Globalization has seen a greater convergence of goods and services trade
Did you know? Services accounts for 30% of the value created in manufacturing
Author: Ainsley Brown
Ainsley Brown is currently working as the Director of Trade, Regulatory, Analysis & Policy for the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) and is called to the Bar of Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada. His primary role is to provide technical advice on regulatory matters and trade matters to the CEO and team at JSEZA.
He holds a LLM in International Commercial Law (with Merit) from the University of Westminster, having earned a diploma in law from London Metropolitan University and a BA (Hons) in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario.
Ainsley is the Administrator of Commercial Law International and has an avid interest in logistics, global value chains; economic development; trade; commercial awareness; green energy; rugby; etc.
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Opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in a logistics centered economy
Opportunities abound for the MSMEs in a logistics centered economy, moreover, many of these opportunities do not lie in the distant future but are here and now.
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Air transport logistics is indispensable for tourism
51% of international tourists travel by air.
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Jamaica Logistics Hub: a timeline on creating an enabling business environment
A business friendly environment because it facilitates trade and investment is a large part of the foundational work being carried out by the Government of Jamaica.
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Small businesses are the backbone of logistics
70-80% of companies engaged in logistics that are Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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A Simple Truth, Jamaica Best Positioned for Global Logistics Hub, Part II
What the logistics hub is intended to do is deepen and expand this participation.
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A Simple Truth: Jamaica Best Positioned for Global Logistics Hub, Part I
What Jamaica represents is a centralized location in the Americas where logistics and related activities can all be clustered on one island. Jamaica will become a platform for the use of digital technology to plan the design, production, packaging and distribution of goods; financial services; a strategic depot for the storage of natural resources, ship and airplane repair, legal services, tourism and so on.
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Jamaica, why a logistics hub?
What Jamaica represents is a centralized location in the Americas where logistics and related activities can all be clustered on one island. Jamaica will become a platform for the use of digital technology to plan the design, production, packaging and distribution of goods; financial services; a strategic depot for the storage of natural resources, ship and airplane repair, legal services, tourism and so on.
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A reflection on Jamaica’s Maritime Awareness Week 2014
Yes, the land of Bolt and Bob is a maritime state. While it is true that Jamaica isn't often thought of in this way, even by Jamaican's themselves, it is none the less true.
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Jamaica’s Logistics Hub Initiative: Airfreight – The sleeping Giant
The development of Jamaica’s airfreight sector is indispensable and is a high priority for the Logistics Hub Initiative, even more so than its maritime counterpart. This is due to the fact that higher valued merchandise is usually transported by air and Jamaica’s air connectivity enhances our near shore advantage for goods destined to the Americas.