
US Smart Water Meters Roll-out – Do Utility Companies Stand a Chance amid User Resistance and Funding Shortage?
The global smart water management market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 18.9% during 2016-2021, reaching US$20.1 billion by 2021, with USA expected to be one of the...
USA-China Solar Dispute – Will Sanctions Really Aid the US Solar Market?
Trade disputes are not a rare sight in the current competitive era. Especially the USA and China have a history of such disputes in last couple of decades and both...