Seas in focus in this year’s last issue of Kauppapolitiikka magazine

The seas of the world are the main theme of this year’s last issue of the Kauppapolitiikka trade policy magazine. Who owns marine riches and what are the risks of exploiting them?

Leader of the political affairs team Päivi Nevala and Leader of the economic and trade policy team Christian Heikkinen from the Embassy of Finland in Washington consider how the trade policy of the United States may change once Donald Trump takes office.

The magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Timo Sysiö participated in a trade mission to Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, led by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio. In his article, Sysiö explains how Finland is managing its trade relations with China while avoiding strategic dependencies.

The interview section features Olena Kutsai, Senior Business Advisor and Head of the Office of EastCham Finland and the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) in Kiev. She helps Finnish companies to take advantage of opportunities presented by Ukraine's reconstruction efforts.

This latest issue also explains how a resource curse created the Italian mafia and asks whether the carbon handprint could be a new competitive advantage for Finnish companies.

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