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title: "Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, December 2024"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1a06f5b3-85de-46db-8308-34f3d4565084
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/20241224_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_de.html
author: "Kevin Behan"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2024-12-24T09:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T19:54:49.519Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/9183_plate.jpg
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# Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, December 2024

**TL;DR:** Bill Edwards' Global Business Newsletter highlights international franchise development and global employment issues. The newsletter is monitored by Edwards Global Services, which covers 43 countries and 6 business sectors.

*By Kevin Behan, originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-12-24. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/20241224_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_de.html).*

## Story

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#123, December 10, 2024). The newsletter covers international franchise development, global employment issues, international travel, and updates on business trends in many countries. For the complete newsletter, including in-depth country reports, charts, graphs, international company news, and economic trends and statistics, go here.

Previous issues are available as well. Here's Where the Most Babies are Born Every Hour The World’s Biggest Importers of Goods Global Trade To Hit Record $33tn in 2024, But Uncertainty Looms for 2025 China Eases Monetary Policy for the First Time in 14 Years Top Countries by Computing Power Revolution Time: AI is Transforming Franchising **Brand Global News Section:** Jolibee and McDonald’s **Edwards Global Services** (EGS) monitors 30+ countries, 40+ international information sources, and 6 business sectors daily to keep up with international franchise news. The company’s Global Team on the ground covers 43 countries and provides updates about what is happening in their specific countries.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- McDonald's (company)
- Kevin Behan (person)
- Regulation (sector)
- Bill Edwards (person)
- international franchise development (topic)
- Edwards Global Services (company)
- business trends (topic)
- global employment issues (topic)
- Jolibee (company)

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Originally reported by Kevin Behan, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/20241224_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_de.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1a06f5b3-85de-46db-8308-34f3d4565084).