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title: "International Franchising News from Global Trade Expert Bill Edwards - May 2023"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/96c88f9e-02af-4ca8-9348-d83191d8b116
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/international_franchising_news_from_global_trade_expert_bill_edwards_may_23.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2023-05-22T11:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:34.514Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/7637_plate.jpg
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# International Franchising News from Global Trade Expert Bill Edwards - May 2023

**TL;DR:** Bill Edwards' Global Business Newsletter highlights 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 2023-05-22. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/international_franchising_news_from_global_trade_expert_bill_edwards_may_23.html).*

## Story

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#82, May 16, 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.

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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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## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- McDonald's (company)
- Burger King (company)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/international_franchising_news_from_global_trade_expert_bill_edwards_may_23.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/96c88f9e-02af-4ca8-9348-d83191d8b116).
