Trade Splaining

The Plumbing of Trade: Supply Chains, Trucks and How We Get Our Stuff

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Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of the IRU joins the Trade Splainers to discuss COVID-related shocks, what makes a real Canadian name, and why road transport is more important than we think.

 

In this episode we discuss:

  • Yet another data point on how COVID is accelerating economic and business trends in the tech sector
  • COVID-19 related shocks to the road transport and how the industry has responded
  • What is needed in actually getting a COVID 19 vaccine to market and how supply chain actors are coping
  • What kind of solutions do we need to address these problems
  • What NOT to say when buying a kebab
    • ...more
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    Trade SplainingBy Ardian Mollabeqiri & Robert Skidmore
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