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title: "Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, January 2024"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/82409c71-890e-4e02-8015-c35a40aff632
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_januar.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2024-01-23T08:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:01:40.974Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/8259_plate.jpg
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# Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, January 2024

**TL;DR:** Bill Edwards' Global Business Newsletter covers international franchise development and global employment issues. Edwards Global Services (EGS) monitors international franchise news across 30+ countries and 6 business sectors.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-01-23. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_januar.html).*

## Story

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#99, January 9, 2024). 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. Six things to watch in the 2024 global economy, from tax cuts to AI Global stock markets record best year since 2019 How major currencies performed in 2023 The top tech trends to watch in 2024 Will India emerge as a global economic powerhouse in 2024? Will AI enable a three-day workweek?

**Brand Global News:** Chick-fil-A, Domino’s, 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. Visit the EGS website here.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
- Domino's (company)
- Chick-fil-A (company)
- Bill Edwards (person)
- Edwards Global Services (EGS) (company)
- international franchise development (topic)
- economic trends (topic)
- global employment issues (topic)

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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_januar.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/82409c71-890e-4e02-8015-c35a40aff632).