Year: 2016

This Road Map is a statement that reflects FTA’s principles and values. With this document FTA present our vision forthe coming years and for a strong EU trade policy with ambitious goals. FTA truly believe that Europe stands to gain from free and sustainable trade. By FTA Foreign Trade Association

In this survey, global business leaders voice fresh concerns about economic and business growth. At the same time, they see a more divergent and multi-polar world where technology is transforming the expectations of customers and other stakeholders. In Redefining business success in a changing world, they explore how CEO’s are addressing these challenges. They surveyed 1,409 CEOs in 83 countries and a range of industries in the last quarter of 2015, and conducted face-to-face interviews with 33 CEOs. By PwC

Ecommerce Europe launched the “Cross-border E-commerce Barometer” amongst its European-wide membership base in Ql 2016. The barometer is a measurement of the barriers online merchants still face when trying to expand their business cross-border. The Cross-border E-commerce Barometer 2016 has taken the findings of the survey Ecommerce Europe conducted in 2015 and goes even more into detail by performing an in-depth research on the main barriers to cross-border e-commerce discovered last year: Legal fragmentation, taxation (VAT) and logistics/distribution. By ECommerce Europe Association

The Foreign Trade Association (FTA) is the leading business association of European and international commerce that promotes the values of free trade and sustainable supply chains. FTA unites over 1,800 retailers, importers and brands to defend free trade and supports their business by providing practical solutions towards sustainability in their global supply chains.