In a number of situations Trade Facilitation and/or Government Negotiations might be required to allow for successful cross-border trading. Such facilitation will work towards a beneficial outcome for all parties, stimulating the growth of cross-border trade and allowing market penetration […]
In cross-border trade, there are certain elements that make it clear that a transaction has taken place, beginning with someone wanting to buy something. They buy the thing and hand over money in exchange for the thing. A transaction […]
Our client – a manufacturer of high-tech equipment – operates a service supply chain business model. It brings equipment into local markets, to serve clients who need a unit repaired or replaced. The challenge Some of the African markets in […]
A capitalistic approach is sometimes not feasible for emerging markets in developing countries. In other words, a business can’t penetrate an emerging market when purely focussing on the potential profits they can make. There are more to doing business than […]
When the word Africa is mentioned in an international and professional environment, the whole mindset and mood about the subject or person will instantly change. Various assumptions are made about Africans, with stereotypical preconceptions that stretch over racial, cultural, […]
At BlueBlox, we’re often asked to assist clients with the implementation of Importer of Record (IoR) business models. Usually, clients know what they want to accomplish with this model – that is, they need someone to import goods into a […]
The challenge Our client, (we will call this client ABC Company), was concerned that it wasn’t getting accurate information about a local market from its supplier, (let’s call this supplier, XYZ Company). It was also unconvinced that XYZ had adequate […]
9 elements that every trade transaction needs for success At BlueBlox we specialise in assisting multinational manufacturers and international players who face trade barriers when importing products into developing markets. Over the years, we have identified nine core elements involved […]
When legislation is unavailable or inaccessible We’ve previously said that, to trade, you must be “trade compliant”. We’ve defined this as complying with all laws and regulations that apply to your transaction, regardless of what you may be told by […]
“It was recently brought to my attention that Africans are labelled as unstructured & unorganised. I am African and I disagree with this statement. I believe that we as Africans should rather be labelled as innovative & compassionate. […]
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