Footnote 4 At the same time, since the middle of the twentieth century, the state has implemented various policies to attract wealthier farmers from Northern Europe; the majority of French farmland acquired by foreigners (85% in 2004, for example) goes to citizens of the United Kingdom, ...
Mr. Fiore noted that some manufacturer representatives who responded to the survey said they were considering moving some production overseas to avoid retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. He said that could cost U.S. jobs. “Contingency planning [for tariffs] is consuming large amounts of manpow...
For perspective in this segment, in 2010 the two largest retailers in China were Vanguard and Lianhua, both of whom are state owned enterprises (SOEs), and they both generated more than $10 billion in revenue. For comparison, privately run RT Mart (owned by Sun Art), Carrefour and Walmart...