International Franchising News from Global Trade Expert Bill Edwards - March 2023

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#78, March 21, 2023). The newsletter covers international franchise development, global employment issues, international travel, and updates on pandemic rules 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.

• The World’s Happiest Countries in 2023

• IATA Reports January Traffic at 84% of 2019 Level

• Where Students Choose STEM Degrees

• How Inflation Has Upped the Price of Your Big Mac

• U.S. Business Inventories Fall for First Time in Nearly 2 Years

Brand Global News: Carl’s Jr., Chick-fil-A, Restaurant Group (UK), Strong Pilates, Subway, Sweetgreen, Wendy’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 GlobalTeam on the ground covers 43 countries and provides updates about what is happening in their specific countries.

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